USER-CONTROLLED PROFILE SHARING
First Claim
1. A computer readable storage medium that facilitates user profile management, comprising:
- a profile component that facilitates creation and storage of an electronic profile of a user based in part on user interaction via electronic-based tools; and
a control component that dynamically controls access to portions of the profile as part of an information exchange session based on an active negotiation with a merchant requesting access thereto, the merchant providing an incentive based on an amount of the profile exposed to the merchant.
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Abstract
Architecture is provided that facilitates user-controlled access to user profile information. A user is allowed to selectively expose (or mask) portions of his/her profile to third parties. Additionally, advertisers and/or content providers can offer incentives or enticement in response to the acceptance of which a user exposes larger portions of their profile. The architecture comprises a system that facilitates profile management utilizing a profile component that facilitates creation and storage of an electronic profile of a user, and a control component under control of the user for controlling access to the profile. Machine learning and reasoning is provided to make inferences and automate aspects thereof.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer readable storage medium that facilitates user profile management, comprising:
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a profile component that facilitates creation and storage of an electronic profile of a user based in part on user interaction via electronic-based tools; and a control component that dynamically controls access to portions of the profile as part of an information exchange session based on an active negotiation with a merchant requesting access thereto, the merchant providing an incentive based on an amount of the profile exposed to the merchant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-implemented method of managing a user profile, comprising:
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selecting an entity with which to conduct online information exchange session; and dynamically exposing a portion of a user profile to the entity in response to an active negotiation with the selected entity, the entity providing an incentive based on an amount the portions of the profile exposed to the entity. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer readable storage medium, comprising:
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means for receiving a request for information regarding a user from an electronic user profile; means for dynamically exposing the user information to a website; means for receiving a request for additional information regarding the user from the electronic user profile based in part on an amount of the exposed user information; means for actively negotiating with the website based in part on the user information; means for dynamically exposing additional user information to a website based in part on the active negotiation; and means for communicating targeted content to the user based on the user information.
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