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User-controlled profile sharing

  • US 7,552,862 B2
  • Filed: 06/29/2006
  • Issued: 06/30/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer readable storage medium that facilitates user profile management, comprising:

  • a profile component that facilitates creation and storage of an electronic profile of a user based in part on user interaction via electronic-based tools; and

    a control component that dynamically controls access to portions of the profile as part of an information exchange session based on an active negotiation with a merchant requesting access thereto, the merchant providing an incentive based on an amount of the profile exposed to the merchant wherein a value of the incentive is negotiated based on quality of the user information exposed, the portions of the profile includes one or more spam rules of a spam filter associated with the user that when exposed enable the merchant to dynamically control the spam filter to facilitate transmission of content to the user through the spam filter.

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