Method and system for controlled distribution of contact profiles over a network
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1. A computer-implemented method for creating and exchanging information over a network, said method comprising the acts of:
- registering a plurality of users, each of the users providing a contact profile that is stored in a data repository;
permitting controlled exchange of the contact profiles between the users through the network; and
subsequently updating through the network in an automated manner one or more of the contact profiles that have been previously exchanged with at least one recipient user, when the one or more of the contact profiles have been updated.
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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.
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1. A computer-implemented method for creating and exchanging information over a network, said method comprising the acts of:
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registering a plurality of users, each of the users providing a contact profile that is stored in a data repository; permitting controlled exchange of the contact profiles between the users through the network; and subsequently updating through the network in an automated manner one or more of the contact profiles that have been previously exchanged with at least one recipient user, when the one or more of the contact profiles have been updated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer readable medium having at least computer executable program code tangibly embodied therein for creating and exchanging information over a network, said computer executable program code comprising:
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computer program code for registering a plurality of users, each of the users providing at least one contact profile that is stored in a data repository; computer program code for permitting controlled exchange of the contact profiles between the users through the network; wherein said computer program code for permitting controlled exchange of the contact profiles permits controlled exchange of contact profiles between a first user and a second user upon being initiated by the first user using an exchange request, whereby the first user receives a contact profile of the second user and the second user receives a contact profile of the first user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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