PROFILE EXCHANGE METHOD AND SYSTEM

• US 20080177751A1
• Filed: 01/04/2008
• Published: 07/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jook, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Jook, Inc.
• Inventors: TAN, Min-Liang
• Granted Patent: US 9,009,109 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/10
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/335 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles filtering in web context G06F16/9535, G06F16/9536
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/337 Profile generation, learning or modification
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

In accordance with a first aspect of the invention, there is disclosed a profile exchange method comprising providing first profile data comprising a first plurality of data elements; receiving exchange signals from a device, the exchange signals carrying exchange data, the exchange data comprising an exchange property; identifying the exchange property as one of an approved property and an unapproved property; and at least one of transmitting first profile signals to and receiving second profile signals from the device in response to the exchange property being an approved property, the first profile signals containing the first profile data and the second profile signals containing a second profile data, the second profile data comprising a second plurality of data elements. More specifically, the exchange property is one of an identifier of the device, a characteristic of the second profile data and one of the second plurality of data elements.

Claims

1. A profile exchange method comprising:

providing first profile data comprising a first plurality of data elements;

receiving exchange signals from a device, the exchange signals carrying exchange data, the exchange data comprising an exchange property;

identifying the exchange property as one of an approved property and an unapproved property; and

at least one of transmitting first profile signals to and receiving second profile signals from the device in response to the exchange property being an approved property, the first profile signals containing the first profile data and the second profile signals containing a second profile data, the second profile data comprising a second plurality of data elements,

wherein the exchange property is one of an identifier of the device, a characteristic of the second profile data and one of the second plurality of data elements.

2. The profile exchange method as in claim 1, the characteristic of the second profile data being one of data format of the second profile data, size of the second profile data and quantity of the second plurality of data elements.

3. The profile exchange method as in claim 1, the first plurality of data elements being information associated with a first user and the second plurality of data elements being information associated with a second user.

4. The profile exchange method as in claim 1, the exchange data further comprising:

at least one of a request for being provided the first profile data and a request for providing the second profile data.

5. The profile exchange method as in claim 1, receiving exchange signals from a device comprising:

transmitting profile availability signals receivable by the device; and

receiving the exchange signals transmitted from the device in response to the profile availability signals being received thereby.

6. The profile exchange method as in claim 5, the profile availability signals carrying at least one of an availability indicator recognizable by the device, a characteristic of the first profile data and one of the first plurality of data elements.

7. The profile exchange method as in claim 1, identifying the exchange property as one of an approved property and an unapproved property comprising:

providing a plurality of allowable properties;

comparing the exchange property with at least one of the plurality of allowable properties; and

identifying the exchange property as an approved property upon the exchange property matching one of the plurality of allowable properties.

8. The profile exchange method as in claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting third profile signals carrying the second profile data.

9. The profile exchange method as in claim 1, at least one of transmitting first profile signals and receiving second profile signals from the device comprising:

encrypting the first profile data; and

converting the encrypted first profile data into the first profile signals.

10. The profile exchange method as in claim 1, at least one of transmitting first profile signals and receiving second profile signals from the device further comprising:

converting the second profile signals into the second profile data, the second profile data being encrypted; and

decrypting the second profile data.

25. The profile exchange system as in claim 1, the means for receiving exchange signals from a device comprising:

means for transmitting profile availability signals receivable by the device; and

means for receiving the exchange signals transmitted from the device in response to the profile availability signals being received thereby.

26. The profile exchange system as in claim 25, the profile availability signals carrying at least one of an availability indicator recognizable by the device, a characteristic of the first profile data and one of the first plurality of data elements.

11. A device-readable medium having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions, which when executed on a device, the instructions cause the device to:

provide first profile data comprising a first plurality of data elements;

receive exchange signals from a device, the exchange signals carrying exchange data, the exchange data comprising an exchange property;

identify the exchange property as one of an approved property and an unapproved property; and

at least one of transmit first profile signals to and receive second profile signals from the device in response to the exchange property being an approved property, the first profile signals containing the first profile data and the second profile signals containing a second profile data, the second profile data comprising a second plurality of data elements,

wherein the exchange property is one of an identifier of the device, a characteristic of the second profile data and one of the second plurality of data elements.

12. The device-readable medium as in claim 11, the characteristic of the second profile data being one of data format of the second profile data, size of the second profile data and quantity of the second plurality of data elements.

13. The device-readable medium as in claim 11, the first plurality of data elements being information associated with a first user and the second plurality of data elements being information associated with a second user.

14. The device-readable medium as in claim 11, the exchange data further comprising:

at least one of a request for being provided the first profile data and a request for providing the second profile data.

15. The device-readable medium as in claim 11, the plurality of programming instructions, which when executed, cause the device further to:

transmit profile availability signals receivable by the device; and

receive the exchange signals transmitted from the device in response to the profile availability signals being received thereby.

16. The device-readable medium as in claim 15, the profile availability signals carrying at least one of an availability indicator recognizable by the device, a characteristic of the first profile data and one of the first plurality of data elements.

17. The device-readable medium as in claim 11, the plurality of programming instructions, which when executed, cause the device further to:

provide a plurality of allowable properties;

compare the exchange property with at least one of the plurality of allowable properties; and

identify the exchange property as an approved property upon the exchange property matching one of the plurality of allowable properties.

18. The device-readable medium as in claim 11, the plurality of programming instructions, which when executed, cause the device further to:

transmit third profile signals carrying the second profile data.

19. The device-readable medium as in claim 11, the plurality of programming instructions, which when executed, cause the device further to:

encrypt the first profile data; and

convert the encrypted first profile data into the first profile signals.

20. The device-readable medium as in claim 11, the plurality of programming instructions, which when executed, cause the device further to:

convert the second profile signals into the second profile data, the second profile data being encrypted; and

decrypt the second profile data.

21. A profile exchange system comprising:

means for providing first profile data comprising a first plurality of data elements;

means for receiving exchange signals from a device, the exchange signals carrying exchange data, the exchange data comprising an exchange property;

means for identifying the exchange property as one of an approved property and an unapproved property; and

means for at least one of transmitting first profile signals to and receiving second profile signals from the device in response to the exchange property being an approved property, the first profile signals containing the first profile data and the second profile signals containing a second profile data, the second profile data comprising a second plurality of data elements,

wherein the exchange property is one of an identifier of the device, a characteristic of the second profile data and one of the second plurality of data elements.

22. The profile exchange system as in claim 21, the characteristic of the second profile data being one of data format of the second profile data, size of the second profile data and quantity of the second plurality of data elements.

23. The profile exchange system as in claim 21, the first plurality of data elements being information associated with a first user and the second plurality of data elements being information associated with a second user.

24. The profile exchange system as in claim 21, the exchange data further comprising:

at least one of a request for being provided the first profile data and a request for providing the second profile data.

27. The profile exchange system as in claim 21, the means for identifying the exchange property as one of an approved property and an unapproved property comprising:

means for providing a plurality of allowable properties;

means for comparing the exchange property with at least one of the plurality of allowable properties; and

means for identifying the exchange property as an approved property upon the exchange property matching one of the plurality of allowable properties.

28. The profile exchange system as in claim 21, further comprising:

means for transmitting third profile signals carrying the second profile data.

29. The profile exchange system as in claim 21, the means for at least one of transmitting first profile signals and receiving second profile signals from the device comprising:

means for encrypting the first profile data; and

means for converting the encrypted first profile data into the first profile signals.

30. The profile exchange system as in claim 21, the means for at least one of transmitting first profile signals and receiving second profile signals from the device further comprising:

means for converting the second profile signals into the second profile data, the second profile data being encrypted; and

means for decrypting the second profile data.