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`us 6,317,783
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`PATENT:
`6,317,783
`INVENTORS: Freishtat, Gregg
`Rajan, Palaniswamy
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`TITLE:
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`Apparatus and methods for automated
`aggregation and delivery of and
`transactions involving electronic
`personal information or data
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`APPLICATION US1999428511A
`NO:
`FILED:
`ISSUED:
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`27 OCT 1999
`13 NOV 2001
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`COMPILED:
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`09 JUN 2011
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`Plaid Technologies Inc.
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`c12) United States Patent·
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`Nov. 13, 2001
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`(10) Patent No.:
`( 45) Dat~ of Patent:
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`(54) APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR
`AUTOMATED AGGREGATION AND
`DELIVERY OF AND TRANSACTIONS
`INVOLVING ELECTRONIC PERSONAL
`INFORMATION OR DATA
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`(75)
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`Inventors: Gregg Freishtat; Palaniswamy Rajan,
`both of Atlanta, GA (US)
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`(73) Assignee: Verticalone Corporation, Atlanta, GA
`(US)
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`( * ) Notice:
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`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U .S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
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`(21) Appl. No.: 09/428,511
`Oct. 27, 1999
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`(22) Fileci:
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`Computing Surveys, vol. 28, Issue 1 pp. 129-131, Mar.
`(1996).
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`Jajodia, ACM Computing Surveys, vol. 28 Issue 4es, Dec.
`(1996r
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`Philip M. Marden, Jr. and Ethan V. Munson, IEEE Com(cid:173)
`puter, pp. 123-125.
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`Agents," Martin Frank and Pedro Szekely, Proceedings of
`International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces, Jan~
`5-8, 1999, Redondo, CA, pp. 15-22.
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`Related U.S. Application Data
`Provisional application No. 60/105,917, filed on Oct. 28,
`1998, and provisional application No. 60/134,395, filed on
`May 17, 1999.
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`Int. Cl.7
`.... : ................................................. G06F 13/00
`-U.S. Cl ................................................ 709/218; 707/10
`~"ield of Search .......................... ; .... 707/10; 709/217,
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`709/218
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`5,537,314
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`9/1994 Filepp et al. ......................... 709/202
`7/1996 Kanter .................................... 705/14
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`Primary Examiner-Kenneth R. Coulter
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Needle & Rosenberg. P.C.
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`(57)
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`ABSTRACT
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`A system for delivering personal information according to
`the present invention includes a userstore including end user
`data, a provider store including information provider data, a
`personal information store including personal· information
`and a procesSor that communicates with these data stores.
`The processor selects an end user for personal infonmation
`aggregation. The processor connects with one or more _ ·
`· information providers. The processor then proceeds t_o
`retrieve personal information for ihe selected end user from
`the connected information providers. This retrieval is based
`on end user data associated with the selected end user and
`provider data associated with the connected information
`providers. The retrieved personal information is stored in the
`personal information store.
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`APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR
`AUTOMATED AGGREGATION AND
`DELIVERY OF AND TRANSACTIONS
`INVOLVING ELECTRONIC PERSONAL
`INFORMATION OR DATA
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`CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT
`APPLICATION
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`This application claims the benefit, pursuant to 35 U.S.C.
`§119(e), of applicants' provisional U.S. Patent Application
`Ser. No. 60/105,917, filed Oct. 28, 1998, entitled "Apparatus
`and Method for Automated Aggregation and Delivery of arid
`Transactions Involving Electronic Personal Information or
`Data" and of applicants' provisional U.S. Patent Application
`Ser. No. 60/134,395, filed May 17, 1999, entitled "Appara(cid:173)
`tus and Method for Automated Aggregation and Delivery of
`and Transactions Involving Electronic Personal Information
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`or Data".
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`BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
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`1. Field of Invention
`The invention relates to an apparatus and process for
`automated aggregation and delivery of electronic personal
`information or data (PI). The invention further relates to the
`automation of transactions involving electronic PI.
`2. Description of Related Art
`Looking back over the last five years, it is apparent that
`as the Internet gained momentum, consumers demanded
`applications or services that make their online experience
`simpler, easier to use, and more satisfying. The development
`of successful Internet Sites has corresponded with a number
`of themes which have developed over the last few years.
`. When carefully analyzed this evolution is a logical <level- 35
`opment of the emerging digital economy.
`Prior to 1994, Jhe Internet was not a mass media, in part,
`because the existing technologies (FTP, Archie, Usenet, and
`Gopher) were not user friendly and required the end user to
`do all of the work (e.g., the end user had to learn of an 40
`existing data source, find the address, navigate to the
`destination, and download the information). As more con(cid:173)
`sumers began accessrng the Internet, Search Engines were
`created to solve this usability issue. With the advent of the
`commercial· Search Engine, additional content could be 45
`easily added to the Internet and the end user had a means of
`finding and accessing this information. Consumers required
`. better tools than Search Engines for organizing and access- ·
`ing this wealth of generic content. Push technologies were
`explored, and eventually, the portal strategy was success- 50
`fully adopted as an efficient way for consumers to easily
`access a variety of ·content sources in a single, easy to use
`format. As the volume of available online content continues
`to grow exponentially, portals are now confronted with the
`need to make different types of content available to different 55
`consumers based upon their· particular preferences and
`tastes.
`The phenomenal s11ccess of Internet portals and destina(cid:173)
`tion sites has demonstrated the importance of creatively and
`. intelligently aggregating, organizing and presenting the
`mass of information available on the Web. Search engines,
`portals and destination sites have Internet strategies based on
`the frequency, duration and quality of end user visits to their
`sites. For this reason, destination sites and portals are
`constantly seeking content and/or technologies which drive
`quality traffic to their site and keep it there. Recent trends
`indicate that Internet users are up to 25 times more likely to
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`come back to a site when this information is organized
`according to personal preferences.
`FIG. 1 displays the current process of acquiring oriline PI
`100. The end user first selects an information provider site
`in step 110. The end user proceeds to step 120 by locating
`and entering the Internet ·address of the selected inforrriation
`provider. This step may be accomplished in several manners
`with varying levels of complexity. A simple means for
`accomplishing this step is the utilization of a bookmark or
`10 favorite whereas locating an information provider for the
`first time might involve significant time and effort perform(cid:173)
`ing online searches~ In step 130, the. end users logs into the
`selected information provider's Web site utilizing the site's
`specific logon protocol. This protocol usually involves veri-
`15 fying the identity of the end user using a user name and
`·password or other means of verification, acquiring the
`verification data from cookies residing on the end user's
`system or a combination of requested data and cookie data. ·
`The end user continues in step 14.0 by navigating through ·
`20 Web pages on the information provider's Web site until the
`desired information is located. During this process, the end
`user is often required to visit Web pages of little or no use
`to the end user whose goals is to simply acquire the.
`particular PI residing on the Web site. Ultimately in step 150,
`25 the end user is presented with the desired Pl. The entire
`process · 100 is repeated for each· individual piece of PI
`desired by the. end user. Under this PI access model, the end
`uSer must visit each separate information provider, track
`potentially different identity verification data for each, uti-
`30 lize a differen~ user interface at each site and posi;ibly wade
`through a significant number of filler Web pages.
`.
`FIG. 4 pictorial illustrates the architecture of this current
`access process. Th.e end user 210 utilizes the client computer
`220 to access each PI Web site 250 across the Internet 230 .
`This current model suffers from several significant deficien(cid:173)
`cies. The end user must login to each site separately. Each
`separate site has its own graphical user int~rface. Each site
`wants the end user to stay and return; each visited site wants
`to retain end user focus for as long as possible. No true
`aggregation of PI exists; multiple accesses simply allow
`sequential access to particular pieces of Pl.
`One partial solution to these problems has recently
`evolved in the form of portal sites. Generic portal sites
`aggregate resources into categories and provide links to sites
`covering topics within those categories. Yahoo and Excite
`are examples of generic portal sites. These sites facilitate
`horizontal aggregation of generic content; horizontal aggre(cid:173)
`gation refers to aggregation of PI access within a particular
`information provider category such as banks or utility com(cid:173)
`panies. Some portal site allows individual end users· a
`limited capability to select and configure disparate generic
`Pl. Generic PI refers to PI of interest to the particular end
`user that does not require specific identity verification to
`obtain. For example, an end user might be interested in the
`weather forecast for'his local area. This information could be
`integrated into a portal page without requiring identity
`verification of the particular end user receiving .this PI. The
`individualized portal page provides a significant benefit to
`users seeking to aggregate generic Pl. However, current
`60 portal pages do not generally provide PI requiring identity
`verification such as an end user's stock portfolio or bank
`balance. Further, these pages do not facilitate transactions
`utilizing Pl.
`Under current technology, aggregating PI available over
`65 the Internet requires a significant burden in terms of time,
`effort and learning curve. An end user wishing to access his
`PI needs to individually visit a variety of information
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`provider sites each with its own requirements, graphical user
`interface and login protocol.
`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
`In the present invention, a networked computer is used to
`facilitate end user access of, manipulation of .and .transac~.
`tions involving electronic PI associated with the particular
`end user such as stock portfolio, local weather, sports scores,
`bank account balances or o'ther pertinent information or data.
`According to the present invention, the PI relevant to the
`particular end user is aggregated on the networked com(cid:173)
`puter. This information or data is delivered to the end user
`in a unified manner by a variety of selectable delivery
`platforms such as facsimile, client computer, telephone, .
`conventional niail, electronic mail, pager, other wireless
`device, Web page or channel or other delivery vehicle. The
`present inventi.on further facilitates a variety of electronic
`transactions involving Pl · such as stock trading, retail
`purchases, bill payment, bank account fund transfers or
`other transactions.
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`A system for delivering personal information according to
`the present invention includes a user store including end user
`data, a provider store including information provider data, a
`personal information store including personal information
`and a processor that communicates with these data stores.
`The processor supports the aggregation of personal infor(cid:173)
`mation. The processor selects an end user for personal
`information aggregation. Once the end user is selected, the
`processor connects with one or more information providers.
`The processor then proceeds to retrieve personal information
`for the selected erid user from the connected information
`providers. This retrieval is based on end user data associated
`with the selected end user and provider data associated with
`the connected information providers. The retrieved personal
`information is stored in the personal information store.
`The above and other objects and advantages of the. present
`invention will become more readily apparent when reference
`is made to the following description, taken in conjunction
`with the accompanying drawings.
`
`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
`FIG. 1 is a process diagram of the current process that end
`·
`users perform to access Internet available. Pl.
`FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the components that could be
`used to implement present invention.
`FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the components of the PI
`engine.
`FIG. 4 is a diagram of the current PI access.architecture.
`FIG. 5 is a diagram of an architecture supporting Pl access
`utilizing an intermediary Web site.
`FIG. 6 is a· diagram of the cookie/client cache architec(cid:173)
`ture.
`FIG. 7 .is a flowchart for accessing pages underlying
`particular PI via the traditional process of FIG. 1 and via
`springboard technology ..
`FIG. 8 . depicts the integration model for the dynamic
`generation. of HTML pages.
`FIG. 9 displays the run-time process for dynamic genera(cid:173)
`tion of HTML page.
`FIG. 10 illustrates a process for automated applet inter(cid:173)
`action utilizing a modified Java virtual machine.
`FIG. 11 is a flowchart exemplifying an intermediary Web
`site transaction structure.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE
`INVENTION
`A preferred embodiment of the invention .is now described
`in detail. Referring to the drawings, like numbers indicate
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`like parts throughout the views. As ·used in the description
`herein and throughout the claims that follow, the meaning of
`. "a,'' "an," and "the" includes plural reference unless the
`context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, as used in the
`5 . description herein and throughout the claims that follow, the
`meaning of "in" includes "in" and "on" unless the context .
`clearly dictates otherwise.
`In no time, end users will have to log into a large number
`of different Web Sites, each with. separate passwords,
`10 security, rules, software and "look and feel"-just to get the
`information currently obtained by checking one place-the
`mailbox at the end of the driveway. The Internet will
`fundamentally change the way in. which end users will
`access Personal Information (PI) and will make e-commerce
`15 as familiar as using an ATM. "Personal Information" is all
`of the data that companies, information providers, have that
`is specific or unique to each person such as· monthly bills,
`bank account balances, investments information, health care
`benefits, email, voice and fax messages, 401(k) holdings or
`20 potentially any other information pertinent to a particular
`end user.
`The present invention alleviates several of the problems
`with the current PI acquisition methods by automatically
`aggregating PI, not only generic PI as aggregated by portals
`25 but also PI specific to the end user requiring identity
`. verification for access. In one embodiment, the invention
`automates the PI acquisition and delivery process. FIG. 2
`provides a block diagram of components that could be· used
`to implement the present invention. The end ·user 210
`30 accesses a client computer 220 running client software 270
`which in a particular embodiment could be a general Web
`browser such as Navigator or Communicator (Netscape).
`The cli~nt computer 220 utilizes the Internet 230 to access
`a PI engine 240 running on a PI host 290. The PI engine 240
`35 examines stored PI 280 for freshness. Any stale PI items are ·
`refreshed by directly reacquiring the Pl from the particular
`information provider's Web site 250 r.unning on the provid-
`. er's computer system 260 accessed across the Internet 230.
`The PI engine 240 stores the fresh PI in its store 280 and
`40 delivers the PI to a se.lected destination, in this instance
`across the Internet 230 to the client computer 220 which
`displays the information to the end user 210 using the client
`software 270. The PI engine 240 refreshes all stale Pr in a
`like manner prior to forwarding the aggregated Plto both the
`45 store 280 and the delivery destination, the client computer
`220 in this instance. The PI engine 240 may refresh the PI
`sequentially or in parallel. For example, the end user's
`checking account balance would be updated through his
`bank's Web site, his email from his particular email site, his
`50 portfolio information from his broker's site and his electric.:. ·
`ity bill from his electricity company's site.
`FIG. 3 displays a block diagram of the components of the
`Pl engine 240. The Pl engine 240 is composed .of both
`storage and processing components. The three primary stor-
`55 age components are the PI store 280, the Pi' Provider store
`310 and the user store 360. The first storage component of
`the PI engine 240 is the PI store 280. The PI store 280 ·
`. contains each individual's PI record 375; t