Device for management of personal data
OwnerErick C. Kobresinventor
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Abstract
A portable device which stores and transmits personal information relating to a person, to simplify transfer of such information in transactions. The device contains a first database, such as a medical history of a person, which is encrypted. Specific parties, such as medical personnel, are authorized to gain access to the first database, but not other parties. The device de-crypts the first database and transmits the data to the authorized parties. Similar procedures are undertaken with respect to other databases contained within the device.
Claims11
A portable device, comprising:
- a) a first collection of data which
- i) is encrypted, and
- ii) requires a first key for de-cryption;
- b) a second collection of data which is not encrypted;
- c) a set of access definitions, which identify parties who are authorized to gain access the first collection of data;
- d) a control system which
- i) identifies a party A seeking data from the first collection of data, and
- ii) determines whether the access definitions authorize the party A to gain access to the first collection of data and, if so, decrypts data within the first collection and transmits resulting plain text to party A.
A method of operating a portable device, comprising:
- a) maintaining within the device first data which indicates medical history of a person, said data being encrypted and requiring a first key for de-cryption;
- b) presenting the device to a medical services provider;
- c) receiving identifying data from the provider, and, if the identifying data meets predetermined criteria, using said key to de-crypt data, and transmitting resulting plain text to the provider;
- d) maintaining within the device second data which indicates a payor for services;
- e) presenting the device to a billing agent of the provider;
- and
- f) receiving identifying data from the billing agent, and, if the identifying data meets predetermined criteria, instructing the payer to submit a payment to the billing agent.
A system, comprising:
- a) a portable device A, which contains
- i) a database A which
- A) comprises a medical history of a person A,
- B) is encrypted using a key A, and
- C) conforms to a schema A;
- and
- ii) a database B which is not encrypted;
- b) a portable device C, which contains
- i) a database C which
- A) comprises a medical history of a person C,
- B) is encrypted using a key C, and
- C) conforms to said schema A;
- and
- ii) a database D which is not encrypted;
- c) a registry, accessible to devices A and C, which defines
- i) parties A who are granted access to database A, and
- ii) parties C who are granted access to database C;
- d) a control system in device A which restricts access to database A to parties A;
- and
- e) a control system in device C which restricts access to database A to parties C;
- and
- f) a publicly available definition of schema A.
A portable device, comprising:
- a) an access control system which
- i) grants access to a database A to a party A;
- ii) grants access to a database B to a party B;
- iii) denies access to database A to party B;
- and
- iv) denies access to database B to party A;
- and
- b) an input control system which examines data submitted by party A and, if the submitted data meets predetermined criteria, stores the submitted data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.