Systems And Methods For Managing Disclosure Of Protectable Information

• US 20150229630A1
• Filed: 04/21/2015
• Published: 08/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Taser International Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Taser International Incorporated
• Inventors: Smith, Patrick W.
• Granted Patent: US 9,331,997 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/00 Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9566 URL specific, e.g. using aliases, detecting broken or misspelled links
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 17/00 Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific functions information retrieval, database structures or file system structures therefor G06F16/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 17/30887 URL specific, e.g. using aliases, detecting broken or misspelled links address allocation to terminals or nodes connected to a network H04L29/12009
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/00 Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/606 by securing the transmission between two devices or processes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6263 during internet communication, e.g. revealing personal data from cookies
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/134 Hyperlinking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/08 Key distribution or management, e.g. generation, sharing or updating, of cryptographic keys or passwords network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting key management in a packet data network H04L63/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/32 including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system or for message authentication, e.g. authorization, entity authentication, data integrity or data verification, non-repudiation, key authentication or verification of credentials

Abstract

A server and one or more portals cooperate with a first registered agency, an administrator of the first registered agency, a second agency, and an administrator of the second registered agency to determine whether access to protectable information should be granted to a registered requester.

Claims

1. A system for managing protectable information after a registration process has completed registration of a first agency, a first administrator, a second agency, a second administrator, and a requester, registration being accomplished in accordance with respective credentials of identity, the system comprising:

a server; and

one or more portals for electronic communication;

wherein;

the server electronically communicates with the requester, the first administrator, and the second administrator via the one or more portals;

the requester belongs to the first agency;

the first administrator belongs to the first agency;

the second administrator belongs to the second agency;

the server receives information via the one or more portals for accessing protectable information controlled by the second agency;

the server receives a request for a search from the requester;

the server prepares a list of the protectable information that is in accordance with a criteria of a request;

the server receives a first permit from the first administrator, the first permit for controlling provision of the list by the server to the requester;

the server receives a second permit from the second administrator, the second permit for controlling provision of the list by the server to the requester;

in accordance with the first permit and the second permit, the server provides electronic access to the protectable information of the list to the requester.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein prior to receiving the first permit, the server transmits a first request for the first permit to the first administrator.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein first request includes an identity of the requester.

4. The system of claim 2 wherein first request includes an identity of the second agency.

5. The system of claim 2 wherein first request includes an identity of the requester and an identity of the second agency.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein prior to receiving the second permit, the server transmits a second request for the second permit to the second administrator.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein second request includes an identity of the requester.

8. The system of claim 6 wherein second request includes an identity of the first agency.

9. The system of claim 6 wherein second request includes an identity of the requester and an identity of the first agency.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein:

prior to receiving the first permit, the server transmits a first request for the first permit to the first administrator;

prior to receiving the second permit, the server transmits a second request for the second permit to the second administrator;

the first request includes an identity of the requester and an identity of the second agency; and

the second request includes an identity of the requester and an identity of the first agency.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein the notice of the hit comprises a URL.

12. The system of claim 1 wherein the notice of the hit comprises a hyperlink.

13. The system of claim 1 wherein the notice of the hit comprises a hyperlink and a description of the protectable information accessible via the hyperlink.

14. The system of claim 1 wherein:

the server comprises a database;

the database stores information gathered during the registration process including a registration for the requester, the first administrator, the first agency, the second administrator, and the second agency respectively.

15. The system of claim 1 wherein the notice of the hit excludes indicia of an identity of the second agency.