Third-party confirmation of self-populated data

• US 20060080121A1
• Filed: 08/25/2005
• Published: 04/13/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: United College Marketing Services
• Original Assignee: United College Marketing Services
• Inventors: Chiang, Lawrence H.
• Application Number:
  US11/211,409
• Publication Number:
  US 20060080121A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/1.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

An online information system, such as a dating service, that provides third-party verification of self-populated data is provided. A user may initially provide their own data that identifies themselves as well as their desired match, for example, for a date. The system may then collect data from third-party sources, such as a credit reporting agency, to confirm the data provided by the user. The data provided by the user may then be scored based on the third-party data. For example, a report may be underwritten about the user based on their self-populated data and the third-party data. In addition, the system may allow for users to provide and respond to feedback about them.

Claims

1. A method of selecting candidates for a date request, comprising:

receiving a set of criteria for a date;

selecting a set of candidates that satisfy one or more of the criteria;

retrieving credentials for each of the candidates from a third-party;

ranking the candidates based on the number of criteria that they satisfy and based on the retrieved credentials; and

presenting the candidates in a format that indicates their ranking.

2. A method of selecting candidates for a date based on a third-party service, said method comprising:

receiving a set of criteria that indicate dating preferences of a user;

selecting a set of candidates from the third-party service that satisfy one or more of the set of criteria;

retrieving credentials that are confirmed by at least one credit reporting agency for each of the candidates;

underwriting information provided by the candidates based on the retrieved credentials to form a set of grades about the information provided by the candidates; and

providing a result that includes information identifying one or more of the candidates, at least a portion of the information provided by the candidates, and the underwriting grades for the respective portion of the information.

3. A system configured to confirm data provided by a user, said system comprising:

a first database configured to store information provided by the user;

a third-party database having data about the user that is confirmed by at least one credit reporting agency;

a processor configured to access the stored information, query the third-party database based on a request from at least one additional user, underwrite a set of grades about the information provided by the user based on the data that is confirmed by the at least one credit reporting agency, and provide a result that indicates the set of grades.