Proxy-based profile management to deliver personalized services

US9854058B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

• Sreenivasa Gorti · Austin, US
• David Patron · Cedar Park, US
• Paul Vanvleck · Austin, US
• Javier Arellano · Austin, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 23, 2004
• Grant date: Dec 26, 2017
• Expiry date: Jan 27, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W4/21
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A third-party profile service based on a proxy server model is described, where a user's profile service resides at a URL, in contrast to a profile service that requires federation identity. A profile service is provided that augments location-based services offered by service providers targeting mobile users via, for example, wireless and Wifi Networks. Additional personalization is driven by identity/profile services. Participants in the scenario are not required to share an identity or profile (i.e., static federation is not required). The user establishes a single profile with a trusted provider, hands-off solicitations to a profile agent that operates on behalf of the user to apply policies and preferences. The agent also provides privacy and anonymity (opaqueness).