US 2002/0162006 A1 · Personal information controlling method and personal information controlling apparatus

Abstract

A personal information controlling method and apparatus for controlling pieces of personal information and for outputting a specific piece of personal information on a personal information registrant to a personal information referencer in response to a request by the personal information registrant. The invention provides that an inquiry code is issued by generating and outputting an inquiry code in accordance with an instruction from the personal information registrant. The inquiry code is to be used by the personal information referencer to acquire the specific piece of personal information as an identification of the specific piece of personal information. The invention also provides that personal information is acquired by requesting the personal information referencer to enter the inquiry code and outputting the specific piece of personal information identified by the inquiry code if the inquiry code entered by the personal information referencer matches the issued inquiry code.

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Dependent claims

An information controlling method of controlling information and permitting output of a specific piece of said information registered by an information registrant to an information referencer, said personal information controlling method comprising:

an inquiry code issuing step of generating and outputting an inquiry code in response to a request from said information registrant who registered said information, wherein said information registrant requests issuance of said inquiry code for use by said information referencer to obtain permission to access said specific piece of information, wherein said inquiry code serves as an identification of said specific piece of information;
and
an information acquiring step of requesting said information referencer to enter said inquiry code and a registrant identifier (ID) and outputting said specific piece of information identified by said inquiry code if said inquiry code entered by said information referencer matches said inquiry code generated in response to said request from said information registrant and output at said inquiry code issuing step and said registrant ID matches a registrant ID of said information registrant.

An information controlling apparatus for controlling information and permitting output of a specific piece of said information system by an information registrant, who registered said specific piece of information, to an information referencer, who needs permission to access said specific piece of information, said information controlling apparatus comprising:

an inquiry code issuing means for generating and outputting an inquiry code in response to a request from said information registrant who registered said information wherein said information registrant request issuance of said inquiry code for use by said information referencer to obtain permission to access said specific piece of information wherein said inquiry code serves as an identification of said specific piece of information;
and
an information acquiring means for requesting said information referencer to enter said inquiry code and a registrant identifier (ID) and outputting said specific piece of information identified by said inquiry code if said inquiry code entered by said information referencer matches said inquiry code generated in response to said request from said information registrant and output by said inquiry code issuing means and said registrant ID matches a registrant ID of said information registrant.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Personal information controlling method and personal information controlling apparatus

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Personal information controlling method and personal information controlling apparatus

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Abstract

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