Claims
- 1. A method including:
constructing a first profile utilizing first information concerning a profile subject, wherein the first information is provided by the profile subject; and constructing a second profile utilizing second information concerning the profile subject, wherein the second information is provided by a further entity, wherein a profile search is performed against the both the first and second profiles and wherein a search result is processed according to a publication policy specified by the profile subject.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein write access to the first profile is limited to the profile subject.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein read access to the first profile is limited to the profile subject.
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein search access to the first profile is extended beyond the profile subject.
- 5. The method of claim 6 wherein the search access to the first profile is unrestricted.
- 6. The method of claim 1 wherein write access to the second profile is limited to the further entity.
- 7. The method of claim 1 wherein read access to the second profile is limited to the further entity.
- 8. The method of claim 1 wherein search access to the second profile is extended beyond the further user.
- 9. The method of claim 8 wherein the search access to the second profile is unrestricted.
- 10. The method of claim 1 wherein the publication policy specifies that the profile subject be prompted for authorization to publish the search result.
- 11. The method of claim 10 wherein the publication policy specifies that the profile subject be prompted for authorization to publish the search result when the search registers a match with respect to the second profile.
- 12. The method of claim 1 wherein the first profile includes a public profile portion and a private profile portion, and wherein the publication policy specifies that the profile subject be prompted for authorization to publish the search result when the search registers a match with respect to the private profile portion.
- 13. The method of claim 10 wherein the authorization is to publish the search result to an initiator of the search.
- 14. The method of claim 1 wherein the publication policy specifies that the search result be published without independent authorization by the profile subject.
- 15. The method of claim 14 wherein the first profile includes a public profile portion and a private profile portion, and wherein the publication policy specifies that the search result be published without the independent authorization by the profile subject when the search generates a match against the public profile portion.
- 16. The method of claim 1 wherein the publication policy specifies that the search result not be published.
- 17. The method of claim 1 wherein the publication policy includes a rule authored by the profile subject.
- 18. The method of claim 1 wherein the publication policy specifies at least one search criteria to be applied when a profile search is performed against any one of the first and second profiles.
- 19. The method of claim 18 wherein the search criteria defines a requirement for the performance of the profile search.
- 20. The method of claim 19 wherein the requirements is that the profile search be related to specific subject matter.
- 21. The method of claim 1 wherein the first and second profiles form respective portions of a common profile.
- 22. The method of claim 1 wherein the first and second profiles reside at separate and distinct network location.
- 23. The method of claim 1 wherein the first and second profiles reside at a common network locations.
- 24. The method of claim 1 wherein the profile search is performed against a plurality of profiles and wherein the search result is processed according to the publication policy.
- 25. The method of claim 3 wherein the read access is denied to a host computer that hosts the first profile.
- 26. A system including:
a profile system to store a profile concerning a profile subject, the profile including a first profile including first descriptive information concerning the profile subject and provided by the profile subject, and a second profile including second descriptive information concerning the profile subject and provided by a further entity; and a matching system to perform a profile search against the first and second profiles, and to process a search result, generated by the profile search, according to a publication policy specified by the profile subject.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/244,766, filed Oct. 31, 2000.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60244766 |
Oct 2000 |
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