Method and apparatus for managing user profiles including identifying users based on matched query term
AssigneeTacit Knowledge Systems, Inc.
InventorDavid L. Gilmour
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Abstract
A method of authorizing a user profile access request includes the step of detecting the access request from an inquiring user to access a user profile of a target user. Responsive to the detected access request, an authorization request is automatically generated and sent to the target user. In response to the authorization request, the target user may then authorize access to his or her user profile by the inquiring user. Of course, the target user may also decline access to the relevant user profile.
Claims18
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- creating a user profile of a second user without identifying the second user to other users;
- detecting a match between the user profile and a query term submitted by a first user;
- and
- automatically identifying the first user to the second user in response to detecting the match.
A machine-readable medium storing a sequence of instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform a process comprising:
- creating a user profile of a second user without identifying the second user to other users;
- detecting a match between the user profile and a query term submitted by a first user;
- and
- automatically identifying the first user to the second user in response to detecting the match.
A processing system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a storage medium having stored therein instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processing system to perform a process comprising:
- creating a user profile of a second user without identifying the second user to other users;
- detecting a match between the user profile and a query term submitted by a first user;
- and
- automatically identifying the first user to the second user in response to detecting the match.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.