CONTROLLED DISTRIBUTION OF PROFILE INFORMATION AND RELATED DATA OBJECTS

• US 20150134718A1
• Filed: 01/16/2015
• Published: 05/14/2015
• 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:
  US14/599,216
• Publication Number:
  US 20150134718A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/201
• 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

In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by one or more servers, a personal identifier and profile information from a first user; storing, by one or more servers, the personal identifier in association with the profile information for the first user in a computer readable storage medium; receiving, by one or more servers, from the first user, a request for electronic information distribution with a second user; sending, by one or more servers, the request for electronic information distribution to the second user; receiving, by one or more servers, from the second user, an acceptance of the request for electronic information distribution; and thereafter distributing updated electronic information between the first user and the second user to an extent permitted by the second user.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by one or more servers, a personal identifier and profile information from a first user;

storing, by one or more servers, the personal identifier in association with the profile information for the first user in a computer readable storage medium;

receiving, by one or more servers, from the first user, a request for electronic information distribution with a second user;

sending, by one or more servers, the request for electronic information distribution to the second user;

receiving, by one or more servers, from the second user, an acceptance of the request for electronic information distribution, wherein the acceptance of the request establishes an association that allows the second user to distribute electronic information to the first user; and

thereafter distributing updated electronic information between the first user and the second user to an extent permitted by the second user.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

notifying the first user, by one or more servers, that the request for electronic information distribution with the second user was accepted.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic information includes contact information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic information includes images.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic information includes advertisements.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing, by one or more servers, at least one group assigned to the first user by the second user.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the extent of distributing updated electronic information permitted by the second user is dependent on the at least one group assigned to the first user.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the second user may disable the distribution of updated electronic information with the first user.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

authenticating, by one or more servers, a password from the first user before sending the request for electronic information distribution to the second user.

10. An apparatus comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more memories operatively coupled to at least one of the one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon that are operable, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, to cause at least one of the one or more processors to;

receive a personal identifier and profile information from a first user;

store the personal identifier in association with the profile information for the first user in a computer readable storage medium;

receive, from the first user, a request for electronic information distribution with a second user;

send the request for electronic information distribution to the second user;

receive, from the second user, an acceptance of the request for electronic information distribution, wherein the acceptance of the request establishes an association that allows the second user to distribute electronic information to the first user; and

thereafter distribute updated electronic information between the first user and the second user to an extent permitted by the second user.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein at least one of the one or more memories has further instructions stored thereon that are operable, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, to cause at least one of the one or more processors to:

notify the first user that the request for electronic information distribution with the second user was accepted.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the electronic information includes contact information.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the electronic information includes images.

14. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the electronic information includes advertisements.

15. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein at least one of the one or more memories has further instructions stored thereon that are operable, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, to cause at least one of the one or more processors to:

store at least one group assigned to the first user by the second user.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the extent of updated electronic information distribution permitted by the second user is dependent on the at least one group assigned to the first user.

17. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the second user may disable the distribution of updated electronic information with the first user.

18. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein at least one of the one or more memories has further instructions stored thereon that are operable, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, to cause at least one of the one or more processors to:

authenticate a password from the first user before sending the request for electronic information distribution to the second user.

19. At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions that are operable, when executed by one or more computing devices, to cause at least one of the one or more computing devices to:

receive a personal identifier and profile information from a first user;

store the personal identifier in association with the profile information for the first user in a computer readable storage medium;

receive from the first user, a request for electronic information distribution with a second user;

send the request for electronic information distribution to the second user;

receive from the second user, an acceptance of the request for electronic information distribution, wherein the acceptance of the request establishes an association that allows the second user to distribute electronic information to the first user; and

thereafter distribute updated electronic information between the first user and the second user to an extent permitted by the second user.

20. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19, further storing instructions that are operable, when executed by one or more computing devices, to cause at least one of the one or more computing devices to:

notify the first user that the request for electronic information distribution with the second user was accepted.

21. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the electronic information includes contact information.

22. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the second user may disable the distribution of updated electronic information with the first user.

23. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19, further storing instructions that are operable, when executed by one or more computing devices, to cause at least one of the one or more computing devices to:

authenticate a password from the first user before sending the request for electronic information distribution to the second user.