Verified personal information database

• US 20050005168A1
• Filed: 03/10/2004
• Published: 01/06/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Innovatrend Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Innovatrend Incorporated
• Inventors: Dick, Richard
• Granted Patent: US 8,255,978 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/4
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/217 Database tuning G06F16/2282 takes precedence; database performance monitoring G06F11/3409
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a method for creating a database of verified personal information. Information regarding individuals is gathered from one or more sources and stored. Authorized individuals request to view the information over a wide area computer network. The authorized individuals are allowed to review selected portions of the gathered information which is presented over the wide area computer network. Commentary from the authorized users on the accuracy of said the information is solicited and included in the database with information. Third parties do not have access to the database of verified personal information but can verify information outside of the database.

Claims

1. A method for controlling the release of personal information comprising:

depositing some personal information regarding an individual with an enterprise/server;

obligating organizations that possess personal information regarding said individual to not disclose that information without authorization from said enterprise/server; and

instructing said enterprise/server to not release information held on the enterprise/server and at the obligated organizations without receiving authorization from said individual.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said enterprise/server is Internet-accessible.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising using WebCrawler programs to locate and retrieve information regarding said individual.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said individual is a member of a database service.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said personal information comprises database entries.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said obligated organizations are subscribers to a database service.

7. A method for creating a database of verified personal information comprising:

gathering information regarding an individual;

presenting said information over a wide area computer network to said individual to review and verify said information'"'"'s accuracy;

accepting commentary on the accuracy of said information based on said review from said individual over the wide area computer network;

including said commentary in a database with said information;

receiving a request over a wide area computer network from an authorized individual to review selected portions of said information;

presenting said request to said individual for authorization;

presenting said selected portions of said information over said wide area computer network to said authorized individual; and

providing access to said database and commentary to third parties.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said wide area computer network is the Internet.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein said the step of gathering information further comprises using WebCrawler programs to locate and retrieve information regarding individuals.

10. The method of claim 7 wherein said individual is a member of a database service.

11. The method of claim 7 wherein said selected portions of said information and said information are database entries related to said individual.

12. The method of claim 7 wherein said third parties are subscribers to a database service.

13. The method of claim 7 wherein said authorized individuals are members of a database service.