Role-specific service customization

US10171472B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Andre Wilson Brotto Furtado · Kirkland, US
• Robert L. Rounthwaite · Fall City, US
• Xiaohan Shi · Sammamish, US
• Matthew Richardson · Redmond, US
• Ryen William White · Woodinville, US
• Syed Fahad Allam Shah · Bellevue, US
• Shantanu Sharma · Ephrata, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 2, 2016
• Grant date: Jan 1, 2019
• Expiry date: Jul 3, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q50/01
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

In many computing scenarios, an individual may choose to interact with a service in a variety of roles, and may therefore create a set of accounts respectively representing the service. However, the use of multiple accounts by the same individual may introduce considerable administrative complications (e.g., failing to update all accounts with new information results in stale and/or conflicting account information), and may reduce the efficiency and/or scalability of the service. Presented herein are techniques for enabling individuals to interact with services through various roles. Such techniques involve evaluating the individual's role determinants to identify and automatically select the individual's current role; selecting a current role profile, as a subset of the details of the individual profile that are associated with the current role, and excluding details that are not associated with the current role; and performing the service according to the current role profile of the individual.