Method and system to register a user on an application system

• US 7,373,374 B2
• Filed: 06/08/2005
• Issued: 05/13/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Aspect Software Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Aspect Software Incorporated
• Inventors: Zhao, Yan
• Primary Examiner(s): Lim; Krisna
• Application Number:
  US11/149,053
• Publication Number:
  US 20050228901A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,070 Days
• Field of Search: 709/201, 709/204, 707/3
• US Class Current: 709/201
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/01 Customer relationship services
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0229 Multi-merchant loyalty card systems

Abstract

A method and system to register a user on an application system. The system includes an application system that receives a first request to retrieve user profile information to register the user on the application system. The application system, in turn, communicates a second request for the user profile information to the information provider. Finally, the application system receives the user profile information from the information provider to register the user on the application system.

Claims

1. A method to register a user on an application system, the method including:

at the application system, receiving a first request from the user to retrieve from a third party information provider the user'"'"'s profile information created and controlled by the user and maintained by the third party information provider to register the user on the application system;

at the application system, communicating a second request for the user profile information from the application system to the third party information provider; and

at the application system, receiving the user profile information from the third party information provider to register the user on the application system.

2. The method of claim 1, including determining whether the application system is registered with the information provider and communicating the second request and receiving the user profile information only if the application system is registered.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first request comprises a request to communicate the second request for the user profile information to the information provider.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein receiving the first request from the user includes receiving a location that is utilized to retrieve the user profile information.

5. The method of claim 1, including receiving authentication from the user indicating that the user has authority to retrieve the user profile information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the application system provides an application system profile which is transmitted to the user.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the user profile information includes receiving the user profile information that the application system is authorized to receive and not receiving user profile information that the application system is not authorized to receive.

8. The method of claim 1, including determining whether additional user profile information is required to register the user and communicating a request for additional user profile information if the additional user profile information is required.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the request for additional profile information is communicated to the information provider which communicates the request for additional profile information to the user.

10. A system to register a user on an application system, the system including:

an application system client to receive a first request from the user to retrieve from a third party information provider user profile information created and controlled by the user and maintained by the third party information provider to register the user on the application system,

the application system client to communicate a second request for the user profile information from the application system to a third party information provider,

the application system client to receive the user profile information from the third party information provider and to register the user on the application system.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the application system client is to determine whether the application system is registered with the information provider, the application system client to communicate the second request and to receive the user profile information only if the application system is registered.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the first request comprises a request to communicate the second request for the user profile information to the information provider.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the first request from the user includes a location that is utilized to retrieve the user profile information.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the application system client is to receive authentication from the user indicating the user has authority to retrieve the user profile information.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the authentication includes at least one from a group including a username, a password, and a digital certificate.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the application system client is to receive the user profile information that the application system is authorized to receive and is not to receive user profile information that the application system is not authorized to receive.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein the application system client is to determine whether additional user profile information is required to register the user, the application system client is further to communicate a request for additional user profile information if the additional user profile information is required.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the application system client is to communicate the request for additional profile information to the information provider, which is to communicate the request for additional profile information to the user.

19. The system of claim 10 further comprising an application system that permits the user to retrieve, view and update the user profile information.

20. A system to register a user on an application system, the system including:

a first means for receiving a request from the user to retrieve from a third party information provider profile information of the user created and controlled by the user to register the user and maintained by the third party information provider on the application system; and

a second means for communicating a request for the profile information of the user to the third party information provider, the first means for receiving the user profile information from the third party information provider to register the user on the application system.