Patent №
US 7,997,485
Granted
2011-08-16
Filed 2006
Owner
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Lab
AI components
4
ml · kr · planning · hardware
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
11427748
Architecture is provided that facilitates user-controlled access to user profile information. A user is allowed to selectively expose (or mask) portions of his/her profile to third parties. Additionally, advertisers and/or content providers can offer incentives or enticement in response to the acceptance of which a user exposes larger portions of their profile. The architecture comprises a system that facilitates profile management utilizing a profile component that facilitates creation and storage of an electronic profile of a user, and a control component under control of the user for controlling access to the profile. Machine learning and reasoning is provided to make inferences and automate aspects thereof.
AI classification
Ownership
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
assignment · 184110584
Assignors
FLAKE, GARY W., HORVITZ, ERIC J., GOODMAN, JOSHUA T., BRILL, ERIC D., BRUNELL, BRADLY A., DUMAIS, SUSAN T., GOUNARES, ALEXANDER G., GRIFFIN, TRENHOLME J., HURST-HILLER, OLIVER, OZZIE, RAYMOND E.
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