Personal information presentation system and method

• US 20030190590A1
• Filed: 04/08/2002
• Published: 10/09/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Florida State University (State University System of Florida)
• Original Assignee: Florida State University (State University System of Florida)
• Inventors: Arkin, Scott S., Hoover, Myrna P., Garis, Jeffrey W., Reardon, Robert C., Lumsden, Jill A., Powers, Britton C., Ratliff, Ricky R., Lenz, Janet G., McDonald, Juliette L.
• Application Number:
  US10/118,448
• Publication Number:
  US 20030190590A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/118
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/00 Electrically-operated teaching apparatus or devices working with questions and answers mechanically operated G09B3/00; computing arrangements G06F

Abstract

A portfolio presentation system provides a simple and efficient method for presenting personal portfolio information. The system includes a portfolio creation module configured to provide a first personal portfolio including information related to personal accomplishments. The system also includes an access key generator that provides a first access key corresponding to the first personal portfolio. The system further includes a portfolio display module configured to present the first personal portfolio in response to receipt of the first access key.

Claims

1. A portfolio presentation system comprising:

a portfolio creation module configured to provide a first personal portfolio including information related to personal accomplishments;

an access key generator providing a first access key corresponding to the first personal portfolio; and

a portfolio display module configured to present the first personal portfolio in response to receipt of the first access key.

2. The portfolio presentation system of claim 1, wherein the information includes information selected from course information, transcript information, employment information, internship information, volunteer information, membership information, activity information, interest information, hobby information, and life experiences information.

3. The portfolio presentation system of claim 1, wherein the access key is a Uniform Resource Locator (URL).

4. The portfolio presentation system of claim 3, wherein the URL includes an electronic mail (e-mail) address.

5. The portfolio presentation system of claim 3, wherein the URL includes an access key name.

6. The portfolio presentation system of claim 5, wherein the access key name is a company name.

7. The portfolio presentation system of claim 1, wherein the portfolio creation module is configured to provide a second personal portfolio including information related to personal accomplishments, the second personal portfolio different from the first portfolio.

8. The portfolio presentation system of claim 7, wherein the access key generator provides a second access key corresponding to the second personal portfolio and the portfolio display module is configured to display the second personal portfolio upon entry of the second access key.

9. The portfolio presentation system of claim 7, wherein the first and second portfolios may be customized for different purposes.

10. The portfolio presentation system of claim 1, wherein the access key generator provides a plurality of access keys corresponding to the first personal portfolio.

11. The portfolio presentation system of claim 1, further comprising an access review module displaying a summary of viewings of the first personal portfolio.

12. The portfolio presentation system of claim 11, wherein the summary includes at least one of an access key, a date, a time, and a duration.

13. The portfolio presentation system of claim 1, wherein the portfolio display module is configured to display the first personal portfolio at a personal computer and the portfolio creation module is included in a server computer.

14. The portfolio presentation system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the portfolio creation module, the access key generator, and the portfolio display module is included in a first computer and the portfolio display module is configured to display the first personal portfolio at a second computer, the second computer being different from the first computer.

15. A system for creating and displaying a personal portfolio in an electronic environment, the system comprising:

a portfolio creation module configured to provide a plurality of different personal portfolios, each of the personal portfolios including information pertaining to personal accomplishments;

an access code generator providing at least one access code corresponding to each of the plurality of personal portfolios; and

a portfolio display module providing access to one of the plurality of personal portfolios upon entry of a corresponding access key.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the access code is a Uniform Resource Locator (URL).

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the URL includes an electronic mail (e-mail) address.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the URL includes an access code name.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the access code name is selected from a company name, a user name, and an identification code.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the access key generator provides a plurality of access keys for each of the plurality of different portfolios.

21. The system of claim 15, wherein each of the plurality of personal portfolios is customized based on a referred user.

22. The system of claim 15, further comprising an access review module displaying a summary of viewings of the personal portfolios.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the summary includes at least one of an access key, a date, a time, and a duration.

24. The system of claim 15, wherein the portfolio display module is configured to present a personal portfolio at a computing device over an electronic connection.

25. The system of claim 15, wherein at least one of the portfolio creation module, the access code generator, and the portfolio display module are included in a server computer, and the portfolio display module is configured to present a portfolio at a personal computer different from the server computer.

26. A method for controlling access to a personal profile to be displayed in an electronic environment, the method comprising:

creating at least one personal portfolio including information related to personal accomplishments;

generating at least one access key corresponding to the personal portfolio;

providing access to the personal portfolio upon receipt of the access key.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the access key is a Uniform Resource Locator (URL).

28. The method of claim 26, wherein the URL includes an access key name.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein the access key name is selected from a company name, a user name, and an identification code.

30. The method of claim 26, wherein the step of creating at least one personal portfolio comprises creating a plurality of different personal portfolios.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein each of the plurality of personal portfolios is customized based on the viewer.

32. The method of claim 26, wherein the step of generating at least one access key comprises generating a plurality of access keys corresponding to the personal portfolio.

33. The method of claim 26, further comprising providing a summary of accesses to the personal portfolio.

34. The method of claim 33, wherein the summary includes at least one of an access key, a date, a time, and a duration.