Profile data management
First Claim
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.
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Abstract
In an embodiment, a profile data management system provides a central repository for data and information associated with a user. The information may be presented through an electronic user interface as a profile of the user. In an embodiment, the profile data management system maintains profiles for many users and enables users and/or secondary users to submit information and to modify the user profiles. Modifications are made to user profiles when the submitted information is sufficiently reliable. In general, the method of building and modifying profiles in the profile data management system based on the contributions of many users may be referred to as crowdsourcing profiles. Crowdsourcing profiles may advantageously enable the generation and verification of large amounts of data related to many individuals. The crowdsourcing profiles model allows secondary users to provide updates, modifications, comments, ratings, preferences, and/or other inputs to the profile data management system. Crowdsourcing profiles may advantageously reduce redundant profile management efforts by generating and/or updating profile data based on data that is reported as reliable by one or more users.
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19 Claims
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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 Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer system comprising:
one or more hardware processors in communication with a computer readable medium storing software modules including instructions that are executable by the one or more hardware processors, the software modules including at least; a user interface module configured to access user profile data from an electronic data store in response to a request from a requestor for said user profile data, wherein said user interface module identifies said requestor and provides at least a portion of said user profile data to said requestor based on the identity of said requestor; a data modification module configured to receive one or more updates to the user profile data from said requestor; and a reliability index determination module configured to determine a reliability index associated with each of the received one or more updates, wherein said data modification module stores said one or more updates and respective determined reliability indices to said electronic data store. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. Non-transitory computer storage having stored thereon a computer program that instructs a computer system to manage user profile data by at least:
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storing profile data 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 associated the primary user and stored in the electronic data store; receiving one or more updates to the electronic user profile, each update provided by one of the plurality of secondary users; analyzing the one or more updates received from the plurality of secondary users to determine a reliability of each of the one or more updates; and updating, in the electronic data store, the profile data associated with the primary user to include updates to reliability indices of respective profile data items in view of the determined reliabilities of the profile data items. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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