Method and System for Controlled Distribution of Information Over a Network

• US 20130007171A1
• Filed: 09/13/2012
• Published: 01/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/1998
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Cheah, Chris
• Application Number:
  US13/615,139
• Publication Number:
  US 20130007171A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0251 Targeted advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4535 using an address exchange platform which sets up a session between two nodes, e.g. rendezvous servers, session initiation protocols [SIP] registrars or H.323 gatekeepers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

An information management and distribution system is disclosed. The information management and distribution system includes a client-side application and a server application that interact to facilitate the controlled exchange of contact information over a network. The client-side application can provide creation and design, rolodex, exchange, and update features. The information management and distribution system can also include a corporate administrator application. Still another aspect of the invention is that contact information can be distributed to registered users in a common format.

Claims

1-24. -24. (canceled)

25. A method comprising:

by one or more computing devices, storing information associated with an image in association with profile information for a user of an electronic contact information management and distribution system;

by the one or more computing devices, retrieving the profile information for the user; and

by the one or more computing devices, providing a presentation of the profile information and the image, the image being placed into a designated area of the presentation.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the information associated with the image comprises an imported image file, a reference to an image file, or a selection from a plurality of pre-stored images.

30. The method of claim 25, further comprising:

providing one or more presentation templates for the profile information for the user and the image; and

receiving a selection of a presentation template.

31. The method of claim 30, further comprising:

storing the selection in association with the profile information for the user.

32. The method of claim 25, further comprising:

providing an interface to enable the user to design a presentation for their profile information and the image; and

receiving design information for the presentation.

33. The method of claim 32, further comprising:

storing the design information in association with the profile information for the user.

34. The method of claim 32, wherein the interface interface to enable the user to design a presentation for their profile comprises conventional drawing tools.

35. The method of claim 25, further comprising:

fitting the image for the designated area of the presentation.

36. The method of claim 25, wherein the user comprises a company, and wherein the image comprises a company logo.

37. The method of claim 25, wherein the image comprises multimedia information.

38. The method of claim 25, wherein the image is associated with text, a web reference, an applet, or a script.

39. The method of claim 25, further comprising:

receiving a request for the profile information for the user, the request comprising a personal identifier for the user; and

wherein retrieving the profile information for the user is performed based on the personal identifier.

40. The method of claim 25, further comprising:

receiving a request to exchange profile information with the user, the request being associated with a second user;

determining that the user has accepted the request from the second user; and

sending the user'"'"'s profile information including the image to the second user.

41. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:

by one or more computing devices, store information associated with an image in association with profile information for a user of an electronic contact information management and distribution system;

by the one or more computing devices, retrieve the profile information for the user; and

by the one or more computing devices, provide a presentation of the profile information and the image, the image being placed into a designated area of the presentation.

42. The media of claim 41, further comprising software operable when executed to:

receive a request to exchange profile information with the user, the request being associated with a second user;

determine that the user has accepted the request from the second user; and

send the user'"'"'s profile information including the image to the second user.

43. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors being operable when executing the instructions to;

store information associated with an image in association with profile information for a user of an electronic contact information management and distribution system;

retrieve the profile information for the user; and

provide a presentation of the profile information and the image, the image being placed into a designated area of the presentation.

44. The system of claim 43, the processors being further operable to:

receive a request to exchange profile information with the user, the request being associated with a second user;

determine that the user has accepted the request from the second user; and

send the user'"'"'s profile information including the image to the second user.