IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0195741
(2011-08-01)
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등록번호 |
US-8407285
(2013-03-26)
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발명자
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
7 인용 특허 :
144 |
초록
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An information management and distribution system is disclosed. The information management and distribution system includes a client-side application and a server application that interact to facilitate the controlled exchange of contact information over a network. The client-side application can pr
An information management and distribution system is disclosed. The information management and distribution system includes a client-side application and a server application that interact to facilitate the controlled exchange of contact information over a network. The client-side application can provide creation and design, rolodex, exchange, and update features. The information management and distribution system can also include a corporate administrator application. Still another aspect of the invention is that contact information can be distributed to registered users in a common format.
대표청구항
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1. A computer system that provides a service for controlled access over a network to user profiles having associated messages from registered users of the service, comprising: a networked server system accessible by remote user devices via the network, the networked server system comprising at least
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A computer system that provides a service for controlled access over a network to user profiles having associated messages from registered users of the service, comprising: a networked server system accessible by remote user devices via the network, the networked server system comprising at least one processor and at least one memory; andat least one database accessible by the networked server system and configured to store user profiles of registered users, messages provided by the registered users, and relationship data that specifies access relationships established between the registered users;said networked server system being programmed, via executable program instructions, to: allow users to register with the service and to create a user profile comprising profile information about the respective registered user;allow a first registered user to identify other registered users via a user interface and to indicate a desire to establish an access relationship with the other registered users, wherein each access relationship allows the first registered user to access a user profile of an identified other registered user via the user interface and receive messages from the identified other registered user via the user interface, each of the messages comprising a text string;establish the access relationships between the first registered user and the other registered users;allow the first registered user to select via the user interface the user profile of another registered user with respect to which an access relationship has been established with the first registered user, in response to which the networked server system provides the selected user profile for display to the first registered user in a profile display area of the user interface, andallow the other registered users to provide messages, wherein the messages provided by the other registered users are displayed automatically to the first registered user via the user interface. 2. The computer system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the messages comprises an image associated with a respective other registered user who provided the message. 3. The computer system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the messages comprises a link to a website having additional content associated with a respective message. 4. The computer system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the messages comprises a link to a website associated with a respective other registered user who provided the message. 5. The computer system of claim 1, wherein respective messages provided by respective other registered users are reflected automatically in a user interface of the respective other registered users. 6. The computer system of claim 1, wherein at least a plurality of the users comprise persons, wherein the networked server system is programmed to allow the persons to register with the service and to create user profiles containing information about themselves and provide messages the persons desire to distribute to the other registered users, each of the messages comprising a text string. 7. The computer system of claim 1, wherein at least a plurality of the users comprise business entities, wherein the networked server system is programmed to allow representatives of the business entities to register with the service and to create user profiles containing information about the respective business entities and provide messages associated with the business entities for distribution to the other registered users, each of the messages comprising a text string. 8. The computer system of claim 1, wherein at least a plurality of the users comprise groups, wherein the networked server system is programmed to allow representatives of the groups to register with the service and to create user profiles containing information about the respective groups and provide messages associated with the groups for distribution to other registered users, each of the messages comprising a text string. 9. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the networked server system is programmed to allow registered users to pre-authorize all other registered users for access to their respective user profile and their respective messages, and to establish access relationships permitting such access without requiring the registered users to individually approve the access relationships. 10. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the networked server system is programmed to allow registered users to selectively permit or deny requests for access to their respective user profile and their respective messages. 11. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the networked server system is programmed to allow the first registered user to select via the user interface one of the other registered users with respect to which the access relationship is established and to initiate a communication mechanism via the user interface for transmitting a communication to the selected other registered user. 12. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the networked server system is programmed to provide user profiles for display by the remote user devices in a common display format. 13. The computer system of claim 12, wherein the common display format includes one or more regions for displaying the messages. 14. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the networked server system is programmed to allow the first registered user to provide additional multimedia content in the first registered user's user profile selectable from data types corresponding to one or more of graphics, images or http links. 15. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the networked server system is programmed to allow registered users to interact with the messages via the user interface. 16. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the networked server system is programmed to dynamically provide additional multimedia content of data types corresponding to one or more of graphics, images, audio, video, HTML code, XML code, applications, Applets or http links for display along with the messages displayed to the first registered user via the user interface. 17. The computer system of claim 16, wherein the dynamically provided additional content comprises one or more advertisements. 18. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the networked server system is programmed to allow one or more of the other registered users to request access to the user profile of the first registered user and messages provided by the first registered user; and establish an access relationship permitting such access to the user profile of the first registered user and the messages without requiring the first registered user to individually permit such request for access. 19. The computer system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the other registered users is a representative of a business entity or group and at least one of the messages comprises an announcement associated with the business entity or the group. 20. The computer system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the other registered users is a representative of a business entity or group and at least one of the messages comprises an advertisement associated with the business entity or the group. 21. A computer-implemented method of providing a service for controlled access over a network to user profiles having associated messages from registered users of the service, the service provided using a networked server system comprising at least one processor and at least one memory and accessible by remote user devices via the network, the method comprising: (a) allowing users to register with the service and to create a user profile comprising profile information about the respective registered user;(b) allowing a first registered user to identify other registered users via a user interface and to indicate a desire to establish an access relationship with the other registered users, wherein each access relationship allows the first registered user to access a user profile of an identified other registered user via the user interface and receive messages from the identified other registered user via the user interface, each of the messages comprising a text string;(c) establishing the access relationships between the first registered user and the other registered users;(d) storing in at least one database accessible by the networked server system (i) user profiles of registered users, (ii) messages provided by the registered users and (iii) relationship data that specifies access relationships established between the registered users;(e) allowing the first registered user to select via the user interface the user profile of another registered user with respect to which an access relationship has been established with the first registered user, in response to which the networked server system provides the selected user profile for display to the first registered user in a profile display area of the user interface, and(f) allowing the other registered users to provide messages, wherein the messages from the other registered users are displayed automatically to the first registered user via the user interface. 22. The method of claim 21, wherein at least one of the messages comprises an image associated with a respective other registered user who provided the message. 23. The method of claim 21, wherein at least one of the messages comprises a link to a website having additional content associated with a respective message. 24. The method of claim 21, wherein at least one of the messages comprises a link to a website associated with a respective other registered user who provided the message. 25. The method of claim 21, wherein respective messages provided by respective other registered users are reflected automatically in the user interface of the respective other registered users. 26. The method of claim 21, wherein at least a plurality of the users comprise persons, wherein the method further comprises allowing the persons to register with the service and to create user profiles containing information about themselves and provide messages the persons desire to distribute to the other registered users, each of the messages comprising a text string. 27. The method of claim 21, wherein at least a plurality of the users comprise business entities, wherein method further comprises allowing representatives of the business entities to register with the service and to create user profiles containing information about the respective business entities and provide messages associated with the business entities for distribution to the other registered users, each of the messages comprising a text string. 28. The method of claim 21, wherein at least a plurality of the users comprise groups, wherein the method further comprises allowing representatives of the groups to register with the service and to create user profiles containing information about the respective groups and provide messages associated with the groups for distribution to other registered users, each of the messages comprising a text string. 29. The method of claim 21, wherein the establishing of the access relationships comprises: allowing registered users to pre-authorize all other registered users for access to their respective user profile and their respective messages; andestablishing access relationships permitting such access without requiring the registered users to individually approve the access relationships. 30. The method of claim 21, wherein method further comprises allowing registered users to selectively permit or deny requests for access to their respective user profile and their respective messages. 31. The method of claim 21, wherein the method further comprises allowing the first registered user to select via the user interface one of the other registered users with respect to which the access relationship is established and to initiate a communication mechanism via the user interface for transmitting a communication to the selected other registered user. 32. The method of claim 21, wherein the method further comprises allowing the first registered user to provide additional multimedia content in the first registered user's user profile selectable from data types corresponding to one or more of graphics, images or http links. 33. The method of claim 21, wherein the method further comprises allowing registered users to interact with the messages via the user interface. 34. The method of claim 21, wherein the method further comprises dynamically providing additional multimedia content of data types corresponding to one or more of graphics, images, audio, video, HTML code, XML code, applications, Applets or http links for display along with the messages displayed to the first registered user via the user interface. 35. The method of claim 34, wherein the dynamically provided additional content comprises one or more advertisements. 36. The method of claim 21, wherein the method further comprises: allowing one or more of the other registered users to request access to the user profile of the first registered user and messages provided by the first registered user; andestablishing an access relationship permitting such access to the user profile of the first registered user and the messages without requiring the first registered user to individually permit such request for access. 37. The method of claim 29, wherein at least one of the other registered users is a representative of a business entity or group and at least one of the messages comprises an announcement associated with the business entity or the group. 38. The method of claim 29, wherein at least one of the other registered users is a representative of a business entity or group and at least one of the messages comprises an advertisement associated with the business entity or the group. 39. The computer system of claim 7, wherein the networked server system is programmed to allow the representatives of the business entities to pre-authorize all other registered users for access to their respective user profile and their respective messages, and to establish access relationships permitting such access without requiring the representatives of the business entities to individually approve the access relationships. 40. The computer system of claim 39, wherein the networked server system is programmed to allow the first registered user to select via the user interface one of the business entities with respect to which the access relationship is established and to initiate a communication mechanism via the user interface for transmitting a communication to the selected business entity. 41. The computer system of claim 39, wherein the networked server system is programmed to allow the representatives of the business entities to provide additional multimedia content in the user profiles of the respective business entities, the additional multimedia content selectable from data types corresponding to one or more of graphics, images or http links. 42. The computer system of claim 39, wherein the networked server system is programmed to allow registered users to interact with the messages associated with the business entities via the user interface. 43. The computer system of claim 39, wherein the networked server system is programmed to dynamically provide additional multimedia content of data types corresponding to one or more of graphics, images, audio, video, HTML code, XML code, applications, Applets or http links for display along with the messages user profile of the first registered user displayed to the first registered user via the user interface, wherein the dynamically provided additional content comprises one or more advertisements.
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