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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2002
Gregory Lee Mumford, Marion, IA (US);
Bruce Albert Gross, Toddville, IA (US);
Gregory Lee Mumford, Marion, IA (US);
Bruce Albert Gross, Toddville, IA (US);
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method, system and computer program product for controlling data access through a question and answer mechanism, including assigning a unique user identification for a user; associating information of the user with the user identification; receiving a request for the information based on the user identification; generating a question, based on a relationship between the user and a requestor of the information, that the requestor of the information must answer in order to access the information; and providing access to one of a portion of the information and all of the information, based on the relationship between the user and the requestor of the information, if the requestor correctly answers the question.