System and method for Time Sensitive Scheduling Data privacy protection

• US 20090106848A1
• Filed: 10/19/2008
• Published: 04/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Keep In Touch Systemstm Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Keep In Touch Systemstm Incorporated
• Inventors: Coley, Robert Bernard
• Application Number:
  US12/288,394
• Publication Number:
  US 20090106848A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6263 during internet communication, e.g. revealing personal data from cookies

Abstract

Providing privacy protection to an entity related to the passive delivery of time sensitive scheduling data via a Time Sensitive Scheduling Data Delivery Network is described. A communications network based passive delivery of privacy protected time sensitive scheduling data is accommodated to an entity. Specific privacy protected time sensitive scheduling data from sources including originating organizations, affiliated groups of individuals, and individuals are aggregated into time sensitive scheduling data streams. Then the specific privacy protected time sensitive scheduling data streams aggregated from sources including multiple originating organizations, affiliated groups of individuals, and individuals are transmitted via the communications network to the entity. Finally the time sensitive scheduling data is presented in a manner affording privacy based on content privacy states which determine the representation of a time sensitive scheduling data item being presented.

Claims

1. A method for providing privacy protection to an entity related to the passive delivery of time sensitive scheduling data via a Time Sensitive Scheduling Data Delivery Network, the method comprising:

accommodating a communications network based passive delivery of privacy protected time sensitive scheduling data to an entity;

aggregating into time sensitive scheduling data streams, specific privacy protected time sensitive scheduling data from sources including originating organizations, affiliated groups of individuals, and individuals;

transmitting via the communications network specific privacy protected time sensitive scheduling data streams aggregated from sources including multiple originating organizations, affiliated groups of individuals, and individuals to the entity; and

presenting time sensitive scheduling data in a manner affording privacy based on content privacy states which determine representation of a time sensitive scheduling data item being presented.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transforming time sensitive scheduling data in a manner affording privacy based on the content privacy states which determine the representation of a time sensitive scheduling data item being transmitted and presented.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein transforming comprises exposing a range of time sensitive scheduling data attributes from related attributes of identification, scheduling and location to a start date, start time and a generic icon representing a type of activity, and wherein the ranges of time sensitive scheduling data attributes exposure represent content privacy states.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein transforming occurs within a programming function at the sourcing data center for transmission and on capable time sensitive scheduling data receiving devices for presentation.

5. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

establishing the content privacy state for transmission and presentation of time sensitive scheduling data according to an area of interest of the entity and reception zone for the data.

6. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

establishing the content privacy state for transmission and presentation of time sensitive scheduling data according to affiliation between a providing entity and receiving entity.

7. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

establishing the content privacy state for transmission and presentation of reminder time sensitive scheduling data according to an entity'"'"'s presentation content privacy state preference for time sensitive scheduling data, a closeness to start time for a time sensitive scheduling data activity which is the subject of the reminder time sensitive scheduling data, and a device receiving the reminder time sensitive scheduling data.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the reminder time sensitive scheduling data comprises time sensitive scheduling data items is selected from the group consisting of receiving entity designated reminder items, receiving entity tagged reminder item, time sensitive scheduling data delivery network treated major life event items, and a combination thereof.

9. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

establishing the content privacy state for transmission and presentation of reservation time sensitive scheduling data according to an entity'"'"'s presentation content privacy state preference for time sensitive scheduling data, a closeness to start time for a time sensitive scheduling data activity which is the subject of the reservation time sensitive scheduling data, and a device receiving the reservation time sensitive scheduling data.

10. The method of claim 2, wherein the privacy afforded is based on the representation of a time sensitive scheduling data item within a communication transmitted from a data center source data store to a receiving device.

11. The method of claim 2, wherein the representation of the time sensitive scheduling data item transmitted ranges from sending identification and scheduling details of the item from item attributes comprising name, start and end date, start and end time, location and activity description to sending an encoded string of characters which when decoded by a receiving device reproduces item attributes and representation of item attributes from a group of item attributes comprising name, start date, start time, and location.

12. The method of claim 1, the representation of the time sensitive scheduling data item ranges from presenting identification and scheduling details of the item from item attributes comprising name, start and end date, start and end time, location and activity description to presenting a blocked out area indicating start time and end time of an unidentified time sensitive data item.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

protecting the privacy of a time sensitive scheduling data delivery network user by providing a designated and desired level of privacy in accordance with a time sensitive scheduling data receiving device'"'"'s profile and assigned privacy preference.

14. A system for providing privacy protection to an entity related to the passive delivery of time sensitive scheduling data via a Time Sensitive Scheduling Data Delivery Network, the system comprising:

a time sensitive scheduling data center for storing privacy protected time sensitive scheduling data, collecting privacy protected time sensitive scheduling data from an entity, and sending privacy protected time sensitive scheduling data to the entity;

connectivity medium communication interfaces for transmitting privacy protected time sensitive scheduling data between the time sensitive scheduling data center, a communication technology, and a time sensitive scheduling data receiving device;

a communication technology suitable for receiving and sending the passive delivery of privacy protected time sensitive scheduling data;

processors for processing executable instructions for;

accommodating a communications network based passive delivery of privacy protected time sensitive scheduling data to an entity;

aggregating into time sensitive scheduling data streams, specific privacy protected time sensitive scheduling data from sources including originating organizations, affiliated groups of individuals, and individuals;

transmitting via the communications network specific privacy protected time sensitive scheduling data streams aggregated from sources including multiple originating organizations, affiliated groups of individuals, and individuals to the entity;

presenting time sensitive scheduling data in a manner affording privacy based on content privacy states which determine representation of a time sensitive scheduling data item being presented; and

a time sensitive scheduling data receiving device for receiving and sending protected privacy time sensitive scheduling data to the time sensitive scheduling data center via the connectivity medium communication interfaces via the communication technology.

15. The system of claim 14, further comprising:

transforming time sensitive scheduling data in a manner affording privacy based on the content privacy states which determine the representation of a time sensitive scheduling data item being transmitted and presented.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein transforming comprises exposing a range of time sensitive scheduling data attributes from related attributes of identification, scheduling and location to a start date, start time and a generic icon representing a type of activity, and wherein the ranges of time sensitive scheduling data attributes exposure represent content privacy states.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein transforming occurs within a programming function at the sourcing data center for transmission and on capable time sensitive scheduling data receiving devices for presentation.

18. The system of claim 15, further comprising:

establishing the content privacy state for transmission and presentation of time sensitive scheduling data according to an area of interest of the entity and reception zone for the data.

19. The system of claim 15, further comprising:

establishing the content privacy state for transmission and presentation of time sensitive scheduling data according to affiliation between a providing entity and receiving entity.

20. The system of claim 15, further comprising:

establishing the content privacy state for transmission and presentation of reminder time sensitive scheduling data according to an entity'"'"'s presentation content privacy state preference for time sensitive scheduling data, a closeness to start time for a time sensitive scheduling data activity which is the subject of the reminder time sensitive scheduling data, and a device receiving the reminder time sensitive scheduling data.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the reminder time sensitive scheduling data comprises time sensitive scheduling data items is selected from the group consisting of receiving entity designated reminder items, receiving entity tagged reminder item, time sensitive scheduling data delivery network treated major life event items, and a combination thereof.

22. The system of claim 15, further comprising:

establishing the content privacy state for transmission and presentation of reservation time sensitive scheduling data according to an entity'"'"'s presentation content privacy state preference for time sensitive scheduling data, a closeness to start time for a time sensitive scheduling data activity which is the subject of the reservation time sensitive scheduling data, and a device receiving the reservation time sensitive scheduling data.

23. The system of claim 15, wherein the privacy afforded is based on the representation of a time sensitive scheduling data item within a communication transmitted from a data center source data store to a receiving device.

24. The system of claim 15, wherein the representation of the time sensitive scheduling data item transmitted ranges from sending identification and scheduling details of the item from item attributes comprising name, start and end date, start and end time, location and activity description to sending an encoded string of characters which when decoded by a receiving device reproduces item attributes and representation of item attributes from a group of item attributes comprising name, start date, start time, and location.

25. The system of claim 14, the representation of the time sensitive scheduling data item ranges from presenting identification and scheduling details of the item from item attributes comprising name, start and end date, start and end time, location and activity description to presenting a blocked out area indicating start time and end time of an unidentified time sensitive data item.

26. The system of claim 14, further comprising:

protecting the privacy of a time sensitive scheduling data delivery network user by providing a designated and desired level of privacy in accordance with a time sensitive scheduling data receiving device'"'"'s profile and assigned privacy preference.

27. A computer program product executable by a computer processor for processing the providing privacy protection to an entity related to the passive delivery of time sensitive scheduling data via a Time Sensitive Scheduling Data Delivery Network, comprising:

computer code for accommodating a communications network based passive delivery of privacy protected time sensitive scheduling data to an entity;

computer code for aggregating into time sensitive scheduling data streams, specific privacy protected time sensitive scheduling data from originating organizations, affiliated groups of individuals, and individual sources;

computer code for transmitting via the communications network specific privacy protected time sensitive scheduling data streams aggregated from multiple originating organizations, affiliated groups of individuals, and individual sources to the entity;

computer code for presenting time sensitive scheduling data in a manner affording privacy based on content privacy states which determine the representation of a time sensitive scheduling data item being presented; and

computer readable medium for storing the computer code.

28. The computer program product of claim 27, further comprising:

transforming time sensitive scheduling data in a manner affording privacy based on the content privacy states which determine the representation of a time sensitive scheduling data item being transmitted and presented.

29. The computer program product of claim 28, wherein transforming comprises exposing a range of time sensitive scheduling data attributes from related attributes of identification, scheduling and location to a start date, start time and a generic icon representing a type of activity, and wherein the ranges of time sensitive scheduling data attributes exposure represent content privacy states.

30. The computer program product of claim 28, wherein transforming occurs within a programming function at the sourcing data center for transmission and on capable time sensitive scheduling data receiving devices for presentation.

31. The computer program product of claim 28 further comprising:

establishing the content privacy state for transmission and presentation of time sensitive scheduling data according to an area of interest of the entity and reception zone for the data.

32. The computer program product of claim 28, further comprising:

establishing the content privacy state for transmission and presentation of time sensitive scheduling data according to affiliation between a providing entity and receiving entity.

33. The computer program product of claim 28, further comprising:

establishing the content privacy state for transmission and presentation of reminder time sensitive scheduling data according to an entity'"'"'s presentation content privacy state preference for time sensitive scheduling data, a closeness to start time for a time sensitive scheduling data activity which is the subject of the reminder time sensitive scheduling data, and a device receiving the reminder time sensitive scheduling data.

34. The computer program product of claim 33, wherein the reminder time sensitive scheduling data comprises time sensitive scheduling data items is selected from the group consisting of receiving entity designated reminder items, receiving entity tagged reminder item, time sensitive scheduling data delivery network treated major life event items, and a combination thereof.

35. The computer program product of claim 28, further comprising:

establishing the content privacy state for transmission and presentation of reservation time sensitive scheduling data according to an entity'"'"'s presentation content privacy state preference for time sensitive scheduling data, a closeness to start time for a time sensitive scheduling data activity which is the subject of the reservation time sensitive scheduling data, and a device receiving the reservation time sensitive scheduling data.

36. The computer program product of claim 28 wherein the privacy afforded is based on the representation of a time sensitive scheduling data item within a communication transmitted from a data center source data store to a receiving device.

37. The computer program product of claim 28 wherein the representation of the time sensitive scheduling data item transmitted ranges from sending identification and scheduling details of the item from item attributes comprising name, start and end date, start and end time, location and activity description to sending an encoded string of characters which when decoded by a receiving device reproduces item attributes and representation of item attributes from a group of item attributes comprising name, start date, start time, and location.

38. The computer program product of claim 27, the representation of the time sensitive scheduling data item ranges from presenting identification and scheduling details of the item from item attributes comprising name, start and end date, start and end time, location and activity description to presenting a blocked out area indicating start time and end time of an unidentified time sensitive data item.

39. The computer program product of claim 27, further comprising:

protecting the privacy of a time sensitive scheduling data delivery network user by providing a designated and desired level of privacy in accordance with a time sensitive scheduling data receiving device'"'"'s profile and assigned privacy preference.