Patent ID: 8285308

Claim:
A method for managing information associated with a mobile device user, the method comprising: maintaining a set of static information, the set of static information selected from demographic information associated with a mobile device user, the set of static information corresponding to information which is not subject to frequent change over a defined period of time; maintaining a set of dynamic information, the dynamic information corresponding to a real time status of a mobile device, the dynamic information corresponding to information subject to frequent change over the defined period of time; maintaining user defined permissions associated with the mobile device user, the permissions specifying amounts of personal information which may be shared with third parties, wherein the personal information corresponds to at least the set static information and the set of dynamic information; determining a mobile device information availability, the mobile device information availability defined by processing the maintained set of static information, and the maintained set of dynamic information according to the maintained permissions; storing the mobile device information availability such that third parties may request access to mobile device information; communicating to the mobile device a promotional offer, wherein acceptance and granting of the promotional offer is contingent upon acceptance of a modification of the maintained permissions by the mobile device user, the modification corresponding to altering the amounts of personal information that may be shared with a third party providing the promotional offer; receiving from the mobile device an acceptance of the promotional offer; and modifying the permissions to reflect altered amounts of personal information that may be shared with the third party providing the promotional offer.