APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INFORMATION SHARING AND PRIVACY ASSURANCE

• US 20120131189A1
• Filed: 11/24/2010
• Published: 05/24/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Raytheon Company (Rtx Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Raytheon Company (Rtx Corporation)
• Inventors: Smart, J. C., McClure, Kimbry L.
• Application Number:
  US12/953,860
• Publication Number:
  US 20120131189A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/225
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/64 Protecting data integrity, e.g. using checksums, certificates or signatures

Abstract

An apparatus for information privacy assurance includes a data processing engine to restrict access to data received from a plurality of data sources and to a predefined data relationship query. The data processing engine includes a data input component restricted to receive the data from the plurality of data sources, a data relationship component configured to generate data relationships associated with the data, a query input component restricted to receive the predefined data relationship query associated with the data relationships, a query execution component configured to execute the predefined data relationship query, and a data output component restricted to render a result including information associated with an execution of the predefined data relationship query.

Claims

1. An apparatus for information privacy assurance, comprising:

a data processing engine to restrict access to data received from a plurality of data sources and to a predefined data relationship query, comprising;

a data input component restricted to receive the data from the plurality of data sources;

a data relationship component configured to generate data relationships associated with the data;

a query input component restricted to receive the predefined data relationship query associated with the data relationships;

a query execution component configured to execute the predefined data relationship query; and

a data output component restricted to render a result including information associated with an execution of the predefined data relationship query.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the data input component includes a unidirectional network controller configured to receive data over a network and to block access to the data on the data processing engine.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the data is received from an authorized data source.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of data sources generate the data according to predefined data protocols.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an ontology model to define concepts and relationships associated with the data, wherein the data relationship component is configured to associate the data with the ontology model.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the query input component includes a unidirectional network controller configured to receive information associated with the predefined data relationship query over a network and to block access to the information on the data processing engine.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the predefined data relationship query is received from an authorized query source.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the data output component includes a unidirectional network controller configured to render the result over a network and to block access to the result on the data processing engine.

9. A method for information sharing and privacy assurance comprising:

receiving data from a plurality of data sources over a first unidirectional network controller;

generating data relationships associated with the data;

receiving a predefined data relationship query associated with the data relationships over a second unidirectional network controller; and

rendering a result including information associated with an execution of the predefined data relationship query over a third unidirectional network controller.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the first unidirectional network controller is configured to block access to the data over a network.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the data is received from an authorized data source.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the plurality of data sources generates the data according to predefined data protocols.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

generating an ontology model to define concepts and relationships associated with the data.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the second unidirectional network controller is configured to block access to the predefined data relationship query over a network.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the predefined data relationship query is received from an authorized query source.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein the third unidirectional network controller is configured to block access to the result over a network.

17. A computer readable medium having encoded thereon software for information privacy assurance, said software comprising instructions that when executed by a processor enable:

receiving data from a plurality of data sources over a first unidirectional network controller;

generating data relationships associated with the data;

receiving a predefined data relationship query associated with the data relationships over a second unidirectional network controller; and

rendering a result associated including information with an execution of the predefined data relationship query over a third unidirectional network controller.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the software further comprises instructions for:

configuring the first unidirectional network controller to block access to the data over a network.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the software further comprises instructions for:

receiving the data from an authorized data source.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the software further comprises instructions for:

generating an ontology model to define concepts and relationships associated with the data.

21. The computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the software further comprises instructions for:

configuring the second unidirectional network controller to block access to the predefined data relationship query over a network.

22. The computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the software further comprises instructions for:

receiving the predefined data relationship query from an authorized query source.

23. The computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the software further comprises instructions for:

configuring the third unidirectional network controller to block access to the result over a network.