MULTI-FACET PROFILE CREATION, MANAGEMENT AND SHARING OVER SOCIAL NETWORKS
First Claim
1. A method for customizing a relationship between members of a social network based on a multi-facet member profile, the method comprising:
- receiving profile data associated with a first member;
segregating at least a part of said profile data into a plurality of identifiable profile facets, and storing data records associated therewith in a multi-facet profile database;
receiving from said first member relationship parameters comprising;
an identification of at least one other member of said social network, an identification of at least one profile facet among said identifiable profile facets, and sharing parameters defining access privileges to said at least one profile facet by said at least one other member; and
based on said relationship parameters, storing in a relationship database data records allowing for determining, for each one of said at least one other member, access privileges associated with each one of said at least one profile facet.
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Abstract
There is provided a method for customizing a relationship between members of a social network based on a multi-facet member profile, the method comprising: receiving profile data associated with a member; segregating at least a part of the profile data into a plurality of identifiable profile facets, and storing data records associated therewith in a multi-facet profile database; receiving from the member relationship parameters comprising: an identification of at least one other member of the social network, an identification of at least one profile facet among the identifiable profile facets, and sharing parameters defining access privileges to the at least one profile facet by the at least one other member; and based on the relationship parameters, storing in a relationship database data records allowing for determining, for each one of the at least one other member, access privileges associated with each one of the at least one profile facet. There is also provided a system for customizing a relationship between members of a social network based on a multi-facet member profile and a system for managing sharing of information over a social network.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for customizing a relationship between members of a social network based on a multi-facet member profile, the method comprising:
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receiving profile data associated with a first member; segregating at least a part of said profile data into a plurality of identifiable profile facets, and storing data records associated therewith in a multi-facet profile database; receiving from said first member relationship parameters comprising;
an identification of at least one other member of said social network, an identification of at least one profile facet among said identifiable profile facets, and sharing parameters defining access privileges to said at least one profile facet by said at least one other member; andbased on said relationship parameters, storing in a relationship database data records allowing for determining, for each one of said at least one other member, access privileges associated with each one of said at least one profile facet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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13. The method as claimed in claim 13, further comprising:
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inquiring said relationship database for determining if a given system-generated alert originating from a given member of said social network is allowed to be received by said first member; and as a function of said inquiring, declining or allowing reception of said given system-generated alert by said first member.
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18. A system for customizing a relationship between members of a social network based on a multi-facet member profile, the system comprising:
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a multi-facet profile generator for receiving profile data associated with a first member, and for segregating at least a part of said profile data into a plurality of identifiable profile facets, where said multi-facet profile generator is adapted to be connected to a multi-facet profile database for storing therein data records associated with said plurality of identifiable profile facets; a relationship parameters receiving module for receiving relationship parameters comprising;
an identification of at least one other member of said social network, an identification of at least one profile facet among said identifiable profile facets, and sharing parameters defining access privileges to said at least one profile facet by said at least one other member; anda relationship customizing module adapted to be connected to said relationship parameters receiving module for generating, as a function of said relationship parameters, relationship data records comprising data records allowing for determining, for each one of said at least one other member, access privileges associated with each one of said at least one profile facet, where said relationship customizing module is adapted to be connected to a relationship database for storing therein said generated data records. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for managing sharing of information over a social network, the system comprising:
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a relationship database comprising data records comprising data records allowing for determining, for each one of at least one profile facet among a plurality of profile facets of a first member, access privileges associated with each one of at least one other member. an inquiring module adapted to be connected to said relationship database; and a multi-facet profile access securing module adapted to be connected to said social network, to said inquiring module and to a multi-facet profile database comprising said plurality of profile facets of said first member, where said multi-facet profile access securing module receives a request originating from said social network to access a given profile facet among said plurality of profile facets by a given member, generates and transmits an inquiring request to said inquiring module for inquiring if said given member is allowed to access said given profile facet, receives an inquiring response thereof, and if required, maps said given member to said given profile facet stored in said multi-facet profile database. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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