Nokia Corporation

Marko V&auml;nsk&auml;

Ian Nordman

Mikko Tapani Tarkiainen

Casper Gripenberg

Norbert Gyorb&iacute;r&oacute;

Tero Alam&auml;ki

An information management technique includes gathering and storing data from a plurality of sources of data. The gathered and stored data is then filtered and prioritized. The filtered and prioritized data is then packaged and delivered to an end user. The data is filtered and prioritized in a plurality of layers arranged sequentially, a first layer having a broadest categorization of data and each subsequent lower layer having a narrower categorization of data than its adjacent higher layer. The plurality of data sources may include external sources of data such as sources of data accessible on the Internet and internal sources of data such as sources of data accessible on a corporate Intranet. When the data is prioritized as a &ldquo;high&rdquo; priority, then the data may be immediately delivered to the end user while if the data is prioritized as a &ldquo;low&rdquo; priority, a signal may be sent to the end user and the data delivered only upon a request by the end user.

Information management technique

A method, system, and apparatus for protecting personal privacy in a wireless local area network using a framework at both the terminal and the service in the wireless local area network. The terminal includes a memory that stores the profile data for a user. The terminal is coupled by radio frequency to an access point that is also coupled to a wired network such as the Internet. A service operator coupled to the wired network offers a service opportunity to the user by sending a message to the terminal that includes the service opportunity. If the profile data for the user indicates that the user is interested in either this type of service opportunity or this particular service, the user sends at least a portion of the profile data to the service operator. The service operator uses the profile data to personalize the service prior to sending it to the user. If the profile data for the user indicates that the user does not want to disclose the profile data for this service opportunity, the service operator can only respond by sending a default service opportunity or not sending any service opportunity.

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Helsinki, Finland

Marko Vänskä

Growing community of inventors

Helsinki, Finland

Marko V&auml;nsk&auml;

Marko Vänskä