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AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsChesla Catherine Wechsler, Gerald Maziarski, Earle H. West, Amy Susan Miller, John Arthur Feaver, David Chen, Amir Mehmood Sheikh
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A method provides for permission-based access to personal information over a communication network. The method includes entering specified owner personal information in an owner terminal, by an owner, to establish a secure owner profile, which is stored in an owner database. The method also includes entering specified user personal information in a user terminal, by a user, to establish a secure user profile, which is stored in a user database. The method further includes entering a user request in the user terminal requesting permission to receive a designated piece of the owner personal information from the secure owner profile. A server determines whether to approve the user request; and provides permission to use the designated piece of the owner personal information to the user over the communication network after the user request is approved by the server.
A method for providing permission-based access to personal information over a communication network, the method comprising:
A non-transitory tangible computer-readable storage medium encoded with an executable computer program for providing permission-based access to personal information, which when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:
A system for providing permission-based access to personal information over a communication network, comprising:
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1. Field of the Disclosure
The present disclosure relates to the field of communications. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to providing permission-based access to sensitive personal information over a communication network.
2. Background Information
FIG. 1 shows an exemplary general computer system;
FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C provide a flowchart illustrating an exemplary embodiment of the permission-based access process; and
FIG. 3 shows an illustration of an exemplary embodiment of a permission-based access system.
In view of the foregoing, the present disclosure, through one or more of its various aspects, embodiments and/or specific features or sub-components, is thus intended to bring out one or more of the advantages as specifically noted below. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method provides for permission-based access to personal information over a communication network. The method includes entering specified owner personal information in an owner terminal, by an owner, to establish a secure owner profile, and storing the secure owner profile in an owner database. The method also includes entering specified user personal information in a user terminal, by a user, to establish a secure user profile, and storing the secure user profile in a user database. The method further includes entering a user request in the user terminal requesting permission to receive or use a designated piece of the owner personal information from the secure owner profile. The method includes determining, by a server, whether to approve the user request, and thus providing permission to use the designated piece of the owner personal information to the user over the communication network after the user request if approved by the server.
In another embodiment, the secure owner profile includes the owner's name, owner profile identifier, sensitive personal information, a list of trusted users, and an alert configuration.
In an embodiment, the secure owner profile is associated with or linked to personal information, such as content and/or services owned by the owner that also needs permission-based access.
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To a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database: protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security: for authentication of entities
For controlling access to devices or network resources: grouping of entities
For controlling access to devices or network resources: entity profiles
About 4 years 8 months of term left · ends 3 Jul 2031 (estimated)