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This is a Non-final Office action in response to communications received on 6/17/2025. Claims 1-20 are pending and are examined.
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Double Patenting
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Claims 1-20 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-4, 6, 8-10, 13, 18 of U.S. Patent No. US 12373884 B2 (Pearce). Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because the claims of the present application are taught by the use of synonyms and change of limitation order from the patent identified above.
Application 19/241,323
Patent No. US 12373884 B2
1. A system comprising: one or more processors coupled to non-transitory memory, the one or more processors configured to:
receive from a user device of a user, a request for access permissions corresponding to user information;
determine that a first device is granted access to the user information according to a first access permission definition, and a second device is granted access to the user information according to a second access permission definition;
transmit, to the user device, a first indicator of the first access permission definition and a second indicator of the second access permission definition for display by the user device;
receive from the user device, a first user input to modify the first access permission definition such that a first subset of the user information is accessible to the first device, and
a second user input to modify the second access permission definition such that a second subset of the user information is accessible to the second device, the second subset being different from the first subset;
update the first access permission definition based on the first user input and update the second access permission definition based on the second user input;
receive from the first device an information request for user information; and
transmit to the first device the first subset of the user information based on based on the first access permission definition.
1. A computing system for controlling access by particular smart devices to user information, the computing system comprising: … a processor and a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
receive from a user device of a user, via the network interface, a request for access permissions corresponding to the user information;
determine that a first smart device having a first device identifier is granted access to the user information according to a first access permission definition, and a second smart device having a second device identifier is granted access to the user information according to a second access permission definition;
transmit to the user device, using the network interface, a first indicator of the first access permission definition and a second indicator of the second access permission definition for display by the user device …
receive from the user device, via the network interface, a first user input identifying a first subset of the user information as being accessible to the first smart device, and
a second user input identifying a second subset of the user information as being accessible to the second smart device, the second subset being different from the first subset;
update the first access permission definition to indicate that the first subset of the user information is accessible to the first smart device, and update the second access permission definition to indicate that the second subset of the user information is accessible to the second smart device;
receive from the first smart device, via the network interface, an information request for user information;
… transmit to the first smart device, via the network interface, the first subset of the user information based on the determination.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to update the first access permission definition to indicate that the first subset of the user information is accessible to the first device.
1. …update the first access permission definition to indicate that the first subset of the user information is accessible to the first smart device…
3. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to update the second access permission definition to indicate that the second subset of the user information is accessible to the second device.
1. …update the second access permission definition to indicate that the second subset of the user information is accessible to the second smart device
4. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: determine that the first access permission definition grants the first device access to the first subset of the user information in response to the information request; and transmit the first subset of the user information in response to determining that the first access permission definition grants the first device access to the first subset of the user information.
1. …determine that the first access permission definition grants the first smart device access to the first subset of the user information in response to the information request; and transmit to the first smart device, via the network interface, the first subset of the user information based on the determination.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: receive the first user input in response to an interaction with a data control interface configured to accept user inputs for changing the first access permission definition corresponding to the first device.
1. …a first indicator of the first access permission definition and a second indicator of the second access permission definition for display by the user device in a data control interface configured to accept user inputs for changing the first and second access permission definitions corresponding to the first and second smart device
6. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: receive a third user input corresponding with a selection to disable access to the first subset of the user information with respect to the first device; and update the first access permission definition to include access denial indication for the first device.
3. …receive, via the network interface, a third user input corresponding with a selection to disable access to the user information with respect to an account of the user; and update access permissions stored in association with the account to include access denial indications for the account.
7. The system of claim 6, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: receive, from the user device, a request to access the first subset of the user information; determine that that the first access permission definition includes the access denial indication for the first device; and transmit, to the first device an access denial message in response to the request.
4. …receive from the first smart device, via the network interface, a second information request for user information related to the account; and transmit to the first smart device, via the network interface, an access denial message in response to the second information request.
8. The system of claim 1, wherein the user information is stored at an external computing system associated with a third party, and wherein the first access permission definition and the second access permission definition each correspond with accessibility of the user information stored at the external computing system.
6. …wherein the user information is stored at an external computing system associated with a third party, and wherein the first and second access permission definitions correspond with accessibility of the user information stored at the external computing system.
9. The system of claim 1, wherein the first device is a third-party device of a third-party, and wherein the second device is a second user device of the user.
2. …wherein the first smart device is a third-party device of a third-party, and wherein the second smart device is a second user device of the user.
10. A method comprising: receiving, by one or more processors coupled to non-transitory memory, from a user device of a user, a request for access permissions corresponding to user information;
determining, by the one or more processors, that a first device is granted access to the user information according to a first access permission definition, and a second device is granted access to the user information according to a second access permission definition;
transmitting, by the one or more processors, to the user device, a first indicator of the first access permission definition and a second indicator of the second access permission definition for display by the user device;
receiving, by the one or more processors, from the user device, a first user input to modify the first access permission definition such that a first subset of the user information is accessible to the first device, and a second user input to modify the second access permission definition such that a second subset of the user information is accessible to the second device, the second subset being different from the first subset; updating, by the one or more processors, the first access permission definition based on the first user input and updating the second access permission definition based on the second user input;
receiving, by the one or more processors, from the first device an information request for user information; and transmitting, by the one or more processors, to the first device the first subset of the user information based on the first access permission definition.
8. A method, implemented by a computing system, of controlling smart device access to user information of a user, the method comprising:
…determining, by the computing system, based on the first device identifier and the second device identifier, that the first smart device and the second smart device have access to the user information as defined by the first access permission definition and the second access permission definition, respectively;…
… transmitting to the user device, by the computing system, a first indicator of the first access permission definition and a second indicator of the second access permission definition for display by the user device …
storing, by the computing system, a first access permission definition identifying a first subset of the user information that is accessible to a first smart device having a first device identifier; …storing, by the computing system, a second access permission definition identifying a second subset of the user information, different from the first subset of the user information, that is accessible to a second smart device having a second device identifier; …
transmitting, by the computing system, the first subset of the user information to the first smart device in response to a first request for user information received from the first smart device; …transmitting, by the computing system, the second subset of the user information to the second smart device in response to a second request for user information received from the second smart device; receiving, from a user device of the user by the computing system, a control request for access permissions corresponding to the user information;
11. The method of claim 10, further comprising updating, by the one or more processors, the first access permission definition to indicate that the first subset of the user information is accessible to the first device.
8. …storing, by the computing system, a first access permission definition identifying a first subset of the user information that is accessible to a first smart device having a first device identifier;
12. The method of claim 10, further comprising updating, by the one or more processors, the second access permission definition to indicate that the second subset of the user information is accessible to the second device.
8. ……storing, by the computing system, a second access permission definition identifying a second subset of the user information, different from the first subset of the user information, that is accessible to a second smart device having a second device identifier; …
13. The method of claim 10, further comprising: determining, by the one or more processors, that the first access permission definition grants the first device access to the first subset of the user information in response to the information request; and transmitting, by the one or more processors, the first subset of the user information in response to determining that the first access permission definition grants the first device access to the first subset of the user information.
8. …determining, by the computing system, based on the first device identifier and the second device identifier, that the first smart device and the second smart device have access to the user information as defined by the first access permission definition and the second access permission definition, respectively; and transmitting to the user device, by the computing system, a first indicator of the first access permission definition and a second indicator of the second access permission definition for display by the user device in a data control interface configured to accept user inputs for changing access permission definitions that define accessibility of the user information by particular smart devices.
14. The method of claim 10, further comprising: receiving, by the one or more processors, the first user input in response to an interaction with a data control interface configured to accept user inputs for changing the first access permission definition corresponding to the first device.
8. …a first indicator of the first access permission definition and a second indicator of the second access permission definition for display by the user device in a data control interface configured to accept user inputs for changing access permission definitions that define accessibility of the user information by particular smart devices.
15. The method of claim 10, further comprising: receiving, by the one or more processors, a third user input corresponding with a selection to disable access to the first subset of the user information with respect to the first device; and updating, by the one or more processors, the first access permission definition to include access denial indication for the first device.
9. …receiving, by the computing system, a first user input via the data control interface, the first user input corresponding with a first selection, entered into the data control interface, to disable access to the user information by the first smart device; and updating, by the computing system, the first access permission definition to indicate access is disabled with respect to the second device identifier.
16. The method of claim 15, further comprising: receiving, by the one or more processors, from the user device, a request to access the first subset of the user information; determining, by the one or more processors, that the first access permission definition includes the access denial indication for the first device; and transmitting, by the one or more processors, to the first device an access denial message in response to the request.
10. …receiving, from the first smart device by the computing system, a third request for user information; determining, by the computing system, that the first access permission definition indicates access is disabled with respect to the first device identifier; and transmitting, to the first smart device by the computing system, an access denial message in response to the third request.
17. The method of claim 10, wherein the user information is stored at an external computing system associated with a third party, and wherein the first access permission definition and the second access permission definition each correspond with accessibility of the user information stored at the external computing system.
18. …wherein the first and second access permission definitions define access to user information stored at an external computing system of a third party
18. The method of claim 10, wherein the first device is a third-party device of a third-party, and wherein the second device is a second user device of the user.
13. …wherein the first smart device is a third-party device of a third-party, and wherein the second smart device is a second user device of the user.
19. A non-transitory computer-readable memory storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a user device of a user, a request for access permissions corresponding to user information;
determining that a first device is granted access to the user information according to a first access permission definition, and a second device is granted access to the user information according to a second access permission definition;
transmitting, to the user device, a first indicator of the first access permission definition and a second indicator of the second access permission definition for display by the user device;
receiving, from the user device, a first user input to modify the first access permission definition such that a first subset of the user information is accessible to the first device, and a
second user input to modify the second access permission definition such that a second subset of the user information is accessible to the second device, the second subset being different from the first subset;
updating the first access permission definition based on the first user input and updating the second access permission definition based on the second user input;
receiving, from the first device an information request for user information; and
transmitting to the first device the first subset of the user information based on the first access permission definition.
1. A computing system for controlling access by particular smart devices to user information, the computing system comprising: … a processor and a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
receive from a user device of a user, via the network interface, a request for access permissions corresponding to the user information;
determine that a first smart device having a first device identifier is granted access to the user information according to a first access permission definition, and a second smart device having a second device identifier is granted access to the user information according to a second access permission definition;
transmit to the user device, using the network interface, a first indicator of the first access permission definition and a second indicator of the second access permission definition for display by the user device …
receive from the user device, via the network interface, a first user input identifying a first subset of the user information as being accessible to the first smart device, and
a second user input identifying a second subset of the user information as being accessible to the second smart device, the second subset being different from the first subset;
update the first access permission definition to indicate that the first subset of the user information is accessible to the first smart device, and update the second access permission definition to indicate that the second subset of the user information is accessible to the second smart device;
receive from the first smart device, via the network interface, an information request for user information;
… transmit to the first smart device, via the network interface, the first subset of the user information based on the determination.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable memory of claim 19, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the one or more processors to update the first access permission definition to indicate that the first subset of the user information is accessible to the first device.
1. …update the first access permission definition to indicate that the first subset of the user information is accessible to the first smart device…
Conclusion
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