Interactive credential system and method

• US 20080010219A1
• Filed: 02/26/2007
• Published: 01/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hargroder Companies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Hargroder Companies Incorporated
• Inventors: Hargroder, Dwayne Paul
• Application Number:
  US11/710,885
• Publication Number:
  US 20080010219A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/76
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3821 Electronic credentials

Abstract

An interactive credential system and method. The system comprises a database containing surveyed information, an authorization code for authorizing access to the database and a control device, operatively associated with the database, for presenting weighted scores. The system further includes a surveyed party processor operatively associated with the control device, and wherein the surveyed party processor is capable of transmitting the authorization code to view the surveyed information. The system further comprises a participant processor that is capable of requesting authorization to download the employee information, including weighted scores computed from the system'"'"'s algorithms. A notification function is included in order to alert participants when a weighted score declines/exceeds a predetermined threshold.

Claims

1. An interactive employment credential system comprising:

a database comprising survey information of a surveyed party;

authorization means for authorizing access to said database;

control means, operatively associated with said database, for presenting the survey information in a first format;

a survey party processor operatively associated with said control means, and wherein said survey party processor is capable of transmitting authorization to view said survey information;

an alert means for generating an alert when the survey information changes based on predetermined criteria;

a transmitting means for transmitting the alert to participants in the system.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

a participant processor in communication with said authorization means, and wherein said participant processor is capable of requesting authorization to download said survey information for the participant.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein said control means comprises means for requiring that said participant processor request includes payment of a user request fee.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein said control means includes means for requiring that said surveyed party'"'"'s processor authorization includes payment of a participant'"'"'s request fee.

5. The system of claim 4 said first format of said survey information includes a weighted score based on predetermined factors and calculated using a system.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein said survey information consisting of health information, education information, criminal information, professional certification information.

7. A method of providing survey information of a surveyed party comprising:

storing said survey information on a database;

transmitting authorization to view said information via a surveyed party processor operatively associated with a control means;

authenticating and authorizing third parties access to said database;

presenting said survey information in a first format via said control means, and wherein said control means is operatively associated with said database.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

communicating a participant processor with said control means;

requesting authorization to download said survey information with said participant processor.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein said the step of requesting authorization to download said survey information includes:

paying a request fee by said participant in order to view said survey information.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein said step of transmitting authorization to make available survey information via said surveyed party'"'"'s processor includes:

paying a user fee by said surveyed party in order to post the surveyed party'"'"'s information to the database.

11. The method of claim 10 said step of presenting said survey information in a first format includes utilizing an algorithm to calculate a weighted score of said survey information.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein said survey information is selected from the group consisting of a financial score, an academic score, an employment score, a character score, a medical score, a professional credential score, a reference score, a military score, a legal score or an insurance score.

13. The method of claim 8 further comprising:

transmitting an alert based on a predetermined criteria selected from said survey information.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein said participant is selected from the group of bankers, insurance companies, lenders, employers, and court systems.