×

Profile data management

  • US 8,972,400 B1
  • Filed: 03/11/2013
  • Issued: 03/03/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A computer-implemented method of managing user profile data in a crowd-sourced electronic environment, the method comprising:

  • as implemented by one or more computer systems comprising computer hardware and memory, the one or more computer systems configured with specific executable instructions,storing a plurality of profile data items associated with a primary user in an electronic data store accessible over a computer network;

    providing an electronic user profile to a plurality of secondary users, wherein the electronic user profile is provided over the computer network, and wherein the electronic user profile is populated with at least portions of the profile data items associated with the primary user and stored in the electronic data store;

    receiving an update to a first data item of the electronic user profile from a secondary user;

    analyzing the updated first data item and/or information associated with the secondary user to determine a reliability of updated first data item; and

    updating, in the electronic data store, the profile data associated with the primary user to include the determined reliability of updated first data item, wherein the updated first data item is provided for display to respective users based on a relationship between the determined reliability and a predetermined reliability threshold.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×