PERMISSIONS MANAGEMENT PLATFORM

• US 20090013375A1
• Filed: 07/02/2008
• Published: 01/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Haffner Crosby, Paul Macintosh, Russell Grin
• Original Assignee: Haffner Crosby, Paul Macintosh, Russell Grin
• Inventors: Grin, Russell, Crosby, Haffner, MacIntosh, Paul
• Application Number:
  US12/166,731
• Publication Number:
  US 20090013375A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/168 above the transport layer

Abstract

A permissions management platform is disclosed that includes: a documentation agent, which documents at least one circumstance, wherein the at least one circumstance comprises at least one permission that is provided from at least one first party to at least one second party, and at least one authorized party, wherein the at least one party has access to the documentation agent. A software system is also disclosed that includes the permissions management platform disclosed herein stored on a recordable medium. Methods for documenting and managing permissions information are described that include: providing a documentation agent that documents the circumstances in which permission is provided from at least one first party to at least one second party; creating a documentation record; storing the documentation record in a retrievable format, and providing at least one authorized party having access to the documentation record.

Claims

1. A permissions management platform, comprising:

a documentation agent, which documents at least one circumstance, wherein the at least one circumstance comprises at least one permission that is provided from at least one first party to at least one second party, and

at least one authorized party, wherein the at least one party has access to the documentation agent.

2. The permissions management platform of claim 1, wherein the platform is incorporated into a user'"'"'s web browser.

3. The permissions management platform of claim 1, wherein the platform is incorporated into the website of an advertiser or a service provider.

4. The permissions management platform of claim 1, wherein the at least one first party and the at least one second party comprise at least one consumer.

5. A software system, comprising the permissions management platform of claim 1 stored on a recordable medium.

6. The software system of claim 5, wherein the recordable medium comprises a server, a hard drive, a compact disc, a flash drive or a combination thereof.

7. A method for documenting and managing permissions information, comprising:

providing a documentation agent that documents the circumstances in which permission is provided from at least one first party to at least one second party;

creating a documentation record;

storing the documentation record in a retrievable format;

and providing at least one authorized party having access to the documentation record.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the documentation agent may be amended, revoked or a combination thereof.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the method further comprising storing the amendments, revocations or a combination thereof.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the documentation agent documents, monitors, records or a combination thereof the use of a permission.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the at least one first party and the at least one second party comprises at least one consumer.