E-bazaar featuring personal information security

• US 8,195,569 B2
• Filed: 10/26/2007
• Issued: 06/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: CYVA Research Holdings LLC
• Original Assignee: CYVA Research Corporation
• Inventors: Seidman, Glenn R., O'Neil, Kevin P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Alvarez, Raquel
• Application Number:
  US11/977,991
• Publication Number:
  US 20090119222A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,684 Days
• Field of Search: 705/39, 705/44, 705/51, 705/64, 707/9
• US Class Current: 705/44
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/382 insuring higher security of transaction
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3821 Electronic credentials
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/383 Anonymous user system
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0242 Determining effectiveness of advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0253 During e-commerce, i.e. online transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/188 Electronic negotiation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/102 applying security measure for e-commerce data processing systems or methods, specially adapted for e-commerce G06Q30/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0272 Virtual private networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/04 for providing a confidential data exchange among entities communicating through data packet networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0823 using certificates cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/126 the source of the received data
• 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 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/24 Negotiation of communication capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 : Network security protocols

Abstract

Utilization of the E-Metro Community and Personal Information Agents assure an effective and comprehensive agent-rule based command and control of informational assets in a networked computer environment. The concerns of informational privacy and informational self-determination are addressed squarely by the invention affording persons and entities a trusted means to author, secure, search, process, and exchange personal and/or confidential information in a networked computer environment. The formation of trusted electronic communities wherein members command and control their digital persona, exchanging or brokering for value the trusted utility of their informational assets is made possible by the invention. The present invention provides for the trusted utilization of personal data in electronic markets, providing both communities and individuals aggregate and individual rule-based control of the processing of their personal data.

Claims

1. An electronic bazaar operating on a distributed, electronic network, comprising:

an advertiser personal information agent (PIA), accessible to a seller by way of a networked device, configured to advertise one or more products or services for trade, the advertiser PIA also configured to send over the network one or more items of personal information regarding the seller and one or more rules governing processing of the seller'"'"'s personal information items;

a buyer PIA, accessible to a buyer by way of a networked device, configured to shop for the products or services for trade, the buyer PIA also configured to send over the network one or more items of personal information regarding the buyer and one or more rules governing processing of the buyer'"'"'s personal information items;

a product database for storing product information concerning the products or services for trade, the product database being accessible to the buyer and advertiser PIAs; and

an electronic broker computer program, residing on at least one networked server connected to the network, for providing trusted processing of one or more trade interactions between the buyer and advertiser PIAs where the trade interactions involve an exchange of personal information items between the buyer and advertiser PIAs, the electronic broker computer program including;

means for maintaining the privacy and integrity of the personal information and rules provided by the buyer and advertiser PIAs, and

means for allowing only a trusted process to securely access the personal information and rules from the buyer and advertiser PIAs to ensure that the rules are satisfied before the trade interactions for the products or services for trade are processed.

2. The electronic bazaar of claim 1, wherein the rules are bound to and move across the network with the personal information items.

3. The electronic bazaar of claim 1, wherein the advertiser and buyer PIAs each securely encapsulate the advertiser and buyer personal information and rules, respectively, in an encrypted format.

4. The electronic bazaar of claim 1, wherein the electronic broker computer program permits transference of the advertiser PIA or buyer PIA to another PIA during an interaction, according to the rules.

5. The electronic bazaar of claim 1, wherein buyer and advertiser PIAs each include a digital certificate for authentication.

6. The electronic bazaar of claim 1, further comprising:

a trusted token processor configured to issue and validate trusted tokens presented by the buyer and advertiser PIAs.

7. The electronic bazaar of claim 1, wherein the rules include one or more transitive rules.

8. The electronic bazaar of claim 1, wherein the trustworthiness of the buyer'"'"'s and seller'"'"'s personal information is certified by a third party.

9. A computer-readable medium embodying a set of instructions executable by one or more processors, comprising:

software code for an advertiser personal information agent (PIA), accessible to a seller by way of a networked device, configured to advertise one or more products or services for trade, the advertiser PIA configured to send over the network one or more items of personal information regarding the seller and one or more rules governing processing of the seller'"'"'s personal information items;

software code for a buyer PIA, accessible to a buyer by way of a networked device, configured to shop for the products or services for trade, the buyer PIA configured to send over the network one or more items of personal information regarding the buyer and one or more rules governing processing of the buyer'"'"'s personal information items;

software code for a product database for storing product information concerning the products or services for trade, the product database being accessible to the buyer and advertiser PIAs; and

software code for an electronic broker, residing on at least one networked server connected to the network, for providing trusted processing of one or more trade interactions between the buyer and advertiser PIAs where the trade interactions involve an exchange of personal information items between the buyer and advertiser PIAs, the electronic broker computer program including;

means for maintaining the privacy and integrity of the personal information and rules provided by the buyer and advertiser PIAs, and

means for allowing only a trusted process to securely access the personal information and rules from the buyer and advertiser PIAs to ensure that the rules are satisfied before the trade interactions for the products or services for trade are processed.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein buyer and advertiser PIAs each include a digital certificate for authentication.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, further comprising:

software code for a trusted token processor configured to issue and validate trusted tokens presented by the buyer and advertiser PIAs.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the trustworthiness of the buyer'"'"'s and seller'"'"'s personal information is certified by a third party.

13. An electronic bazaar operating on a distributed, electronic network, comprising:

an advertiser client, executing on a networked device, for advertising one or more products or services for trade, the advertiser client configured to send over the network one or more items of personal information regarding a seller and one or more rules governing processing of the seller'"'"'s personal information items;

a buyer client, executing on a networked device, for shopping for the products or services for trade, the buyer client configured to send over the network one or more items of personal information regarding a buyer and one or more rules governing processing of the buyer'"'"'s personal information items;

a product database for storing product information concerning the products or services for trade, the product database being accessible to the buyer and advertiser clients; and

an electronic broker computer program, residing on at least one networked server connected to the network, for providing trusted processing of one or more trade transactions between the buyer and advertiser clients, and for ensuring that the rules governing the buyer'"'"'s and seller'"'"'s personal information items are satisfied before the trade transactions for the products or services are completed.

14. The electronic bazaar of claim 13, wherein the rules are bound to and move across the network with the personal information items.

15. The electronic bazaar of claim 13, wherein the advertiser and buyer PIAs each securely ecapsulate the advertiser and buyer personal information and rules, respectively, in an encrypted format.

16. The electronic bazaar of claim 13, wherein the electronic broker computer program permits transference of the advertiser PIA or buyer PIA to another PIA during an interaction, according to the rules.

17. The electronic bazaar of claim 13, wherein buyer and advertiser PIAs each include a digital certificate for authentication.

18. The electronic bazaar of claim 13, further comprising:

a trusted token processor configured to issue and validate trusted tokens presented by the buyer and advertiser PIAs.

19. The electronic bazaar of claim 13, wherein the rules include one or more transitive rules.

20. The electronic bazaar of claim 13, wherein the trustworthiness of the buyer'"'"'s and seller'"'"'s personal information is certified by a third party.