Patent ID: 8693988
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer useable storage medium to store a computer readable program for proximity-based authentication for managing personal data wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform operations comprising: receiving, at an access controller, a request for personal data from a data access device of a requesting party, wherein the personal data belongs to a personal data owner, wherein the personal data does not belong to the requesting party, wherein the data access device comprises a request transmitter to transmit the request, wherein the data access device comprises a personal data receiver to receive the personal data; maintaining a first access level and a second access level for the personal data, wherein the first access level permits access to a first subset of the personal data and the second access level permits access to a second subset of the personal data; determining a first location corresponding to a location of the data access device; determining a second location corresponding to a location of an authentication device; and transmitting the personal data to the data access device in response to determining that the first location is within a threshold distance of the second location and in response to receiving a confirmation code indicating that a personal data owner authorizes release of the personal data, wherein the confirmation code is separate and distinct from the second location data, wherein the confirmation code is input by the personal data owner.