Auto-updating, web-accessible database to facilitate networking and resource management
First Claim
1. A database for facilitating networking between a plurality of entities and managing data associated with said plurality of entities, comprising:
- a plurality of initial profiles, many of said initial profiles being a single different initial profile corresponding to a single different entity among said plurality of entities, each of said single different initial profiles including data about said single different entity collected from one or more data sources other than directly from said single different entity;
a plurality of enhanced profiles, many of said enhanced profiles being a single different enhanced profile based on a single different initial profile corresponding to a single different entity, many of said single different enhanced profiles including data about a single different entity collected directly from said single different entity; and
a remotely accessible user interface that permits one or more access restrictions to said initial profiles and to said enhanced profiles, each single different initial profile only being accessible by a corresponding single different entity and an operator of said database, each single different enhanced profile only being accessible for modification by a corresponding single different entity and said operator but being accessible by said plurality of entities and said operator to facilitate networking among said plurality of entities.
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Abstract
A database of information that facilitates networking and resource management. The database includes initial profiles corresponding to entities within a community, company or school, extracted from data sources. The initial profiles are then enhanced by each entity to include their own data. Enhanced profiles are periodically updated from the data sources, and new initial profiles created. Enhanced profiles are required to be verified or updated periodically. Access can be restricted based on the ability to read/write or on the level of data. Operators of the database can decide whether to validate any data or only when enhanced profiles are flagged for validation. A database may be limited to entities within a certain geographic region, company or portion of an organization. Databases can be linked to expand regions, companies or portions covered.
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20 Claims
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1. A database for facilitating networking between a plurality of entities and managing data associated with said plurality of entities, comprising:
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a plurality of initial profiles, many of said initial profiles being a single different initial profile corresponding to a single different entity among said plurality of entities, each of said single different initial profiles including data about said single different entity collected from one or more data sources other than directly from said single different entity;
a plurality of enhanced profiles, many of said enhanced profiles being a single different enhanced profile based on a single different initial profile corresponding to a single different entity, many of said single different enhanced profiles including data about a single different entity collected directly from said single different entity; and
a remotely accessible user interface that permits one or more access restrictions to said initial profiles and to said enhanced profiles, each single different initial profile only being accessible by a corresponding single different entity and an operator of said database, each single different enhanced profile only being accessible for modification by a corresponding single different entity and said operator but being accessible by said plurality of entities and said operator to facilitate networking among said plurality of entities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for developing and operating a database for facilitating networking between a plurality of entities and managing data associated with said plurality of entities, comprising the steps of:
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creating a plurality of initial profiles, many of said initial profiles being a single different initial profile corresponding to a single different entity among said plurality of entities, said step of creating a plurality of initial profiles including the step of extracting data about said single different entity from one or more data sources other than directly from said single different entity and collecting said data about said single different entity in said single different initial profile;
creating a plurality of enhanced profiles, many of said enhanced profiles being a single different enhanced profile based on a single different initial profile corresponding to a single different entity, said step of creating a plurality of enhanced profiles including collecting data about a single different entity directly from said single different entity and incorporating said data about a single different entity into said single different enhanced profile; and
restricting access through a remotely accessible user interface so that each single different initial profile can only be accessed by a corresponding single different entity and an operator of said database and so that each single different enhanced profile can only be accessed for modification by a corresponding single different entity and said operator while being accessible by said plurality of entities and said operator to facilitate networking among said plurality of entities. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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