Computational systems and methods for regulating information flow during interactions

• US 20130060625A1
• Filed: 12/29/2011
• Published: 03/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Davis, Marc E., Dyor, Matthew G., Gates, William, Huang, Xuedong, Hyde, Roderick A., Jung, Edward K. Y., Kare, Jordin T., Levien, Royce A., Lord, Richard T., Lord, Robert W., Lu, Qi, Malamud, Mark A., Myhrvold, Nathan P., Nadella, Satya, Reed, Daniel, Shum, Harry, Tegreene, Clarence T., Wood, Lowell L. Jr.
• Granted Patent: US 10,546,306 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.36
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out accepting at least one persona from a party to a transaction; evaluating the transaction; and negotiating receipt of at least one different persona from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction.

Claims

1-34. -34. (canceled)

35. A computer-implemented system comprising:

a persona negotiation agent configured to accept at least one persona from a party to a transaction, wherein the persona negotiation agent is also configured to evaluate the transaction and negotiate receipt of at least one different persona from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction.

36. The system of claim 35 wherein the persona negotiation agent further comprises at least one of a transaction value analysis module or a web page parser module.

37. The system of claim 35 wherein the persona negotiation agent is configured to accept at least one persona from a prospective purchaser in an online transaction.

38. The system of claim 35 wherein the persona negotiation agent is configured to evaluate a monetary value for the transaction.

39. The system of claim 35 wherein the persona negotiation agent further comprises a persona evaluation module.

40. The system of claim 39 wherein the persona evaluation module further comprises at least one of a party history evaluation module or a creditworthiness evaluation module.

41. The system of claim 39 wherein the persona evaluation module further comprises an identity profile module.

42. The system of claim 41 wherein the identity profile module further comprises at least one of a de-anonymization module, a real-name profiling module, a web history tracking module, a media content tracking module, or an app data tracking module.

43. The system of claim 35 wherein the persona negotiation agent further comprises at least one of a cost adjustment module or a condition-setting module.

44. The system of claim 35 wherein the persona negotiation agent is configured to evaluate known information about the party to the transaction.

45. The system of claim 35 wherein the persona negotiation agent is configured to negotiate receipt of a persona including additional requested personal information from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction, wherein the cost of the transaction is discounted in exchange for the additional requested personal information.

46. The system of claim 35 wherein the persona negotiation agent is configured to negotiate receipt of a persona from a party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction, wherein the cost of the transaction is increased in exchange for a reduction in the amount of personal information in the persona.

47. The system of claim 35 wherein the persona negotiation agent is configured to negotiate receipt of at least one persona from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction, wherein the negotiating is concluded on the basis of at least one future condition.

48. The system of claim 35 wherein the persona negotiation agent is configured to negotiate receipt of at least one persona from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction, wherein the negotiation is concluded with an electronic signature from the party to the transaction.

49. A computer-implemented system comprising:

a persona negotiation agent configured to accept at a user interface at least one persona from a party to a transaction, wherein the persona negotiation agent is also configured to evaluate the transaction and negotiate receipt of at least one different persona from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction.

50. A computer-implemented system comprising:

a persona negotiation agent operative on a computational platform, wherein the persona negotiation agent is configured to accept at least one persona from a party to a transaction, and wherein the persona negotiation agent is also configured to evaluate the transaction and negotiate receipt of at least one different persona from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction.