Patents by Inventor Benjamin Alexander Hughes

Benjamin Alexander Hughes has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10726148
    Abstract: A method and system to provide multi-layered access control for healthcare datasets are disclosed. The method comprises defining an information policy for each of healthcare datasets, wherein the information policy comprises information access permissions. Further, an organization policy is defined for each of the healthcare datasets, wherein the organization policy comprises license permissions for organizations accessing the healthcare datasets. Thereafter, a user account master policy is defined for each of the healthcare datasets, wherein the user account master policy comprises account permissions assigned to users of the organizations. Subsequently, a master user policy is generated for each of the users based on the information policy, the organization policy, the user account master policy, or a combination thereof, wherein the master user policy comprises access control permissions to provide each of the users access to the healthcare datasets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: IQVIA, INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin Alexander Hughes, Michael Carl Friedrich Opel, Braley B. Crandall
  • Publication number: 20170053130
    Abstract: A method and system to provide multi-layered access control for healthcare datasets are disclosed. The method comprises defining an information policy for each of healthcare datasets, wherein the information policy comprises information access permissions. Further, an organization policy is defined for each of the healthcare datasets, wherein the organization policy comprises license permissions for organizations accessing the healthcare datasets. Thereafter, a user account master policy is defined for each of the healthcare datasets, wherein the user account master policy comprises account permissions assigned to users of the organizations. Subsequently, a master user policy is generated for each of the users based on the information policy, the organization policy, the user account master policy, or a combination thereof, wherein the master user policy comprises access control permissions to provide each of the users access to the healthcare datasets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Benjamin Alexander Hughes, Michael Carl Friedrich Opel, Braley B. Crandall