Handling repeated requests for the same user data

Abstract

In accordance with some embodiments, data may be automatically provided on preordained conditions for specific types of data. Thus specific types of data or specific requestors may be treated differently. The system may be programmed to respond appropriately to requests for certain types of data from certain types of requestors. This offloads the need to review specific requests in many cases and enables an automated system for providing requested data as appropriate.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . One or more non-transitory computer readable media storing instructions executed by a processor to perform a sequence comprising:
 enabling an initiator to initiate a transfer of specific data from a data broker to a data requestor by sending a token which specifies the initiator, the requestor and the information that is to be provided to a data broker; and   enabling the data broker to provide the token and an address to the initiator for forwarding to the requested.   
     
     
         2 . The media of  claim 1 , the sequence including enabling the initiator to initiate the transaction with the requestor to cause data to be provided from the data broker to the requestor. 
     
     
         3 . The media of  claim 1 , the sequence including enabling the initiator who has already initiated the transaction to authorize or not authorize the transaction after receiving a token and a locator that identifies the location of the data is to be provided from a data broker. 
     
     
         4 . The media of  claim 1 , the sequence including authorizing the transaction by sending a token and the locator to the requestor. 
     
     
         5 . The media of  claim 1 , the sequence including using said token to enable data to be distributed from a data broker in the form of a cloud. 
     
     
         6 . A method comprising:
 enabling an initiator to initiate a transfer of specific data from a data broker to a data requestor by sending a token which specifies the initiator, the requestor and the information that is to be provided to a data broker; and   enabling the data broker to provide the token and an address to the initiator for forwarding to the requested.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6  including enabling the initiator to initiate the transaction with the requestor to cause data to be provided from the data broker to the requestor. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6  including enabling the initiator who has already initiated the transaction to authorize or not authorize the transaction after receiving a token and a locator that identifies the location of the data is to be provided from a data broker. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1  including authorizing the transaction by sending a token and the locator to the requestor. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 6  including using said token to enable data to be distributed from a data broker in the form of a cloud. 
     
     
         11 . An apparatus comprising:
 an initiator to initiate a transfer of specific data from a data broker to a data requestor by sending a token which specifies the initiator, the requestor and the information that is to be provided to a data broker; and   the data broker to provide the token and an address to the initiator for forwarding to the requested.   
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , the initiator to initiate the transaction with the requestor to cause data to be provided from the data broker to the requestor. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , the initiator who has already initiated the transaction to authorize or not authorize the transaction after receiving a token and a locator that identifies the location of the data is to be provided from a data broker. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , the initiator to authorize the transaction by sending a token and the locator to the requestor. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , the data broker to enable data to be distributed from a data broker in the form of a cloud. 
     
     
         16 . The data broker of  claim 11  including:
 a processor to receive a request for data by a requester, determine whether preprogrammed conditions are met, and, based on said determination, determine whether to provide specific data to said requester, wherein the data corresponds to an initiator, and wherein the conditions have been set by the initiator; and 
 a storage coupled to said processor configured to store the requests for data. 
 
     
     
         17 . The data broker of  claim 16 , said processor to automatically obtain the requester's identity as a condition to transfer. 
     
     
         18 . The data broker of  claim 16 , said processor to obtain code from the requester in order to authorize the data transfer and to specify what information may be transferred. 
     
     
         19 . The data broker of  claim 16 , said processor to classify data requests from a requester based on the data requester's identity. 
     
     
         20 . The data broker of  claim 16 , said processor to determine the type of data requested and to handle requests for different types of data differently.