Sharing of Data Utilizing Push Functionality and Privacy Settings

• US 20080140665A1
• Filed: 10/28/2007
• Published: 06/12/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Seven Networks Inc
• Original Assignee: Seven Networks Inc
• Inventors: van Gent, Robert Paul, Ariel, Ido
• Time in patent office: 0 Days
• US Class Current: 707/9
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/23 Updating
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/245 Query processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/285 Clustering or classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings, time accounting organizing, planning, scheduling or allocating time G06Q10/06

Abstract

A system and method for linking information of one user to other users via a data aggregation server is provided. Various security settings govern the linking of information. Various methodologies for initiating a link of PIM data are also provided including automatic linking, targeted linking and requested linking. Implementations utilizing group profiles are also provided.

Claims

1-23. -23. (canceled)

24. A method for sharing personal information with members of a network, the method comprising:

receiving a trust level designation from an originating user for an identified member of the network;

receiving personal information from the originating user;

delivering the personal information of the originating user to the identified member of the network, wherein delivery of the received personal information occurs in accordance with the trust level designation for the identified member of the network.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein delivery of the personal information of the originating user to the identified member of the network occurs through a push operation.

26. The method of claim 24, wherein the personal information includes contact information for the originating user.

27. The method of claim 24, wherein the personal information includes a blog entry generated by the originating user

28. The method of claim 24, wherein delivery of the personal information of the originating user to the identified member of the network occurs in further accordance with a policy created by the identified member.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein the policy includes a bandwidth limitation.

30. The method of claim 28, wherein the policy includes a service area limitation.

31. The method of claim 24, wherein the personal information includes personal notes generated by the originating user.

32. The method of claim 24, further comprising the originating user creating a user profile including personal information about the originating user.

33. The method of claim 24, further comprising identifying the physical location of a mobile device associated with the originating user.

34. The method of claim 33, wherein the physical location of the mobile device associated with the originating user is identified using the global positioning system.

35. The method of claim 33, wherein the physical location of the mobile device associated with the originating user is identified using a base station.

36. The method of claim 33, wherein the personal information delivered to the identified member of the network includes the physical location of the originating user.

37. The method of claim 24, further comprising identifying the availability of the originating user.

38. The method of claim 37, wherein the personal information delivered to the identified member of the network includes the availability of the originating user.

39. The method of claim 38, wherein the personal information delivered to the identified member of the network further includes a preferred contact method.

40. The method of claim 24, wherein the trust level designation allows the delivery of all available personal information of the originating user to the identified member of the network.

41. The method of claim 24, wherein the trust level designation allows the delivery of certain classes of personal information of the originating user to the identified member of the network.

42. The method of claim 24, wherein the trust level designation allows the delivery of certain portions of the personal information of the originating user to the identified member of the network.

43. The method of claim 24, wherein the trust level designation allows the delivery of certain files of the originating user to the identified member of the network.

44. The method of claim 43, wherein the certain files of the originating user include photographs.

45. The method of claim 43, wherein the certain files of the originating user F include video content.

46. The method of claim 43, wherein the certain files of the originating user include audio content.

47. The method of claim 24, wherein the identified member of the network is a member of a community.

48. The method of claim 47, wherein the trust level designation for the identified member is derived from a trust level designation associated with the community.

49. The method of claim 32, wherein delivery of the personal information of the originating user to the identified member of the network occurs when the originating user updates existing information in the user profile.

50. The method of claim 32, wherein delivery of the personal information of the originating user to the identified member of the network occurs when the originating user adds new information to the user profile.

51. The method of claim 32, wherein delivery of the personal information of the originating user is automatically copied to the user profile from a data store associated with the originating user.

52. The method of claim 51, wherein the data store associated with the originating user is a database of contact information.

53. The method of claim 32, wherein delivery of the personal information of the originating user to the identified member of the network occurs as a part of a polling operation.

54. The method of claim 24, wherein delivery of the personal information of the originating user to the identified member of the network occurs as a part of a transfer of data initiated by the identified member to the originating user.

55. The method of claim 24, wherein delivery of the personal information of the originating user to the identified member of the network occurs as a part of a transfer of data initiated by the identified member to a proxy associated with the originating user.

56. The method of claim 24, wherein delivery of the personal information of the originating user to the identified member of the network occurs in response to a request by the identified member for the personal information.

57. A system for sharing personal information with members of a network, the system comprising:

a client device associated with an originating user, the client device configured to provide a trust level designation for an identified member of the network;

a server configured to receive personal information from the originating user, the server further configured to deliver the personal information of the originating user to the identified member of the network, wherein delivery of the received personal information occurs in accordance with the trust level designation for the identified member of the network.

58. A computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor to perform a method for sharing personal information with members of a network, the method comprising:

receiving a trust level designation from an originating user for an identified member of the network;

receiving personal information from the originating user;

delivering the personal information of the originating user to the identified member of the network, wherein delivery of the received personal information occurs in accordance with the trust level designation for the identified member of the network.