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Profile and consent accrual

  • US 10,003,667 B2
  • Filed: 06/18/2015
  • Issued: 06/19/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of managing consent between a client and a network server, the client and the network server configured to be communicatively coupled to a data communication network, the network server configured to provide a service to a user via the client, and the client configured to operate a browser that is configured to permit the user to communicate on the data communication network, the method comprising:

  • maintaining a user profile associated with the user;

    receiving a first request, the first request received from the service and requesting access to user information associated with the user;

    determining whether the user profile indicates that the user has provided consent for the service to access the user information;

    in response to the determining that the user profile does not indicate that the user has provided consent for the service to access the user information, providing to the user a consent user interface that includes a second request, the second request including information describing how the service intends to use the user information and a user-selectable option configured to allow the user to provide an indication with respect to whether the user approves providing consent for the service to access at least one portion of the user information;

    receiving, from the user and via the consent user interface, the indication;

    updating the user profile to include the indication; and

    allowing the service to access the at least one portion in accordance with the indication.

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