Apparatus, methods, and systems for data mining user information
First Claim
1. A method of facilitating anonymous communication between a first station and a second station, the second station having an address for communication, and each station being enabled to transmit and receive packet data and being connected directly to a packet data network, the method comprising:
- providing a transaction specification from at least one of the first and second stations,generating a reference code in response to the transaction specification, there being a defined relationship between the reference code and said address,supplying the reference code to at least the first station,receiving a communication request from the first station,receiving the reference code from the first station,using the reference code to recover said address, andopening a channel for communication between said first and second stations,whereby anonymous communication can be established between the first and second stations without providing said address to the first station.
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Abstract
Anonymous voice communication between a first station and a second station is fascilitated by providing an interface that allows input of a transaction specification from at least one of the first and second stations. A reference code associated with the transaction is generated, there being a defined relationship between the reference code and the address of the second station for voice communication. The reference code is supplied to the first station, and a voice communication request and the reference code are recieved from the first station. The reference code is used to recover said address and a channel for voice communication is opened between said first and second stations. Voice communication can thereby be established between the first and second stations without providing the address of the second station to the first station. An Internet based service system may include one or more servers, software, or storage units for use in data mining user information. The disclosed service may facilitate users posting information, connecting to other users, and making transactions over the Internet. Data from each transaction submitted through the service are data mined. The collected data may include personal information, private data, interest, intellectual property, and the like. For increasing transactions, the service system may create a proposed transaction specification specifying a transaction between a first party and a second party based, at least in part, on data mining user information. Feed a reference code associated with a second party to a first party, and receive a communication request from the first party employing the reference code. The reference code may include tagged photo, advertisement etc. The service may also provide private user information to other parties.
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77 Claims
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1. A method of facilitating anonymous communication between a first station and a second station, the second station having an address for communication, and each station being enabled to transmit and receive packet data and being connected directly to a packet data network, the method comprising:
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providing a transaction specification from at least one of the first and second stations, generating a reference code in response to the transaction specification, there being a defined relationship between the reference code and said address, supplying the reference code to at least the first station, receiving a communication request from the first station, receiving the reference code from the first station, using the reference code to recover said address, and opening a channel for communication between said first and second stations, whereby anonymous communication can be established between the first and second stations without providing said address to the first station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 36, 37)
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30. A method of establishing anonymous communication between a first station and a second station, the second station having an address for communication, and each station being enabled to transmit and receive packet data and being connected directly to a packet data network, the method comprising:
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supplying a transaction specification as packet data over the packet data network from at least one of the first and second stations to a controller, generating a reference code in response to the transaction specification at the controller, there being a defined relationship between the reference code and said address, supplying the reference code from the controller to at least the first station, making a communication request from the first station to the controller, supplying the reference code from the first station to the controller, using the controller to recover said address from the reference code, and opening a channel for communication between said first and second stations. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. An apparatus for facilitating anonymous communication between a first party and a second party employing first and second stations respectively, each station being enabled to transmit and receive packet data and being connected directly to a packet data network, the second party having an address for communication, including
a means for enabling negotiation of a transaction specification over the packet data network, a means for generating a reference code, there being a defined relationship between the reference code and said address, and for supplying the reference code to at least the first party, a means for receiving a communication request from at least the first party and for receiving the reference code from at least the first party, a means for using the reference code to recover said address, and a means for opening a communication channel between said first party and said address without supplying said address to the first party.
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38. A method of data mining user information associated with connecting a first party with a second party over the Internet, the first party and second party operating respectively a first station and a second station, each station being enabled for transmitting and receiving packet data, and each station being connected directly to a packet data network, the method comprising:
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obtaining, by a controller, one or more transaction specifications over the Internet associated with the second party, the one or more transactions specifications specifying one or more of product information, service information, intellectual property information, content information, qualification information, or characteristic information, individually or in any combination, related to one or more transactions associated with the second party over the Internet; data mining information on the second party, by the controller, based, at least in part, on data collected by the controller from a history of transactions involving one or more transactions associated with the second party over the Internet; verifying, by the controller, the identity of the first party or station; creating, by the controller, a proposed first party transaction specification, the proposed first party transaction specification specifying at least a proposed transaction between the first party and the second party, the creating of the proposed first party transaction specification employing, at least in part, the data mining information on the second party collected by the controller; generating, by the controller, a reference code for supplying to the first party at the first station, the reference code being associated with the proposed first party transaction specification, and the reference code having a relationship to the second party; supplying, by the controller, the reference code to the first party at the first station over the packet data network; and receiving, by the controller, a connection request over the packet data network from the first party at the first station for connecting to the second party, the connection request from the first party employing, at least in part, the reference code previously supplied to the first party at the first station by the controller; and wherein, a connection between the first party and the second party over the packet data network is made without requiring the first party at the first station to provide a transaction specification to the controller specifying a transaction between the first party and the second party prior to the controller creating the proposed first party transaction specification, and wherein the proposed first party transaction specification that is created by the controller is not created by the first party at the first station. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. An apparatus for data mining user information associated with connecting a first party with a second party over the Internet, the first party and the second party operating respectively a first station and a second station, each station being an Internet enabled device for transmitting and receiving packet data over a packet data network, the apparatus including:
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one or more processors operating at a network node over the Internet, the one or more processors being configured to; obtain one or more transaction specifications over the Internet associated with the second party, the one or more transaction specifications specifying one or more of product information, service information, intellectual property information, content information, qualification information, characteristic information, or interest information, individually or in any combination, related to one or more transactions associated with the second party; data mine information on the second party based, at least in part, on data collected by the apparatus from a history of transactions involving one or more transactions associated with the second party over the Internet; create a proposed first party transaction specification, the created first party transaction specification specifying at least a proposed transaction between the first party and the second party, the creating of the proposed first party transaction specification being based, at least in part, on the data mining information collected on the second party by the apparatus; generate a reference code for supplying to the first party, the reference code being associated with the proposed first party transaction specification, and the reference code having a relationship to the second party; supply the reference code to the first party at the first station over the packet data network; and receive a connection request from the first party at the first station over the packet data network for connecting to the second party, the connection request from the first party employing, at least in part, the reference code previously supplied to the first party at the first station over the packet data network; and a data storage unit accessible by the one or more processors for storing user information; wherein, a connection between the first party and the second party over the Internet is made without requiring the first party at the first station to provide a transaction specification to the one or more processors specifying a transaction between the first party and the second party prior to the one or more processors supplying the reference code to the first party at the first station. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A non-transitory storage medium containing a software program executable by at least one processor for data mining user information associated with a service system operating at least partly over the Internet for connecting a first party with a second party over the Internet, the first party and the second party operating respectively a first station and a second station, each station being Internet enabled for accessing the service system operating at least partly over the Internet, the software program, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the following:
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obtain one or more transaction specifications associated with the second party, the one or more transaction specifications specifying one or more of product information, service information, intellectual property information, content information, qualification information, interest information, or characteristic information, individually or in any combination, related to one or more transactions associated with the second party over the Internet; data mine information on the second party based, at least in part, on data collected by the at least one processor from a history of transactions involving one or more transactions associated with the second party over the Internet; verify the identity of the first party; create a proposed first party transaction specification, the created first party transaction specification specifying at least a proposed transaction between the first party and the second party, the creating of the proposed first party transaction specification employing, at least in part, the data mined information collected by the at least one processor on the second party; generate a reference code for supplying to the first party at the first station, the reference code being associated with the proposed first party transaction specification, and the reference code having a relationship to the second party; supply the reference code to the first party at the first station over the Internet; receive a connection request from the first party at the first station over the Internet for connecting to the second party, the connection request from the first party employing, at least in part, the reference code previously supplied to the first party at the first station by the at least one processor; and establish a connection between the first party and the second party over the Internet without requiring the first party at the first station to create the proposed first party transaction specification specifying at least a proposed transaction between the first party and the second party. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A method of connecting a first party at a first station with a second party at a second station over the Internet, each station being Internet enabled for connecting to the Internet and for accessing at least part of a controller operated, at least partly, over the Internet, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the first station, from the controller, a request to verify identity of the first party or station; transmitting the identity of the first party or station from the first station to the controller; receiving, at the first station, from the controller and over the Internet, a reference code generated by the controller, the reference code being associated with a proposed first party transaction specification and having a relationship with the second party, the proposed first party transaction specification being created by the controller by employing, at least in part, data mined information on the second party collected by the controller, the data mined information collected by the controller being from a history of transactions involving one or more transactions associated with the second party over the Internet, and the proposed first party transaction specification specifying one or more of product information, service information, intellectual property information, content information, qualification information, interest information, or characteristic information, individually or in any combination, related to a proposed transaction associated with the second party over the Internet; and transmitting, from the first station to the controller, a connection request over the Internet from the first party at the first station for connecting to the second party, the connection request employing, at least in part, the reference code previously received from the controller, wherein a connection between the first party and the second party over the Internet is made without requiring the first party at the first station to create the proposed first party transaction specification to the controller specifying a transaction between the first party and the second party, and wherein the proposed first party transaction specification that is created by the controller is not created by the first party at the first station. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62)
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63. An Internet-enabled device for connecting a first party with a second party over the Internet, the second party operating a second station that is Internet enabled for connecting to the Internet, the Internet-enabled device having a connection to the Internet for accessing at least part of a controller operating, at least partly, as a service over the Internet, the Internet-enabled device including:
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at least one processor configured to execute a software program to; receive, at the Internet-enabled device, at least part of a proposed first party transaction specification from the controller, the proposed first party transaction specification being created by the controller based, at least in part, on data mined information collected on the second party by the controller from a history of transactions involving one or more transactions associated with the second party over the Internet, and the proposed first party transaction specification includes one or more of product information, service information, intellectual property information, content information, qualification information, interest information, or characteristic information, individually or in any combination, related to the second party, receive, at the Internet-enabled device, a reference code from the controller, the reference code being associated with the proposed first party transaction specification and having a relationship to the second party, implement, at the Internet-enabled device, a connection request for connecting to the second party, the implementation of the connection request employing, at least in part, the reference code received from the controller, and transmit, from the Internet-enabled device to the controller, the connection request for connecting to the second party; and a display screen, at the Internet-enabled device, configured to visually display the reference code received from the controller, wherein a connection between the first party and the second party over the packet data network is made without requiring the first party at the Internet-enabled device to provide a transaction specification specifying a transaction with the second party via the Internet-enabled device prior to the controller supplying the reference code to the first party at the Internet-enabled device. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66)
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67. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium containing a software program executable by at least one processor for connecting a first party with a second party over the Internet, the first party and the second party operating a first station and a second station, respectively, each station being at least an Internet-enabled device with Internet connection for accessing at least part of a controller operated, at least partly, as a service over the Internet, the software program, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the following at the first station:
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verify the identity of the first party operating the first station for connection to the service; receive a reference code from the controller, the reference code being associated with a proposed first party transaction specification and having a relationship to the second party, the proposed first party transaction specification being created by the controller by employing, at least in part, data mined information collected by the controller on the second party from a history of transactions involving one or more transactions with the second party over the Internet, the proposed first party transaction specification specifying at least a proposed transaction between the first party and the second party and including one or more of product information, service information, intellectual property information, content information, interest information, qualification information, or characteristic information, individually or in any combination, related to the second party; display visually the received reference code over a display screen at the first station; and transmit a connection request from the first station for connecting to the second party over the Internet, the connection request from the first station employing, at least in part, the received reference code, wherein a connection between the first party and the second party is made over the Internet without requiring the first party at the first station to create the proposed first party transaction specification specifying at least a proposed transaction between the first party and the second party. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69)
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70. A method of connecting a first party at a first station with a second party at a second station over the Internet, each station includes at least a display screen for interfacing with its respective parties and each station includes at least an Internet enabled device for connecting to the Internet for accessing at least part of a controller operated, at least partly, over the Internet, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the second station, from the controller, a request to verify identity of the second party or station; transmitting the identity of the second party or station from the second station to the controller; providing, at the second station, a service by the controller to facilitate one or more transactions over the Internet associated with the second party; facilitating, at the second station as part of the service, the one or more transactions over the Internet associated with the second party, the one or more transactions including one or more of product information, service information, intellectual property information, content information, qualification information, or characteristic information, individually or in any combination, associated with the second party; collecting, at the second station by the service, information on the second party for data mining by the controller, the collecting of the information related, at least in part, to a history of transactions involving the one or more transactions over the Internet associated with the second party; receiving, via the Internet enabled device included in the second station, a connection request over the Internet from a first party at the first station for connecting with the second party, the connection request being associated with a proposed first party transaction specification specifying a transaction between the first party and the second party, the proposed first party transaction specification being created by the controller by employing, at least in part, the information collected on the second party that has been data mined by the service; and providing, at the second station and over the display screen, at least part of the connection request, wherein a connection between the first party and the second party over the Internet is made without requiring the first party at the first station to provide a proposed first party transaction specification specifying a transaction between the first party and the second party prior to the controller creating the proposed first party transaction specification for the first party. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72)
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73. An Internet-enabled device for connecting a first party with a second party over the Internet, the first party operating a first station that is Internet enabled for connecting to the Internet, the Internet-enabled device having a connection to the Internet for accessing at least part of a controller operating, at least partly, as a service over the Internet, the Internet-enabled device including:
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at least one processor configured to execute a software program to; facilitate, at least partly at the Internet-enabled device, one or more transactions over the Internet, the one or more transactions including one or more of product information, service information, intellectual property information, content information, qualification information, or characteristic information, individually or in any combination, associated with the second party; collect, at least partly at the Internet-enabled device, information on the second party for data mining by the controller, the collecting of the information based, at least in part, on a history of transactions involving the one or more transactions over the Internet and associated with the second party; receive, at the Internet-enabled device, a connection request over the Internet from a first party at the first station for connecting to the second party, the connection request being associated with a proposed first party transaction specification created, at least partly, by the controller for the first party to connect to the second party, the proposed first party transaction specification specifying a transaction between the first party and the second party, and the proposed first party transaction specification is created by the controller employing, at least in part, the information on the second party collected and data mined by the controller; and display visually, over a display screen at the Internet-enabled device, the received connection request from the first party, wherein a connection between the first party and the second party over Internet is made without requiring the first party at the first station to create the proposed first party transaction specification specifying a transaction between the first party and the second party prior to the controller creating the proposed first party transaction specification. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75)
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76. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium containing a software program executable by at least one processor for connecting a first party with a second party over the Internet, the first party and the second party operating a first station and a second station, respectively, and each station being at least an Internet-enabled device with Internet connection for accessing at least part of a controller operated, at least partly, as a service over the Internet, the software program, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the following at the second station:
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facilitates, one or more transactions over the Internet associated with the second party, the one or more transactions including one or more of product information, service information, intellectual property information, content information, qualification information, or characteristic information, individually or in any combination, associated with the second party; collect information on the second party for data mining by the controller, the data mining based, at least in part, on a history of transactions involving the one or more transactions over the Internet associated with the second party; and receive a connection request over the Internet from a first party at the first station for connecting with the second party, the connection request is associated with a proposed first party transaction specification for the first party to connect to the second party, and the proposed first party transaction specification having a relationship with the second party is created by the controller employing, at least in part, the information on the second party collected and data mined by the controller, wherein a connection between the first party and the second party over Internet is made without requiring the first party at the first station to create the proposed first party transaction specification to the controller specifying a transaction between the first party and the second party. - View Dependent Claims (77)
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