Patent ID: 8688590

Claim:
A secure information repository system, comprising: an information vault comprising data storage securely storing information associated with an account holder; a deposit system securely depositing information by the account holder into the data storage, wherein the deposit system prompts the account holder to identify a security level of the information, the security level is one of private, shareable, and commercial, and the account holder identifies the security level using a string of data in a field of descriptive information about the information; an information access system accessing the information stored in the data storage; and an advertising system that each of: registers an advertiser with the information vault and creates an advertising account in the information vault for the advertiser; registers advertisements into the data storage; and delivers the advertisements to subscribers of the advertising system, wherein the information vault is a trusted third party and allows the account holder to control and manage access and dissemination of the stored information of the account holder and allows the account holder to receive compensation for the use of the stored information by the advertiser accessing the information vault, and wherein, only information approved by the account holder is made available to the advertiser.