Method and apparatus for governing the transfer of physiological and emotional user data

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7543330
APP PUB NO 20060036751A1
SERIAL NO

10821159

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Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture are provided for governing the transfer of data characterizing a user's behavior, physiological parameters and/or psychological parameters. One embodiment provides a method of handling a request, from a requesting application, for emotion data characterizing an emotional state of a user. A firewall ruleset defining rules governing the transfer of the emotion data to requesting applications is accessed to determine whether to provide the emotion data the requesting application. The request is denied if the firewall ruleset rules are not satisfied.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Garbow, Zachary Adam Rochester, US 69 3307
Hamlin, Robert Hart Mantorville, US 4 73
Sanomi-Fleming, Emuejevoke Jane-Frances Rochester, US 5 108

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