EP1170926A2
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Personal information security and exchange tool
Assignee: CYVA RESEARCH CORPORATION
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Filing: 1997-07-22
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2017-07-22
Abstract
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.
Inventors
- 👤 Kevin O'neil
- 👤 Glenn R. Seidman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 14:48
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L63/00; H04L63/02; H04L63/0272; G; G06; G06Q; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/02; H04L63/04; H04L63/08; H04L63/0823; H04L63/10; H04L63/102; H04L63/12; H04L63/126; H04L2463/00; H04L2463/102
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
An electronic bazaar, comprising: a plurality of electronic personal information agents,
each securely encapsulating personal information objects for
a specific entity and exchange rules governing processing of
the personal information objects; and an electronic bazaar electronic broker which receives
said electronic personal information agents over a
distributed, electronic network, said electronic bazaar
electronic broker securely processing transactions between
electronic personal information agents seeking to exchange
personal information processing privileges for value or
benefit, said electronic bazaar electronic broker ensuring
that exchange rules are satisfied before a transaction is
processed, while maintaining the privacy of the personal
information objects encapsulated within said personal
information agents.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
24 words
The electronic bazaar of claim 1, wherein said
electronic personal information agents collectively bargain
their respective personal information processing privileges
for value or benefit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The electronic bazaar of claim 1, further comprising a
commercial activity dispatcher for handling incoming
transaction requests with said electronic bazaar electronic
broker received from said electronic personal information
agents.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The electronic bazaar of claim 1, further comprising a
community public product database for persistently storing
product information accessible to said electronic personal
information agents.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
98 words
A computer-implemented system for remote command and
control of personal information assets over a distributed,
electronic network, comprising: a plurality of electronic entities capable of being
sent over the distributed electronic network, each electronic
entity securely encapsulating personal information assets of
an owner of the electronic entity; an electronic broker connected to the distributed
electronic network, said electronic broker governing
transference of the personal information assets from one
electronic entity to another; and means for allowing the owner to track access or usage
of the owner's personal information assets by others alter
transference to the receiving electronic entity.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The computer-implemented system of claim 5, wherein
access to or usage of the owner's personal information assets
is retracted at a future point in time after transference to
the receiving electronic entity.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
The computer-implemented system of claim 6, wherein
access to or usage of the owner's personal information assets
is retracted after a selectable time period selected by the
owner upon transference to the receiving electronic entity
expires.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
The computer-implemented system of claim 6, wherein
access to or usage of the owner's personal information assets
is denied at said future point in time because one of said
exchange rules is no longer satisfied.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The computer-implemented system of claim 5, further
comprising a community administrator entity for managing said
electronic entities and said electronic broker.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
The computer-implemented system of claim 5, further
comprising means for allowing the owner to control access or
usage of the owner's personal information assets by others
after transference to the receiving electronic entity.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
165 words
An electronic bazaar, comprising: a plurality of electronic personal information agents,
each securely encapsulating personal information objects for
a specific entity and exchange rules governing processing of
the personal information objects, one or more of said
electronic personal information agents advertising a quantity
of a product or service for trade, and one or more of said
electronic personal information agents configured to shop for
said product or service; a community public product database for persistently
storing product information accessible to said electronic
personal information agents; and an electronic bazaar electronic broker which receives
said electronic personal information agents over a
distributed, electronic network, said electronic bazaar
electronic broker securely processing transactions between
electronic personal information agents seeking to
individually or collectively transact for advertised products
or services, said electronic bazaar electronic broker
ensuring that the exchange rules of each electronic personal
information agent are satisfied before a transaction is
processed, while maintaining the privacy of the personal
information objects encapsulated within said personal
information agents.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
The electronic bazaar of claim 11, wherein said
electronic bazaar permits transference of one or more
personal information objects between personal information
agents during a transaction, according to said exchange
rules.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
58 words
The electronic bazaar of claim 12, wherein said one or
more personal information objects are transferred to the
receiving personal information agent in conjunction with the
exchange rules governing processing of the personal
information objects, said personal information objects
accessible by said receiving personal information agent or
other personal information agents thereafter only according
to said exchange rules.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
92 words
A computer-implemented system for the secure exchange
of personal information assets over a distributed, electronic
network, comprising: a plurality of standard templates for establishing
informational self-determination preferences for information-for-benefit
transactions; means for selecting one of said templates for
constructing an electronic entity securely encapsulating the
owner's personal information assets and governing rules for
exchange and control of the owner's personal information
assets; means for securely storing said electronic entity; and means for sending said electronic entity over the
distributed, electronic network to conduct an information-for-benefit
transaction according to said informational self-determination
preferences.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
38 words
The computer-implemented system of claim 14, further
comprising an electronic broker for processing said
informational self-determination preferences and for securely
arbitrating between electronic entities engaging in
information-for-benefit transactions, while maintaining the
privacy of the owner's personal information assets.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
The computer-implemented system of claim 14, wherein
said electronic entity comprises one or more digital
certificates authenticating the reliability and accuracy of
the owner's personal information assets.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
73 words
A computer-implemented system for exchanging personal
information for value over a distributed, electronic network,
comprising: an electronic personal information agent securely
encapsulating personal information objects for a specific
owner entity; and an electronic bazaar electronic broker which receives
said electronic personal information agent over a
distributed, electronic network, and securely processes
transactions between said electronic personal information
agent and another electronic entity seeking to exchange
personal information processing privileges for value or
benefit.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
59 words
The computer-implemented system of claim 17, wherein
said electronic personal information agent securely
encapsulates exchange rules governing processing of the
personal information objects of said electronic personal
information agent, said electronic broker ensuring that said
exchange rules are satisfied before a transaction is
processed, while maintaining the privacy of the personal
information objects encapsulated within said personal
information agents.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
28 words
The computer-implemented system of claim 17, further
comprising a community administrator entity for managing said
electronic personal information agent, said electronic entity
and said electronic bazaar electronic broker.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
132 words
A computer-implemented system for remote command and
control of personal information assets over a distributed,
electronic network, comprising: a plurality of electronic entities capable of being
sent over the distributed electronic network, each electronic
entity securely encapsulating personal information assets of
an owner of the electronic entity and exchange rules
governing processing of the owner's personal information
assets, wherein each owner may control multiple electronic
entities having different or alternative sets of personal
information assets relating to the owner; and an electronic broker connected to the distributed
electronic network, said electronic broker governing
transference of the personal information assets from one
electronic entity to another and ensuring that said exchange
rules are satisfied before a transaction is processed, while
maintaining the privacy of the personal information objects
encapsulated within said electronic entities.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
126 words
A computer usable medium having computer readable
program code embodied therein for exchanging an entity's
personal information assets over a distributed, electronic
network, said computer readable program code implementing the
steps of: establishing at least one network community; allowing network commuting members to establish one or
more electronic personal information agents, each electronic
personal information agent securely encapsulating personal
information objects for a specific network commuting member
and a set of exchange and usage rules for governing the
exchange of and onward usage of the owner's personal
information assets by other electronic personal information
agents; and establishing an electronic broker which receives said
electronic personal information agents over the distributed,
electronic network, and securely processes transactions of
personal information assets among said electronic personal
information agents.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
48 words
The computer usable medium of claim 21, wherein said
computer readable program code causes said electronic broker
to ensure that the exchange and usage rules for the
electronic personal information agent are met before allowing
transfer of the owner's personal information assets to
another electronic personal information agent.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
41 words
The computer usable medium of claim 22, wherein the
computer readable program code prevents the electronic
personal information agent from accessing another's personal
information assets after they have been transferred unless
the owner's exchange and usage rules continue to be met.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
110 words
A method for exchanging an entity's personal
information assets over a distributed, electronic network,
said method comprising the steps of: establishing at least one network community; allowing network commuting members to establish one or
more electronic personal information agents, each electronic
personal information agent securely encapsulating personal
information objects for a specific network commuting member
and a set of exchange and usage rules for governing the
exchange of and onward usage of the owner's personal
information assets by others; and establishing an electronic broker which receives said
electronic personal information agents over the distributed,
electronic network, and securely processes transactions of
personal information assets among said electronic personal
information agents.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 24, wherein said electronic broker
ensures that the exchange and usage rules for the electronic
personal information agent are met before allowing transfer
of the owner's personal information assets to another
electronic personal information agent.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 25, further comprising the step of
preventing the electronic personal information agent from
accessing another's personal information assets after they
have been transferred unless the owner's exchange and usage
rules continue to be met.
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