Patent ID: 6073106
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G16H,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of managing personal information concerning a participant and of controlling, in conjunction with a service provider, access to said personal information by a requester, said method comprising the steps of:prompting the participant to provide a constant identifier and a selected password;identifying a first category and a second category of the personal information;prompting the participant to provide personal information in each of the categories;prompting the participant to provide a first personal identification number (PIN-1) for the first category and a second personal identification number (PIN-2) for the second category;prompting the participant to provide an instruction to disclose or to not disclose the personal information in the first category in the event the requester is one of a defined group and is unable to provide the PIN-1 for said first category;storing the identifier, the password and the personal information in the first and second categories in a data file;storing the PIN-1 and the instruction to disclose or to not disclose in the data file in association with the first category of personal information;storing the PIN-2 in the data file in association with the second category of personal information;enabling alteration of any of the personal information in the data file upon presentation of the identifier and the password by the requester;disclosing the personal information in the first category of the data file upon presentation of the identifier and the PIN-1 by the requester;disclosing the personal information in the second category of the data file upon presentation of the identifier and the PIN-2 by the requester; anddisclosing the personal information in the first category having an instruction to disclose associated therewith in the event the requester is unable to provide the PIN-1 for said first category and the service provider determines that said requester is one of the defined group.