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Creating an aggregate report of a presence of a user on a network

  • US 9,886,681 B2
  • Filed: 11/24/2009
  • Issued: 02/06/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A physical network presence management system comprising:

  • a processor with a network interface;

    a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory comprising executable code stored thereon such that the executable code, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to;

    maintain a unique set of identifiers associated with an individual, the unique set of identifiers comprising a plurality of identifiers, each identifier in the set specifying a different characteristic of the individual user such that, collectively, the unique set of identifiers more accurately identifies references to the individual in network content, the set of identifiers including a name of the individual and at least one other detail specific to the individual;

    automatically and periodically search a network, through the network interface, for the unique set of identifiers to identify content published on the network that, was not authored by the individual user, but still references or otherwise identifies the individual user as determined based on the unique set of identifiers associated with the individual;

    prepare an aggregate report of identified content found on the network that is related to the individual as determined using the set of unique identifiers to provide the individual with an indication of a reputation of the individual within content of the network, the aggregate report including a reputation indicator displayed in a network browser, the reputation indicator indicating whether, based on identified network content, the individual is more likely to have a positive or negative reputation among other network users;

    search the identified content found on the network that is related to the individual for a term that meets a predetermined criterion; and

    in response to identifying a term that appears in the identified content and meets the predetermined criterion, add the term to the set of unique identifiers as an additional identifier found within the identified content, the term then being used with other identifiers in the set during subsequent rounds of the automated, periodic searching.

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