Personal information intermediary method

• US 20020188851A1
• Filed: 09/20/2001
• Published: 12/12/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Miyazaki, Tatsuya
• Granted Patent: US 7,363,658 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/182
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32

Abstract

In a personal information intermediary method of the invention, a first recording medium stores respective items of personal information of registered users and a second recording medium stores respective items of destination information of registered local terminals. A transmission request, including a personal information selection result and a destination selection result, which is sent by a particular user among the registered users, is received. A personal information item is read from the first recording medium, the personal information item corresponding to the personal information selection result of the transmission request. A destination information item is read from the second recording medium, the destination information item corresponding to the destination selection result of the received transmission request. The personal information item of the particular user is transmitted to a particular local terminal among the registered local terminals that is indicated by the destination information item.

Claims

1. A personal information intermediary method which is performed by an intermediary system having a first recording medium that stores respective items of personal information of registered users and a second recording medium that stores respective items of destination information of registered local terminals, comprising the steps of:

receiving a transmission request, including a personal information selection result and a destination selection result, which is sent by a particular user among the registered users;

reading a personal information item from the first recording medium, the personal information item corresponding to the personal information selection result of the received transmission request;

reading a destination information item from the second recording medium, the destination information item corresponding to the destination selection result of the received transmission request; and

transmitting the personal information item of the particular user to a particular local terminal among the registered local terminals that is indicated by the destination information item.

2. The personal information intermediary method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of receiving a confirmation result message from an authority terminal, the confirmation result message indicating whether the personal information item of the particular user is valid or not.

3. The personal information intermediary method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of transmitting, prior to said receiving step, a destination selection display to the particular user for selection of the destination information item, the destination selection display including a list of the respective destination information items of the registered local terminals.

4. A computer program which causes a computer to execute a personal information intermediary method, the computer having a first recording medium that stores respective items of personal information of registered users and a second recording medium that stores respective items of destination information of registered local terminals, the computer program comprising:

a first program code means for causing the computer to receive a transmission request, including a personal information selection result and a destination selection result, which is sent by a particular user among the registered users;

a second program code means for causing the computer to read a personal information item from the first recording medium, the personal information item corresponding to the personal information selection result of the received transmission request;

a third program code means for causing the computer to read a destination information item from the second recording medium, the destination information item corresponding to the destination selection result of the received transmission request; and

a fourth program code means for causing the computer to transmit the personal information item of the particular user to a particular local terminal among the registered local terminals that is indicated by the destination information item.

5. A computer-readable storage medium storing program code instructions causing a computer to execute a personal information intermediary method, the computer having a first recording medium that stores respective items of personal information of registered users and a second recording medium that stores respective items of destination information of registered local terminals, the computer-readable storage medium comprising:

a first program code means for causing the computer to receive a transmission request, including a personal information selection result and a destination selection result, which is sent by a particular user among the registered users;

a second program code means for causing the computer to read a personal information item from the first recording medium, the personal information item corresponding to the personal information selection result of the received transmission request;

a third program code means for causing the computer to read a destination information item from the second recording medium, the destination information item corresponding to the destination selection result of the received transmission request; and

a fourth program code means for causing the computer to transmit the personal information item of the particular user to a particular local terminal among the registered local terminals that is indicated by the destination information item.

6. A personal information intermediary system comprising:

a first recording medium storing respective items of personal information of registered users;

a second recording medium storing respective items of destination information of registered local terminals;

a receiving unit receiving a transmission request, including a personal information selection result and a destination selection result, which is sent by a particular user among the registered users;

a personal information editing unit reading a personal information item from the first recording medium, the personal information item corresponding to the personal information selection result of the received transmission request, and the personal information editing unit reading a destination information item from the second recording medium, the destination information item corresponding to the destination selection result of the received transmission request; and

a personal information transmitting unit transmitting the personal information item of the particular user to a particular local terminal among the registered local terminals that is indicated by the destination information item.