Progressively asking for increasing amounts of user and network data

• US 20130311573A1
• Filed: 05/16/2013
• Published: 11/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC (WalMart Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Luvocracy, Inc. (WalMart Inc.)
• Inventors: Stoll, Nathan, Stensmo, Jan Magnus, Holt, Andrew
• Application Number:
  US13/986,606
• Publication Number:
  US 20130311573A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0214 Referral reward systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0635 Processing of requisition or of purchase orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

In accordance with some implementations, a method for requesting user data is disclosed. The method is performed on a server system having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors. The server system establishes a user profile for a user. The user profile includes one or more information items associated with the user. The server system receives a request from the user to access additional services. In response to receiving the user request, the server system requests additional information from the user.

Claims

1. A method for requesting user data, the method comprising:

at a computer system having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors;

establishing a user profile for a user, the user profile including one or more information items associated with the user;

receiving a request from the user to access additional services; and

in response to receiving the user request;

requesting additional information from the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein requesting additional information from the user comprises requesting information needed to fulfill the user request.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein requesting additional information from the user comprises:

requesting that the user confirm information associated with the user obtained from an information source.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the information source is selected from the group consisting of:

an online presence of the user, social network activity of the user, a communications history of the user, a requests history of the user,

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

periodically making unprompted requests for additional information from the user.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the requested additional information from the user; and

adding the received additional information to the user profile of the user.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the requested additional information from the user;

inferring information associated with the user based on the received information, and

adding the inferred information to the user profile of the user.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein requesting additional information from the user comprises:

requesting additional information from the user in accordance with a predefined information request sequence.

9. A server system for requesting user data, comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing one or more programs to be executed by the one or more processors;

the one or more programs comprising instructions for;

establishing a user profile for a user;

receiving a request from the user to access additional services; and

in response to receiving the user request;

requesting additional information from the user.

10. The system of claim 9, comprising instructions for requesting information needed to fulfill the user request.

11. The system of claim 9, comprising instructions for:

requesting that the user confirm information associated with the user obtained from an information source.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the information source is selected from the group consisting of:

an online presence of the user, social network activity of the user, a communications history of the user, a requests history of the user,

13. The system of claim 9, comprising instructions for:

periodically making unprompted requests for additional information from the user.

14. The system of claim 9, comprising instructions for:

receiving the requested additional information from the user; and

adding the received additional information to the user profile of the user.

15. The system of claim 9, comprising instructions for:

receiving the requested additional information from the user;

inferring information associated with the user based on the received information, and

adding the inferred information to the user profile of the user.

16. The system of claim 9, comprising instructions for:

requesting additional information from the user in accordance with a predefined information request sequence.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured for execution by a server system, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:

establishing a user profile for a user;

receiving a request from the user to access additional services; and

in response to receiving the user request;

requesting additional information from the user.