METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING SERVICES AND DEVICE DATA
Computationally implemented methods and systems include acquiring property data regarding at least one property of one or more devices, generating anonymized data by altering the acquired property data to obscure one or more portions of the acquired property data that uniquely identify the one or more devices and/or one or more users of the one or more devices, presenting the anonymized data to one or more service providers configured to generate one or more services, and acquiring the generated one or more services, said generated one or more services at least partly based on the anonymized data. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.
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148 . A device, comprising:
a device attribute data related to one or more device attributes obtaining module;
an anonymized data formed by modifying acquired attribute data to obscure a device and/or user identifying portion of the device attribute data generating module;
an anonymized data presentation to one or more entities configured to obtain one or more device-based services facilitating module; and
a one or more entity-obtained device based services at least partly based on anonymized data acquiring module.
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156 . The device of claim 148 , wherein said device attribute data related to one or more device attributes obtaining module comprises:
a device data communication via network monitoring module; and
an attribute data related to one or more device attributes collecting through monitoring communication by the one or more devices over a communication network module.
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164 . The device of claim 148 , wherein said device attribute data related to one or more device attributes obtaining module comprises:
a device criterion data related to number of devices that meet one or more criteria obtaining module.
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166 . The device of claim 148 , wherein said anonymized data formed by modifying acquired attribute data to obscure a device and/or user identifying portion of the device attribute data generating module comprises:
an anonymized data formed by modifying acquired attribute data including one or more contact lists and one or more device identification numbers of one or more devices, to obscure a device and/or user identifying portion of the device attribute data generating module.
167 . The device of claim 166 , wherein said anonymized data formed by modifying acquired attribute data including one or more contact lists and one or more device identification numbers of one or more devices, to obscure a device and/or user identifying portion of the device attribute data generating module comprises:
an anonymized data formed by modifying acquired attribute data including one or more contact lists and one or more device identification numbers of one or more devices, by substituting a particular character of the device identification number with a different character, to obscure a device and/or user identifying portion of the device attribute data generating module.
168 . The device of claim 148 , wherein said anonymized data formed by modifying acquired attribute data to obscure a device and/or user identifying portion of the device attribute data generating module comprises:
an anonymized data formed by altering acquired attribute data to obscure a device identifying portion of the device attribute data generating module.
169 . The device of claim 148 , wherein said anonymized data formed by modifying acquired attribute data to obscure a device and/or user identifying portion of the device attribute data generating module comprises:
an anonymized data formed by altering acquired attribute data to obscure a device user identifying portion of the device attribute data generating module.
170 . The device of claim 148 , wherein said anonymized data formed by modifying acquired attribute data to obscure a device and/or user identifying portion of the device attribute data generating module comprises:
an anonymized data formed by deleting at least a portion of acquired attribute data to obscure a device and/or user identifying portion of the device attribute data generating module.
171 . The device of claim 148 , wherein said anonymized data formed by modifying acquired attribute data to obscure a device and/or user identifying portion of the device attribute data generating module comprises:
an anonymized data formed by aggregating at least a portion of acquired attribute data to obscure a device and/or user identifying portion of the device attribute data generating module.
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173 . The device of claim 148 , wherein said anonymized data formed by modifying acquired attribute data to obscure a device and/or user identifying portion of the device attribute data generating module comprises:
an anonymized data formed by adding acquired attribute data to previously acquired property data and removing specific relational information between the one or more devices and the acquired attribute data, to obscure a device and/or user identifying portion of the device attribute data generating module.
174 . The device of claim 148 , wherein said anonymized data formed by modifying acquired attribute data to obscure a device and/or user identifying portion of the device attribute data generating module comprises:
an anonymized data formed by encrypting at least a portion of acquired attribute data to obscure a device and/or user identifying portion of the device attribute data generating module.
175 . The device of claim 148 , wherein said anonymized data formed by modifying acquired attribute data to obscure a device and/or user identifying portion of the device attribute data generating module comprises:
an anonymized data formed by modifying acquired attribute data using a reversible data transformation algorithm to obscure a device and/or user identifying portion of the device attribute data generating module.
176 . The device of claim 148 , wherein said anonymized data formed by modifying acquired attribute data to obscure a device and/or user identifying portion of the device attribute data generating module comprises:
an anonymized data formed by replacing a portion of the acquired attribute data with a lookup table value, to obscure a device and/or user identifying portion of the device attribute data generating module.
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179 . The device of claim 148 , wherein said anonymized data formed by modifying acquired attribute data to obscure a device and/or user identifying portion of the device attribute data generating module comprises:
an anonymized data formed by replacing at least a portion of the acquired attribute data with data having a particular obscuring format, to obscure a device and/or user identifying portion of the device attribute data generating module.
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183 . The device of claim 148 , wherein said anonymized data presentation to one or more entities configured to obtain one or more device-based services facilitating module comprises:
an anonymized data transmission to one or more entities configured to obtain one or more device-based services facilitating module.
184 . The device of claim 148 , wherein said anonymized data presentation to one or more entities configured to obtain one or more device-based services facilitating module comprises:
an anonymized data presentation via a visual exchange interface to one or more entities configured to obtain one or more device-based services facilitating module.
185 . The device of claim 184 , wherein said anonymized data presentation via a visual exchange interface to one or more entities configured to obtain one or more device-based services facilitating module comprises:
an anonymized data presentation via a visual exchange interface designed for one or more service providing entities to the one or more service providing entities configured to obtain one or more device-based services facilitating module.
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188 . The device of claim 148 , wherein said anonymized data presentation to one or more entities configured to obtain one or more device-based services facilitating module comprises:
an anonymized data presentation in a bid auction format to one or more entities configured to obtain one or more device-based services facilitating module.
189 . The device of claim 148 , wherein said anonymized data presentation to one or more entities configured to obtain one or more device-based services facilitating module comprises:
a one or more entities configured to obtain one or more device-based services request for particular anonymized data receiving module;
an anonymized data suitability for fulfilling request for particular anonymized data determining module; and
an at least a portion of anonymized data transmitting in response to request for particular anonymized data module.
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193 . The device of claim 148 , wherein said anonymized data presentation to one or more entities configured to obtain one or more device-based services facilitating module comprises:
an anonymized data request from one or more entities configured to obtain one or more device-based services receiving module; and
a one or more entities configured to obtain one or more device-based services that requested anonymized data selecting module.
194 . The device of claim 193 , wherein said one or more entities configured to obtain one or more device-based services that requested anonymized data selecting module comprises:
a one or more entities configured to obtain one or more device-based services that requested anonymized data selecting at least partly based on entity prior relationship module.
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196 . The device of claim 148 , wherein said anonymized data presentation to one or more entities configured to obtain one or more device-based services facilitating module comprises:
a portion of anonymized data transmission to one or more entities configured to obtain one or more device-based services facilitating module; and
a remainder of anonymized data transmission to one or more entities configured to obtain one or more device-based services facilitating in response to a received indication from the one or more entities requesting the remainder of anonymized data module.
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200 . The device of claim 148 , wherein said one or more entity-obtained device based services at least partly based on anonymized data acquiring module comprises:
a one or more entity-obtained device based services at least partly based on anonymized data receiving module.
201 . The device of claim 148 , wherein said one or more entity-obtained device based services at least partly based on anonymized data acquiring module comprises:
a determining whether one or more services are present by polling one or more entities configured to provide one or more device-based services module; and
a determined one or more services acquiring from the polled one or more entities module.
202 . The device of claim 201 , wherein said determined one or more services acquiring from the polled one or more entities module comprises:
a determined one or more services acquiring from the polled one or more entities,
at least partly based on one or more device features related to the one or more device-based services module.
203 . The device of claim 202 , wherein said determined one or more services acquiring from the polled one or more entities, at least partly based on one or more device features related to the one or more device-based services module comprises:
a determined one or more services acquiring from the polled one or more entities,
at least partly based on one or more device portions deemed valuable to which the one or more device-based services require access module.
204 . The device of claim 203 , wherein said determined one or more services acquiring from the polled one or more entities, at least partly based on one or more device portions deemed valuable to which the one or more device-based services require access module comprises:
a determined one or more services acquiring from the polled one or more entities,
at least partly based on one or more device portions indicating information regarding a position of the device that is deemed valuable, to which the one or more device-based services require access module.
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206 . The device of claim 148 , wherein said one or more entity-obtained device based services at least partly based on anonymized data acquiring module comprises:
a one or more entity-obtained device based services at least partly based on anonymized data receiving module; and
a received one or more entity-obtained device based services at least partly based on anonymized data selecting module.
207 . The device of claim 206 , wherein said received one or more entity-obtained device based services at least partly based on anonymized data selecting module comprises:
a received one or more entity-obtained device based services at least partly based on anonymized data selecting at least partly based on analysis of anonymized data module.
208 . The device of claim 206 , wherein said received one or more entity-obtained device based services comprises:
a received one or more entity-obtained device based services at least partly based on anonymized data selecting at least partly based on valuation of anonymized data module.
209 . The device of claim 148 , wherein said one or more entity-obtained device based services at least partly based on anonymized data acquiring module comprises:
a one or more entity-obtained device based services at least partly based on anonymized data information regarding the service acquiring module; and
a deanonymization data configured to uniquely identify one or more devices offering in exchange for receiving the particular one or more entity-obtained device based services for which information was acquired module.
210 . The device of claim 148 , wherein said one or more entity-obtained device based services at least partly based on anonymized data acquiring module comprises:
a one or more entity-obtained device based services at least partly based on anonymized data acquiring by offering deanonymization data configured to uniquely identify the device module.
211 . The device of claim 210 , wherein said one or more entity-obtained device based services at least partly based on anonymized data acquiring by offering deanonymization data configured to uniquely identify the device module comprises:
a one or more entity-obtained device based services at least partly based on anonymized data acquiring by offering deanonymization data to a particular entity that generated a particular service, said deanonymization data configured to uniquely identify the device module.
212 . The device of claim 211 , wherein said one or more entity-obtained device based services at least partly based on anonymized data acquiring by offering deanonymization data configured to uniquely identify the device module comprises:
a one or more entity-obtained device based services at least partly based on anonymized data acquiring by offering deanonymization data to a particular entity that generated a particular service, said deanonymization data configured to transform the anonymized data into data uniquely identifying the device module.
213 . The device of claim 212 , wherein said one or more entity-obtained device based services at least partly based on anonymized data acquiring by offering deanonymization data to a particular entity that generated a particular service, said deanonymization data configured to transform the anonymized data into data uniquely identifying the device module comprises:
a one or more entity-obtained device based services at least partly based on anonymized data acquiring by offering deanonymization data to a particular entity that generated a particular service, said deanonymization data configured to decrypt the anonymized data into data uniquely identifying the device module.
214 . The device of claim 212 , wherein said one or more entity-obtained device based services at least partly based on anonymized data acquiring by offering deanonymization data to a particular entity that generated a particular service, said deanonymization data configured to transform the anonymized data into data uniquely identifying the device module comprises:
a one or more entity-obtained device based services at least partly based on anonymized data acquiring by offering deanonymization data to a particular entity that generated a particular service, said deanonymization data configured to substituting the anonymized data for data uniquely identifying the device module.
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216 . The device of claim 148 , wherein said one or more entity-obtained device based services at least partly based on anonymized data acquiring module comprises:
a one or more entity-obtained device based services at least partly based on anonymized data indicating a type of the device acquiring module.
217 . The device of claim 148 , wherein said one or more entity-obtained device based services at least partly based on anonymized data acquiring module comprises:
a one or more entity-obtained device based services at least partly based on anonymized data indicating a condition present on the device acquiring module.
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220 . A device, comprising:
one or more general purpose integrated circuits configured to receive instructions to configure as a device attribute data related to one or more device attributes obtaining module at one or more first particular times;
one or more general purpose integrated circuits configured to receive instructions to configure as a anonymized data formed by modifying acquired attribute data to obscure a device and/or user identifying portion of the device attribute data generating module at one or more second particular times;
one or more general purpose integrated circuits configured to receive instructions to configure as an anonymized data presentation to one or more entities configured to obtain one or more device-based services facilitating module at one or more third particular times; and
one or more general purpose integrated circuits configured to receive instructions to configure as a one or more entity-obtained device based services at least partly based on anonymized data acquiring module at one or more fourth particular times.
221 . The device of claim 220 , wherein said one or more second particular times occur prior to the one or more third particular times and fourth particular times and after the one or more first particular times.
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