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App. No. 13/692,882

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING DEVICE DATA

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Patent No.
US None
App. No.
13/692,882
Abstract

Computationally implemented methods and systems include acquiring an offer to facilitate execution of one or more services that utilize a particular portion of a device, in exchange for access to the particular portion of the device, determining whether to accept the offer to facilitate execution of the one or more services and grant access to the particular portion of the device, and facilitating access to the particular portion upon a determination to accept the offer to facilitate the execution of the one or more services. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.

Claims (145)

1 - 167 . (canceled)

168 . A device, comprising:

a proposal to assist in performing at least one service related to a device particular portion, in return for access to the device particular portion acquiring module;

a proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining module; and

an access to the device particular portion granting upon decision to accept proposal to assist in performing the at least one service module.

169 . (canceled)

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175 . The device of claim 168 , wherein said proposal to assist in performing at least one service related to a device particular portion, in return for access to the device particular portion acquiring module comprises:

a trigger that signals a proposal detecting module; and

a proposal to assist in performing at least one service related to a device particular portion, in return for access to the device particular portion retrieving responsive to the trigger module.

176 . (canceled)

177 . The device of claim 175 , wherein said trigger that signals a proposal detecting module comprises:

a device condition notification that signals a proposal acquiring module.

178 . (canceled)

179 . The device of claim 177 , wherein said device condition notification that signals a proposal acquiring module comprises:

a device sensor detection notification that signals a proposal acquiring module.

180 . The device of claim 179 , wherein said device sensor detection notification that signals a proposal acquiring module comprises:

a device sensor that is at least a portion of the device particular portion detection notification that signals a proposal acquiring module.

181 . (canceled)

182 . (canceled)

183 . The device of claim 168 , wherein said proposal to assist in performing at least one service related to a device particular portion, in return for access to the device particular portion acquiring module comprises:

a data comprising information regarding the particular portion of the device transmitting module; and

a proposal to assist in performing at least one service selected at least partly based on the transmitted data in return for device access receiving module.

184 . The device of claim 183 , wherein said data comprising information regarding the particular portion of the device transmitting module comprises:

a data including an amount of data stored in the particular portion of the device transmitting module.

185 . (canceled)

186 . The device of claim 183 , wherein said data comprising information regarding the particular portion of the device transmitting module comprises:

a data indicating a property of data stored in the particular portion of the device transmitting module.

187 . (canceled)

188 . The device of claim 168 , wherein said proposal to assist in performing at least one service related to a device particular portion, in return for access to the device particular portion acquiring module comprises:

a particular data from particular portion acquiring module;

an obscured data generating from acquired particular data module;

an obscured data transmitting module; and

a proposal to assist in performing at least one service related to a device particular portion acquiring module.

189 . The device of claim 188 , wherein said obscured data generating from acquired particular data module comprises:

a uniquely identifying information removing from acquired particular data module.

190 . The device of claim 188 , wherein said obscured data generating from acquired particular data module comprises:

altering data that uniquely identifies the device from the acquired particular data.

191 . The device of claim 188 , wherein said obscured data generating from acquired particular data module comprises:

a uniquely identifying information altering from acquired particular data module.

192 . (canceled)

193 . The device of claim 188 , wherein said proposal to assist in performing at least one service related to a device particular portion acquiring module comprises:

a proposal to assist in performing at least one service that is selected at least partly based on the transmitted obscured data acquiring module.

194 . The device of claim 168 , wherein said proposal to assist in performing at least one service related to a device particular portion, in return for access to the device particular portion acquiring module comprises:

a proposal to assist in performing at least one service that uses to a device particular portion, in return for access to the device particular portion acquiring module.

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200 . (canceled)

201 . The device of claim 168 , wherein said proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining module comprises:

a proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining using the device particular portion as a factor module.

202 . The device of claim 201 , wherein said proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining using the device particular portion as a factor module comprises:

a proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining based on a protection level associated with the device particular portion module.

203 . (canceled)

204 . The device of claim 201 , wherein said proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining using the device particular portion as a factor module comprises:

a proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining using security designation of one or more data segments of the device particular portion as a factor module.

205 . (canceled)

206 . The device of claim 201 , wherein said proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining using the device particular portion as a factor module comprises:

a proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining using type of data associated with the device particular portion as a factor module.

207 . The device of claim 206 , wherein said proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining using type of data associated with the device particular portion as a factor module comprises:

a proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining due to data associated with the device particular portion as location data module.

208 . (canceled)

209 . The device of claim 201 , wherein said proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining using the device particular portion as a factor module comprises:

a proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining using data collection frequency by a sensor of the device particular portion as a factor module.

210 . The device of claim 168 , wherein said proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining module comprises:

a proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to a device sensor to which access is requested acceptance determining module.

211 . (canceled)

212 . The device of claim 168 , wherein said proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining module comprises:

a proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to particular device data to which access is requested acceptance determining module.

213 . The device of claim 168 , wherein said proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining module comprises:

a proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to particular device data controlled by and external to the device to which access is requested acceptance determining module.

214 . The device of claim 213 , wherein said proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to particular device data controlled by and external to the device to which access is requested acceptance determining module comprises:

a proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to particular device data controlled by the device and stored with a cloud service to which access is requested acceptance determining module.

215 . The device of claim 168 , wherein said proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining module comprises:

a proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested user decision prompting module.

216 . The device of claim 215 , wherein said proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested user decision prompting module comprises:

an option for user to select a proposal to perform the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested presenting module.

217 . The device of claim 216 , wherein said option for user to select a proposal to perform the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested presenting module comprises:

a selection screen for user to interact with to decide whether to accept the proposal to perform the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested screen presenting module.

218 . The device of claim 168 , wherein said proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining module comprises:

a proposal to carry out at least a portion of the one or more services presenting to a user of the device module; and

a request for access to the device particular portion presenting to user as a condition for carrying out the at least a portion of the one or more services module.

219 . The device of claim 218 , wherein said request for access to the device particular portion presenting to user as a condition for carrying out the at least a portion of the one or more services module comprises:

a request for access to the device particular portion presenting as a condition for carrying out the at least a portion of the one or more services to the user after presenting the proposal to carry out at least a portion of the one or more services module.

220 . The device of claim 218 , wherein said request for access to the device particular portion presenting to user as a condition for carrying out the at least a portion of the one or more services module comprises:

a request for access to the device particular portion presenting as a condition for carrying out the at least a portion of the one or more services to the user after presenting the proposal to carry out at least a portion of the one or more services module.

221 . The device of claim 168 , wherein said proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining module comprises:

a proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining at least partly based on the at least one service module.

222 . (canceled)

223 . The device of claim 221 , wherein said proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining at least partly based on the at least one service module comprises:

a proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining at least partly based on a creator of the at least one service module.

224 . The device of claim 221 , wherein said proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining at least partly based on the at least one service module comprises:

a proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining at least partly based on an amount of device resources demanded by the at least one service module.

225 . (canceled)

226 . (canceled)

227 . The device of claim 221 , wherein said proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining at least partly based on the at least one service module comprises:

a proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining at least partly based on one or more external resources requested by the at least one service module.

228 . The device of claim 227 , wherein said proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining at least partly based on one or more external resources requested by the at least one service module comprises:

a proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining at least partly based on one or more external social networking site resources requested by the at least one service module.

229 . The device of claim 168 , wherein said proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining module comprises:

a proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to a device user interface to which access is requested acceptance determining module.

230 . (canceled)

231 . The device of claim 168 , wherein said proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining module comprises:

a proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining, at least partly based on one or more device settings module.

232 . The device of claim 168 , wherein said proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining module comprises:

a proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining, at least partly based on one or more device operating system settings module.

233 . (canceled)

234 . The device of claim 168 , wherein said proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining module comprises:

a recommendation to user regarding whether to accept the proposal to assist in performing the at least one service providing module; and

a user selection regarding acceptance of the proposal to assist in performing the at least one service receiving module.

235 . The device of claim 168 , wherein said proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining module comprises:

a proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining at least partly based on a user-configured preference module.

236 . The device of claim 168 , wherein said access to the device particular portion granting upon decision to accept proposal to assist in performing the at least one service module comprises:

an access to the device particular portion allowing upon decision to accept proposal to assist in performing the at least one service module.

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241 . The device of claim 168 , wherein said access to the device particular portion granting upon decision to accept proposal to assist in performing the at least one service module comprises:

an access to the device particular portion granting upon completion of a device operation for determining whether to accept proposal to assist in performing the at least one service module.

242 . The device of claim 168 , wherein said access to the device particular portion granting upon decision to accept proposal to assist in performing the at least one service module comprises:

a one or more device particular portion access credentials transmitting upon decision to accept proposal to assist in performing the at least one service module.

243 . (canceled)

244 . The device of claim 242 , wherein said one or more device particular portion access credentials transmitting upon decision to accept proposal to assist in performing the at least one service module comprises:

a data stored in device particular portion unlocking information transmitting upon decision to accept proposal to assist in performing the at least one service module.

245 . (canceled)

246 . (canceled)

247 . The device of claim 168 , wherein said access to the device particular portion granting upon decision to accept proposal to assist in performing the at least one service module comprises:

an acceptance of proposal to assist in performing the at least one service transmitting module; and

an access to the device particular portion granting module.

248 . (canceled)

249 . (canceled)

250 . A device, comprising:

one or more general purpose integrated circuits configured to receive instructions to configure as a proposal to assist in performing at least one service related to a device particular portion, in return for access to the device particular portion acquiring module at one or more first particular times;

one or more general purpose integrated circuits configured to receive instructions to configure as a proposal to assist in performing the at least one service related to the device particular portion to which access is requested acceptance determining module at one or more second particular times; and

one or more general purpose integrated circuits configured to receive instructions to configure as a access to the device particular portion granting upon decision to accept proposal to assist in performing the at least one service module at one or more third particular times.

251 . The device of claim 250 , wherein said one or more second particular times occur prior to the one or more third particular times and after the one or more first particular times.

252 . (canceled)

253 . (canceled)

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2013
From: JUNG, EDWARD K.Y.; LEVIEN, ROYCE A.; LORD, RICHARD T.; LORD, ROBERT W.; MALAMUD, MARK A.
To: ELWHA LLC
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