System and method to facilitate importation of user profile data over a network
First Claim
1. A method to facilitate importation of user profile data over a network, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a request to import said user profile data from a user, said user profile data being stored in a source user account within a source entity; and
prior to said importation of said user profile data, authenticating said source user account as being associated with said user.
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Abstract
A system and method to facilitate importation of user profile data over a network are described. In one preferred embodiment, a request to import the user profile data is received from a user, the user profile data being stored in a source user account within a source entity. Prior to importation of the user profile data, the source user account is authenticated as being associated with the user. Subsequent to the authentication, the user profile data is received from the source entity and is merged within a destination user account associated with the user. Alternatively, the user profile data may be used to create a destination user account associated with the user.
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44 Claims
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1. A method to facilitate importation of user profile data over a network, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request to import said user profile data from a user, said user profile data being stored in a source user account within a source entity; and
prior to said importation of said user profile data, authenticating said source user account as being associated with said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system to facilitate importation of user profile data over a network, said system comprising:
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means for receiving a request to import said user profile data from a user, said user profile data being stored in a source user account within a source entity; and
prior to said importation of said user profile data, means for authenticating said source user account as being associated with said user. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer readable medium containing executable instructions, which, when executed in a processing system, cause said processing system to perform a method to facilitate importation of user profile data over a network, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request to import said user profile data from a user, said user profile data being stored in a source user account within a source entity; and
prior to said importation of said user profile data, authenticating said source user account as being associated with said user. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system to facilitate importation of user profile data over a network, said system comprising:
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a client machine associated with a user; and
a destination entity coupled to said client machine over said network, said destination entity further comprising authentication servers for receiving a request to import said user profile data from said user, said user profile data being stored in a source user account within a source entity coupled to said destination entity over said network, said authentication servers for authenticating said source user account as being associated with said user prior to said importation of said user profile data. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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