METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING DATA AND/OR SERVICES FOR DEVICES
Computationally implemented methods and systems include determining that a device has particular data that is designated as potentially valuable wherein access to the particular data is restricted, determining one or more services configured to be carried out on the device, said one or more services using the particular data to which the access is restricted, and facilitating presentation of an offer to facilitate carrying out one or more services that use the particular data. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.
1 . A computationally-implemented method, comprising:
determining that a device has particular data that is designated as potentially valuable wherein access to the particular data is restricted;
determining one or more services configured to be carried out on the device, said one or more services using the particular data to which the access is restricted;
facilitating presentation of an offer to facilitate carrying out one or more services that use at least a portion of the particular data; and
acquiring the particular data designated as potentially valuable by facilitating carrying out the one or more services that are configured to use at least a portion of the particular data in a course of carrying out the one or more services.
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6 . The computationally-implemented implemented method of claim 1 , wherein said determining that a device has particular data that is designated as potentially valuable wherein access to the particular data is restricted comprises:
calculating, based on known information about a device, that the device has particular data that is designated as potentially valuable, wherein access to the particular data is restricted.
7 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein said calculating, based on known information about a device, that the device has particular data that is designated as potentially valuable, wherein access to the particular data is restricted comprises:
calculating, based on data indicating that the device has a particular type of sensor, that the sensor is collecting particular data that is designated as potentially valuable, wherein access to the particular data is restricted.
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10 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein said determining that a device has particular data that is designated as potentially valuable wherein access to the particular data is restricted comprises:
receiving an indicator indicating that the device has particular data that is designated as potentially valuable wherein access to the particular data is restricted.
11 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 10 , wherein said receiving an indicator indicating that the device has particular data that is designated as potentially valuable wherein access to the particular data is restricted comprises:
receiving a data indicator, from the device, indicating that the device has particular data that is designated as potentially valuable, wherein access to the particular data is restricted.
12 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein said receiving a data indicator, from the device, indicating that the device has particular data that is designated as potentially valuable, wherein access to the particular data is restricted comprises:
receiving a data indicator, from a monitoring application running on the device, indicating that the device has particular data that is designated as potentially valuable, wherein access to the particular data is restricted.
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14 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 10 , wherein said receiving an indicator indicating that the device has particular data that is designated as potentially valuable wherein access to the particular data is restricted comprises:
receiving a data indicator, from a communication network on which the device is communicating, indicating that the device has particular data that is designated as potentially valuable, wherein access to the particular data is restricted.
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16 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein said determining that a device has particular data that is designated as potentially valuable wherein access to the particular data is restricted comprises:
determining that a device has stored particular data that is designated as potentially valuable, wherein access to the particular data is restricted.
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18 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein said determining that a device has particular data that is designated as potentially valuable wherein access to the particular data is restricted comprises:
monitoring public data to determine a likelihood that the device has particular data that is designated as potentially valuable wherein access to the particular data is restricted.
19 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 18 , wherein said monitoring public data to determine a likelihood that the device has particular data that is designated as potentially valuable wherein access to the particular data is restricted comprises:
monitoring one or more social networking sites to determine a likelihood that the device has particular data that is designated as potentially valuable, wherein access to the particular data is restricted.
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21 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein said determining that a device has particular data that is designated as potentially valuable wherein access to the particular data is restricted comprises:
determining that a device has particular data of a type that is designated as potentially valuable, wherein access to the particular data is restricted.
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23 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein said determining that a device has particular data that is designated as potentially valuable wherein access to the particular data is restricted comprises:
determining that a device has particular data having one or more values designated as potentially valuable, wherein access to the particular data is restricted.
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25 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein said determining that a device has particular data that is designated as potentially valuable wherein access to the particular data is restricted comprises:
determining that a device has a particular amount of data that is designated as potentially valuable, wherein access to the particular data is restricted.
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27 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein said determining that a device has particular data that is designated as potentially valuable wherein access to the particular data is restricted comprises:
determining that a device has particular data that is designated, by an internal designation, as potentially valuable, wherein access to the particular data is restricted.
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31 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein said determining that a device has particular data that is designated as potentially valuable wherein access to the particular data is restricted comprises:
receiving a designation of data as potentially valuable; and
determining that a device has particular data that matches the received designation of data as potentially valuable.
32 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 31 , wherein said receiving a designation of data as potentially valuable comprises:
receiving a designation of data as potentially valuable from an external entity.
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38 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein said determining one or more services configured to be carried out on the device, said one or more services using the particular data to which the access is restricted comprises:
selecting one or more services configured to be carried out on the device, said one or more services using the particular data to which the access is restricted.
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41 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein said determining one or more services configured to be carried out on the device, said one or more services using the particular data to which the access is restricted comprises:
requesting one or more services configured to be carried out on the device, said one or more services using the particular data to which the access is restricted; and
receiving at least one service in response to requesting the one or more services.
42 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein said determining one or more services configured to be carried out on the device, said one or more services using the particular data to which the access is restricted comprises:
determining one or more services to be carried out by the device by accessing one or more resources, said one or more services using the particular data to which the access is restricted.
43 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 42 , wherein said determining one or more services to be carried out by the device by accessing one or more resources, said one or more services using the particular data to which the access is restricted comprises:
determining one or more services to be carried out by the device by accessing one or more websites and/or databases, said one or more services using the particular data to which the access is restricted.
44 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein said determining one or more services configured to be carried out on the device, said one or more services using the particular data to which the access is restricted comprises:
determining one or more services to be carried out by the device, said one or more services requiring the particular data to which the access is restricted in order to be completed.
45 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein said determining one or more services configured to be carried out on the device, said one or more services using the particular data to which the access is restricted comprises:
determining one or more services to be carried out the device, wherein access to the particular data is a prerequisite for completing the one or more services.
46 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein said facilitating presentation of an offer to facilitate carrying out one or more services that use at least a portion of the particular data comprises:
facilitating display of an offer, at the device, to carry out the one or more services that use the particular data.
47 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 46 , wherein said facilitating display of an offer, at the device, to carry out the one or more services that use the particular data comprises:
instructing the device to display an offer to facilitate carrying out the one or more services that use the particular data.
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51 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein said facilitating presentation of an offer to facilitate carrying out one or more services that use at least a portion of the particular data comprises:
facilitating presentation of an offer to facilitate carrying out one or more services that use the particular data at the device, in exchange for receiving access to the particular data used by the one or more services.
52 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 51 , wherein said facilitating presentation of an offer to facilitate carrying out one or more services that use the particular data at the device, in exchange for receiving access to the particular data used by the one or more services comprises:
facilitating presentation of an offer to facilitate carrying out one or more services that use the particular data at the device, in exchange for permission to use the particular data used by the one or more services.
53 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 52 , wherein said facilitating presentation of an offer to facilitate carrying out one or more services that use the particular data at the device, in exchange for permission to use the particular data used by the one or more services comprises:
facilitating presentation of an offer to facilitate carrying out one or more services that use the particular data at the device, in exchange for permission to use the particular data used by the one or more services for a purpose unrelated to the one or more services.
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55 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein said acquiring the particular data designated as potentially valuable by facilitating carrying out the one or more services that are configured to use at least a portion of the particular data in a course of carrying out the one or more services comprises:
acquiring the particular data designated as potentially valuable; and
facilitating execution of the one or more services that are configured to use at least a portion of the particular data.
56 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 55 , wherein said acquiring the particular data designated as potentially valuable comprises:
polling the device for the particular data at one or more particular intervals.
57 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 55 , wherein said acquiring the particular data designated as potentially valuable comprises:
installing a collection application on the device configured to collect the particular data.
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59 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 55 , wherein said facilitating execution of the one or more services that are configured to use at least a portion of the particular data comprises:
carrying out the one or more services using the received particular data; and
transmitting a result of carrying out the one or more services to the device.
60 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 55 , wherein said facilitating execution of the one or more services that are configured to use at least a portion of the particular data comprises:
transmitting an application configured to carry out the one or more services to the device.
61 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 55 , wherein said facilitating execution of the one or more services that are configured to use at least a portion of the particular data comprises:
transmitting an application configured to carry out the one or more services to the device and configured to monitor the particular data after carrying out the one or more services.
62 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein said acquiring the particular data designated as potentially valuable by facilitating carrying out the one or more services that are configured to use at least a portion of the particular data in a course of carrying out the one or more services comprises:
carrying out the one or more services using at least a portion of the particular data to carry out the one or more services; and
maintaining one or more access rights of at least a portion of the particular data designated as potentially valuable.
63 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 62 , wherein said maintaining one or more access rights of at least a portion of the particular data designated as potentially valuable comprises:
maintaining one or more credentials used to gain access to the particular data.
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66 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 62 , wherein said maintaining one or more access rights of at least a portion of the particular data designated as potentially valuable comprises:
maintaining possession of an anonymized version of the particular data designated as potentially valuable.
67 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein said acquiring the particular data designated as potentially valuable by facilitating carrying out the one or more services that are configured to use at least a portion of the particular data in a course of carrying out the one or more services comprises:
acquiring the particular data designated as potentially valuable by providing access to one or more resources to the device for carrying out the one or more services that are configured to use at least a portion of the particular data.
68 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein said acquiring the particular data designated as potentially valuable by facilitating carrying out the one or more services that are configured to use at least a portion of the particular data in a course of carrying out the one or more services comprises:
facilitating presentation of a request to a user of the device, via the device, to install an application that tracks the particular data and that carries out at least a portion of the one or more services.
69 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein said acquiring the particular data designated as potentially valuable by facilitating carrying out the one or more services that are configured to use at least a portion of the particular data in a course of carrying out the one or more services comprises:
installing an application on the device that is configured to track the particular data and that carries out at least a portion of the one or more services.
70 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein said acquiring the particular data designated as potentially valuable by facilitating carrying out the one or more services that are configured to use at least a portion of the particular data in a course of carrying out the one or more services comprises:
storing the particular data at a location remote from the device, on behalf of the device, and carrying out the one or more services using the stored data.
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72 . A computationally-implemented system, comprising
circuitry for determining that a device has particular data that is designated as potentially valuable wherein access to the particular data is restricted;
circuitry for determining one or more services configured to be carried out on the device, said one or more services using the particular data to which the access is restricted;
circuitry for facilitating presentation of an offer to facilitate carrying out one or more services that use at least a portion of the particular data; and
circuitry for acquiring the particular data designated as potentially valuable by facilitating carrying out the one or more services that are configured to use at least a portion of the particular data in a course of carrying out the one or more services.
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143 . A device defined by a computational language comprising:
one or more interchained physical machines ordered for determining that a device has particular data that is designated as potentially valuable wherein access to the particular data is restricted;
one or more interchained physical machines ordered for determining one or more services configured to be carried out on the device, said one or more services using the particular data to which the access is restricted;
one or more interchained physical machines ordered for facilitating presentation of an offer to facilitate carrying out one or more services that use at least a portion of the particular data; and
one or more interchained physical machines ordered for acquiring the particular data designated as potentially valuable by facilitating carrying out the one or more services that are configured to use at least a portion of the particular data in a course of carrying out the one or more services.