Distributed personal relationship information management system and methods
DCFirst Claim
1. A method for managing the sharing of personal information among a plurality of users of an online relationship management system, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving, from a first user of said plurality of users, an identification of a second user of said plurality of users and an assignment of a second user information access right level for said second user and receiving, from the second user, an identification of the first user;
associating said second user with said first user responsive to receipt of the identification of said second user from said first user, the identification of said first user from said second user, and the second user information access right level from said first user;
receiving, from said first user, first information having a first information access right after associating said second user with said first user, wherein said first information is to be entered into at least one input template of said online relationship management system to provide first structured information automatically generated from at least one output template based on said first information;
transmitting, to said second user, said first information if said second user has provided the first user identification and the first information access right is consistent with the second user information access right level;
receiving, from said first user, second information having a second information access right, wherein said second information is to be entered into said at least one input template of said online relationship management system; and
not allowing transmission, to said second user, of said second information if the second user information access right level is inconsistent with said second information access right.
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Abstract
An information management system, method and computer program code and means for facilitating communications between user members of an online network is provided which includes receipt, from a first user of an online network, of an identification of a second user of the online network. An indication of an association level of the second user is also received. First information having an association level different from the second user and second information having an association level corresponding to the second user is also received from the first user. Only the second information based on the association level is transmitted to the second user.
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1. A method for managing the sharing of personal information among a plurality of users of an online relationship management system, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, from a first user of said plurality of users, an identification of a second user of said plurality of users and an assignment of a second user information access right level for said second user and receiving, from the second user, an identification of the first user; associating said second user with said first user responsive to receipt of the identification of said second user from said first user, the identification of said first user from said second user, and the second user information access right level from said first user; receiving, from said first user, first information having a first information access right after associating said second user with said first user, wherein said first information is to be entered into at least one input template of said online relationship management system to provide first structured information automatically generated from at least one output template based on said first information;
transmitting, to said second user, said first information if said second user has provided the first user identification and the first information access right is consistent with the second user information access right level;receiving, from said first user, second information having a second information access right, wherein said second information is to be entered into said at least one input template of said online relationship management system; and not allowing transmission, to said second user, of said second information if the second user information access right level is inconsistent with said second information access right. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus for managing the sharing of personal information among a plurality of users of an online relationship management network, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving, from a first user of said plurality of users, an identification of a second user of said plurality of users and an assignment of a second user information access right level for said second user and for receiving, from the second user, an identification of the first user; means for associating said second user with said first user responsive to receipt of the identification of said second user from said first user, the identification of said first user from said second user, and the second user information access right level from said first user; means for receiving, from said first user, first information having a first information access right after associating said second user with said first user, wherein said first information is to be entered into at least one input template of said online relationship management system to provide first structured information automatically generated from at least one output template based on said first information; means for transmitting, to said second user, said first information if said second user has provided the first user identification and the first information access right is consistent with the second user information access right level; means for receiving, from said first user, second information having a second information access right, wherein said second information is to be entered into said at least one input template of said online relationship management system; and means for preventing transmission, to said second user, of said second information if the second user information access right level is inconsistent with said second information access right. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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