Patent ID: 7805415

Claim:
A system for sharing data, comprising: a storage element configured for storing a plurality of rules, wherein the rules include rule information regarding a policy framework, a data type, a data transfer and a data classification; and a processor including an information segmentation module configured for processing at least one of the plurality of rules, wherein said processor is responsive to a processed said at least one rule to control transfer of the data to a first entity and to maintain integrity of the data within the system based on the rule information, said information segmentation module being operative to segment the data into data segments and tag the data segments with sub component identifiers in accordance with policy information of the policy framework, wherein the policy information is selected from a group consisting of: a data owner; a data provider; a data user; and a data use; wherein said information segmentation module is further operative to detect private information in the data, segment the private information into a plurality of subsegments with each subsegment being identified with a particular private information sensitivity, and organize the data according to the private information sensitivity whereby the segmented data may be transferred to the first entity according to a rule designating which of the segments may be transferred to the first entity according to the private information sensitivity; wherein said information segmentation module is further operative to detect one or more classification standards within the data, segment the data according to the one or more classification standards, and organize the data by the one or more classification standards whereby a rule may be generated that governs the transfer of information with respect to the one or more classification standards and prevents the transfer of classified data to an unauthorized entity; and wherein said information segmentation module is further operative to sanitize and aggregate portions of the private information.