James Eric Stout

US Patent:

20100077458, Mar 25, 2010

Filed:

Sep 25, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/237752

Inventors:

James A. Stout - Highland UT, US
Howard B. Gee - Highland UT, US

Assignee:

Card Access, Inc. - SALT LAKE CITY UT

International Classification:

G06F 21/00

US Classification:

726 4

Abstract:

An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for responsibility-based data management. In one embodiment, the method may include the steps of: (i) receiving, from a network participant, a request to access an information set; (ii) setting a permission indicator in response to a determination that the network participant is associated with a group dissemination attribute that authorizes the network participant to access the information set; (iii) modifying the permission indicator in response to a determination that an exception rule modifies the group dissemination attribute; (iv) setting the permission indicator in response to a determination that the network participant is associated with a system position attribute that authorizes the network participant to access the information set; and (v) providing access to the information set in response to a determination that the permission indicator authorizes the network participant to access the information set.