COLLECTING PERSONAL DATA FROM A USER AND SHARING REVENUE GENERATED FROM THE SALE OF THE PERSONAL DATA
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- performing a registration operation wherein a user registers a user profile for the collection of personal data, the user profile having associated therewith at least one device capable of generating at least some of the personal data;
storing personal data received via the at least one data device;
allowing access to the personal data to a third party for a fee; and
sharing at least part of the fee with the user.
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Abstract
In one embodiment a personal data portal is provided to collect personal data associated with a user. The personal data may be of interest to third parties such as marketers. The personal data may be generated through the normal use of personal data generation devices such as mobile phones, navigation systems, personal computers, payment transponders, etc. As such, the personal data may include physical locations visited by the user, virtual locations (websites) visited by the user, telephone numbers dialed by the user, payment transactions for the user, etc. Access to the collected personal data is provided to the third parties for a fee. Advantageously, at least a part of the fee may be shared with the user.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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performing a registration operation wherein a user registers a user profile for the collection of personal data, the user profile having associated therewith at least one device capable of generating at least some of the personal data; storing personal data received via the at least one data device; allowing access to the personal data to a third party for a fee; and sharing at least part of the fee with the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A server, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions which when executed by the processor causes the server to perform a method, comprising; performing a registration operation wherein a user registers a user profile for the collection of personal data, the user profile having associated therewith at least one device capable of generating at least some of the personal data; storing personal data received via the at least one data device; allowing access to the personal data to a third party for a fee; and sharing at least part of the fee with the user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a sequences of instructions which when executed by a server causes the server to perform a method, comprising:
performing a registration operation wherein a user registers a user profile for the collection of personal data, the user profile having associated therewith at least one device capable of generating at least some of the personal data; storing personal data received via the at least one data device; allowing access to the personal data to a third party for a fee; and sharing at least part of the fee with the user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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