User profile aggregation

US7958142B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

• Karvell Li · Bellevue, US
• Jamie Marconi · Seattle, US
• Rahul Kumar · Bengaluru, IN
• Miriam Borkenhagen · Bothell, US
• David Law · Seattle, US
• Gilbert McQuillan · Seattle, US
• Munir Mahmood · Bellevue, US
• Gupta Garuda · Redmond, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 20, 2007
• Grant date: Jun 7, 2011
• Expiry date: Dec 16, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/02
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

User profile data that may be spread across different service providers and that may vary across different service providers can be aggregated to provide an aggregate user profile. An aggregate user profile can be generated regardless of, among other things, varying user profile semantics, differing data formats, data item conflicts, evolving server protocols and interfaces, and updates to the number, identity, location, and type of servers upon which the service providers are maintained.