Computational systems and methods for regulating information flow during interactions

• US 20130060624A1
• Filed: 12/29/2011
• Published: 03/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Davis, Marc E., Dyor, Matthew G., Gates, William, Huang, Xuedong, Hyde, Roderick A., Jung, Edward K.Y., Kare, Jordin T., Levien, Royce A., Lord, Richard T., Lord, Robert W., Lu, Qi, Malamud, Mark A., Myhrvold, Nathan P., Nadella, Satya, Reed, Daniel, Shum, Harry, Tegreene, Clarence T., Wood, Lowell L. Jr.
• Application Number:
  US13/374,532
• Publication Number:
  US 20130060624A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.36
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out accepting at least one persona from a party to a transaction; evaluating the transaction; and negotiating receipt of at least one different persona from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

circuitry for accepting at least one persona from a party to a transaction;

circuitry for evaluating the transaction; and

circuitry for negotiating receipt of at least one different persona from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the circuitry for accepting at least one persona from a party to a transaction comprises:

circuitry for accepting a set of personal information as the at least one persona.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the circuitry for accepting at least one persona from a party to a transaction comprises:

circuitry for accepting at least one persona from a prospective purchaser in an online transaction.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the circuitry for accepting at least one persona from a party to a transaction comprises:

circuitry for accepting a persona consisting of username, email address, and device identifier from a prospective purchaser in an online transaction.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the circuitry for evaluating the transaction comprises:

circuitry for evaluating a monetary value for the transaction.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the circuitry for evaluating the transaction comprises:

circuitry for evaluating known information about the party to the transaction.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein the circuitry for evaluating known information about the party to the transaction comprises:

circuitry for evaluating at least one of demographics, credit history, or transaction history about the party to the transaction.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the circuitry for negotiating receipt of at least one different persona from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction comprises:

circuitry for negotiating receipt of a persona including an indication of creditworthiness from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the circuitry for negotiating receipt of at least one different persona from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction comprises:

circuitry for negotiating receipt of a different persona including additional personal information from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction that includes a transaction value over one hundred dollars.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein the circuitry for negotiating receipt of at least one different persona from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction comprises:

circuitry for negotiating receipt of a different persona including additional personal information from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction, wherein the cost of the transaction is discounted in exchange for the additional personal information.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein the circuitry for negotiating receipt of at least one different persona from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction comprises:

circuitry for negotiating receipt of a different persona including reduced personal information from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction, wherein the cost of the transaction is increased in exchange for the reduced personal information.

12. The system of claim 1 wherein the circuitry for negotiating receipt of at least one different persona from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction comprises:

circuitry for negotiating receipt of at least one different persona from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction, wherein the negotiating is concluded on the basis of at least one future condition.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the at least one future condition includes a promise to pay the cost of the transaction within a defined time period after an object of the transaction is delivered to the party to the transaction.

14. The system of claim 1 wherein the circuitry for negotiating receipt of at least one different persona from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction comprises:

circuitry for negotiating receipt of at least one different persona from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction, wherein the negotiation is concluded with an electronic signature from the party to the transaction.

15. A computer program product comprising:

at least one of a machine, an article of manufacture, or a composition of matter including a signal-bearing medium bearing

(1) one or more instructions for accepting at least one persona from a party to a transaction;

(2) one or more instructions for evaluating the transaction; and

(3) one or more instructions for negotiating receipt of at least one different persona from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the signal-bearing medium includes a computer-readable medium.

17. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the signal-bearing medium includes a recordable medium.

18. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the signal-bearing medium includes a communications medium.

19. A system comprising:

a computing device; and

instructions that when executed on the computing device cause the computing device to

(1) accept at least one persona from a party to a transaction;

(2) evaluate the transaction; and

(3) negotiate receipt of at least one different persona from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction.

20. The system of claim 19 wherein the computing device comprises:

one or more of a personal digital assistant (PDA), a personal entertainment device, a mobile phone, a laptop computer, a tablet personal computer, a networked computer, a computing system comprised of a cluster of processors, a computing system comprised of a cluster of servers, a workstation computer, and/or a desktop computer.

21. A computer-implemented method comprising:

accepting at least one persona from a party to a transaction;

evaluating the transaction; and

negotiating receipt of at least one different persona from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction.

22. The computer-implemented method of claim 21 wherein the accepting at least one persona from a party to a transaction comprises:

accepting a set of personal information as the at least one persona.

23. The computer-implemented method of claim 21 wherein the accepting at least one persona from a party to a transaction comprises:

accepting at least one persona from a prospective purchaser in an online transaction.

24. The computer-implemented method of claim 21 wherein the accepting at least one persona from a party to a transaction comprises:

accepting a persona consisting of username, email address, and device identifier from a prospective purchaser in an online transaction.

25. The computer-implemented method of claim 21 wherein the evaluating the transaction comprises:

evaluating a monetary value for the transaction.

26. The computer-implemented method of claim 21 wherein the evaluating the transaction comprises:

evaluating known information about the party to the transaction.

27. The computer-implemented method of claim 26 wherein the evaluating known information about the party to the transaction comprises:

evaluating at least one of demographics, credit history, or transaction history about the party to the transaction.

28. The computer-implemented method of claim 21 wherein the negotiating receipt of at least one different persona from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction comprises:

negotiating receipt of a persona including an indication of creditworthiness from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction.

29. The computer-implemented method of claim 21 wherein the negotiating receipt of at least one different persona from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction comprises:

negotiating receipt of a different persona including additional personal information from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction that includes a transaction value over one hundred dollars.

30. The computer-implemented method of claim 21 wherein the negotiating receipt of at least one different persona from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction comprises:

negotiating receipt of a different persona including additional personal information from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction, wherein the cost of the transaction is discounted in exchange for the additional personal information.

31. The computer-implemented method of claim 21 wherein the negotiating receipt of at least one different persona from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction comprises:

negotiating receipt of a different persona including reduced personal information from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction, wherein the cost of the transaction is increased in exchange for the reduced personal information.

32. The computer-implemented method of claim 21 wherein the negotiating receipt of at least one different persona from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction comprises:

negotiating receipt of at least one different persona from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction, wherein the negotiating is concluded on the basis of at least one future condition.

33. The computer-implemented method of claim 32, wherein the at least one future condition includes a promise to pay the cost of the transaction within a defined time period after an object of the transaction is delivered to the party to the transaction.

34. The computer-implemented method of claim 21 wherein the negotiating receipt of at least one different persona from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction comprises:

negotiating receipt of at least one different persona from the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction, wherein the negotiation is concluded with an electronic signature from the party to the transaction.