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- the present invention relates generally to a database of records compiled from entities with mutual common links and personal and business services based upon these records.
- the Internet has connected the world with literally billions of connected nodes (or users) representing entities of various types, - people, organisations, computers, and other devices.
- Many applications such as the world wide web, online bulletin boards, email, online instant messaging, and peer-to-peer solutions allow direct contact between any number of these nodes.
- the very success of this inter-node connectivity/accessibility has however lead to further problems where a node/entity would prefer to control its 'visibility' and accessibility to a subset of the potential world-wide internet community, for any number of reasons, e.g. discretion, trust, association, preference, improving the quality and relevance of information and so forth.
- Virtual Private Networks, or Intranets provide companies with secure networks on which only their employees and/or clients and partners can utilise, though again, at a high cost.
- nodes/entities can still interact with a wide range of applications and other nodes/entities via any appropriate communication methods, whilst providing control over the distribution of information flow between the nodes and also the degree of 'visibility' of the node/entity, i.e. the degree to which information flow and/or the interconnection between nodes in a user's private network is discernable to other nodes.
- Incentives to restrict the distribution and flow of information within a network include obtaining some form of filtering of irrelevant, useless, unwanted, offensive, intrusive or in any way undesirable information or interaction with other nodes/entities. Humans consciously and subconsciously already utilise such filtering in their daily life by placing greater weighting on information from friends and acquaintances than from unfamiliar sources.
- Examples of just a few applications or activities in which trusted or respected contacts or recommendations play a significant role include seeking employment and filling job vacancies, investment opportunities, academic co-operation, finding accommodation or people to share accommodation with, buying and selling goods and services, arranging social/sporting functions, finding friendship, romantic and/or social relationships and so forth.
- the process of finding a personal friend or romantic partner is strongly affected by social connections.
- the desire to establish fulfilling relationships with other humans, whether romantic or otherwise is one of the strongest human drives and can be the cause of a great deal of anxiety, stress and uncertainty.
- the very process of establishing relationships with other humans is often fraught with difficulties, compounded by the inherent characteristics of most humans to avoid risk and/or potential rejection.
- Contemporary living has confronted many individuals with a daily surplus of information. This bewildering array of choices and decisions vies for the individual's attention in almost every aspect of their work, recreation, and social lives.
- the vast majority of information sources received by most individuals is biased to some extent by commercial interests. Consequently, there is at least the perception the information may be incomplete, misleading or false.
- the lack of independent objectivity from these information sources leads to scepticism and/or a sense of futility, helplessness, or ambivalence in obtaining worthwhile advice.
- a recommendation by trusted friend of a particular product, service or the like is likely to be given far greater weighting. Such recommendations will often be accorded far greater significance than any number of expensive, professionally produced, and theoretically compelling advertisements/product recommendations.
- An individual may seek a friend's opinion on a variety of issues, aside from commercial purchase issues.
- the choice of plumbers, dentists, lawyers and other suppliers for example, may be strongly influenced by personal recommendation. Whilst such specific choices may only arise infrequently, friends and acquaintances are often in frequent contact and may cover a wide range of matters, including opinions/recommendations on issues such as books, films, entertainment, restaurants, and many others.
- WO 01/63423 Ikimbo, Inc teaches an "information and application distribution system (IADS)" allowing interaction and communication within defined communities.
- the system requires the installation of a client-side executable application for each member of the community.
- the community is an organised network rather than a personalised one and is not private.
- WO 02/15050 Luth Research Inc teaches a method of conducting surveys and collecting information.
- the invention invites people to become part of a network of people wishing to answer surveys and is not a personal network that is unique to each user.
- Heintz et al teaches a multi-level award programme in which the internet activity of a enrolled user is tracked with award points being earned for various specified activities. Further bonus points can be accrued by the user from other "second, third, forth level" users and so on. Heintz does not teach any means of selective interaction within a group of entities known directly or indirectly to each other on a private network.
- WO 01/01307 teaches a viral-based marketing system for use over a computer network in which merchants of goods/services provide a commission to referral web sites according to the sales corresponding to the referred users.
- the system is not a private network suitable for selective interaction with the members who are all known, directly or indirectly to the user.
- WO 01/37232 teaches an internet-based match-making service between two people who already know each other, of each other, or met each other at a previous situation that can be described in sufficient detail to facilitate a match. This system does not relate to individuals who have not met though share a common link through an intermediary individual.
- the present invention provides system providing one or more users with a private personal network formed from contacts with one or more entities known directly or indirectly to the user.
- the term 'entity' or 'entities' refers to any individual, family, personal or organised network, organisation, club, society, company, partnership, religion, or entity that exists as a particular and discrete unit.
- the network prevents unrestricted access to the information and contacts contained therein, filtering out unwanted approaches by unauthorised entities.
- said private network provides interrelationship context information between said entities and between an entity and the user.
- said system includes for each entity one or more entity attributes, including at least one identifying characteristic.
- said entity attributes include information regarding personal details, factors or interests; friends; relations; school alumni; employment factors; business colleagues; professional acquaintances; sexual preferences, persuasions, or proclivities; sporting interests; entertainment, artistic, creative or leisure interests; travel interests, commercial, religious, political, theological or ideological belief or opinions; academic, scientific, or engineering disciplines; humanitarian, social, security/military or economic fields and any combination of same.
- said interrelationship context information includes a connection factor indicative of the separation between an entity and the user, and optionally also the separation between entities in said private network.
- the interrelationship context information optionally includes details of one or more entity attributes. Therefore, in addition to the user's knowledge that another entity is a direct acquaintance (i.e. there is no intermediary between the entity and the user) or knowledge of the connections via which the entity is indirectly known to the user (i.e the connection factor), further interrelationship context information may be available via details of any corresponding entity attributes made available to the user. It will be appreciated that there is a distinct difference in the present invention between organised networks and personal networks. An organised network forms a group/organisation with a defined membership who all have a common aim, or interest such as, political parties, academic or engineering institutes, sporting bodies and so forth.
- a personal network is formed from contacts with friends and colleagues that are unique to an individual.
- an individual user of the present invention may be linked to other entity's personal networks and be linked (or even be a member of) organised networks.
- Said organised network entities may be formed by groups of individual entities possessing one or more common entity attributes.
- access to the interrelationship context information between the user and said entities is restricted.
- said restricted access defined by the user.
- the present invention further provides a tool to map relationship networks.
- Entities including the user may be considered as "nodes" in a network.
- the invention provides a personal network with a plurality of number of users or entities represented as nodes, each node being at the origin of an individual personal network consisting of the user and a variable number of additional nodes.
- Each node preferably includes at least one identifying characteristics of the corresponding entity it represents including the entities name and preferably a means of contacting the entity, preferably including an e-mail address; telephone and/or facsimile number; postal address and/or any communication means capable of individually communicating with the entity or any combination of such means.
- said identifying characteristics also include at least one of said entity attributes.
- said identifying characteristics may include supplementary attributes of said user or entity.
- a node becomes part of the network system by independent registration or by accepting an invitation from a registered node.
- Nodes agreeing to inclusion in a user's personal network are said to be direct contacts.
- nodes included in the database system which are indirectly or unconnected to a user may become directly connected by mutual agreement, preferably by one node sending an invitation and the other accepting.
- the said connection factor incorporates the connection path length between two nodes, given by the number of connections in a chain of nodes separating two nodes.
- the said connection factor incorporates the degree of separation between two nodes and is equal to the shortest connection path length of all the available connection paths between the nodes, wherein a node that is directly connected to another node is said to be a "direct contact” giving a "1 st degree contact,” and has a connection path length of one, two nodes connected via one intermediate node are said to be “2 nd degree contacts,” and have a connection path length of two, and wherein any two nodes whose shortest connection path is via "N-1" nodes, with a path length of "N” have an "N th degree contact, where "N” is an integer.
- an application or communication is initiated by one or more nodes, and responded to by one or more further nodes.
- users may search for other nodes that desire to conduct an application or communication, optionally selecting to be notified of future such events.
- the present invention is configured to allow a user to apply a selective interaction with other nodes for a predetermined activity by controlling the value of N th degrees contact of nodes to be included, where N is a variable determined by the user.
- said predetermined activity includes instigating, continuing, terminating or responding to an application, search, communication, and/or selective information distribution.
- a user engaged in one or more said predetermined activities may specify the action to apply to
- said applications include (but are not limited to) consumer decisions, buying, selling, trading loaning; finding flatmates/roommates, tenants; organising activities and events, recommendations/opinions including those related to films, plays, books, employment, services, tradesmen, accommodation, restaurants and the like, comparison and explorations of common interests, e.g. horse riding, snowboarding, etc; sharing peer- to-peer personal or business creative work or content, e.g.
- the present invention permits conducting applications with networks outside the system network.
- This control over information distribution allows the nodes to balance the trade-off between the amount of visibility of the application or communication or search in their personal network, and the degrees of separation between the node and potential initiating or responding nodes.
- each node may only access the name and contact details of direct contacts in its private network.
- each node can see for each of its direct contacts the number of direct contacts that they have, in order to recognise which of their contacts are successful and which are not in connecting to others, and to prompt them.
- a node can only see the number or partial name of nodes connected within each of the user's N degrees of contacts greater than the second degree of separation. This achieves two purposes, firstly it prevents nodes from inviting other nodes to be direct contacts without the existence of an appropriate interrelationship context or relationship which predisposes the nodes to be direct contacts, and secondly, it still allows two nodes involved in an application, for example, to consult their direct contact entities in the connection path that links them, and if necessary, their direct contacts can consult their direct contacts further into the linking connection path, to support the nodes use of the application.
- communication between entities may be restricted to contact solely via the system according to the degree of separation between the entities.
- only a user's direct contact(s) are provided with the user's contact details enabling communication independently of the system.
- entities known indirectly to the user i.e. second degree contacts or those with a greater connection path may only communicate with the user via the system and are not given the user's e-mail address for example.
- This provides a yet further screen for users from direct interaction with entities with whom they are not yet totally familiar. If the situation changes and an entity becomes trusted, better known to the user, they may be upgraded to a direct contact and given the user's telephone number, email address or similar contact details. Alternatively, a user particularly concerned with privacy may exclude even their first degree contacts from accessing their contact details. All contact would then be via the system.
- the assurance that email (or other communication means prone to include unsolicited messages/correspondence) from the user's personal network comes from a defined list of entities whose knowledge of the user's contact details is controllable by the user.
- the present invention may be used as a filter for any form of electronic communication by prioritising communications from entities in the user's personal network within a defined degree of separation, over other communications.
- the user may selectively control access to the identifying characteristics of itself and or, with consent, any nodes within a permitted degree of separation from the user.
- said selective control is variable according on the predetermined activity being undertaken.
- the system automatically updates changes in the identifying characteristics, contact details, entity attributes, and any other data associated with and/or inputted by a node and records same in entity data records associated with each entity/node.
- the system automatically maintains connectivity between nodes following changes in a nodes contact details and/or the integrity of any aspect of a predetermined activity dependant on the contents of said entity data records of the nodes involved by virtue of said automatic updating.
- the system auto-synchronises the contact details of entities accessible to the user with electric contact details stored in any electronic or data storage media connected to the system, e.g. address books in laptops, mobile phones, PC and so forth.
- a user may vary the degree of separation of the nodes to be involved in a predetermined activity, without need to reconstruct the personal network for each activity.
- a user's private network may be visually represented on an electronic display in one or more of the following forms, including:
- nodes representing a person or an organised network also showing a numerical indication of the number of direct contacts associated with the node
- the said system provides a platform for developers to provide the nodes with applications and communication services.
- the system may also be provided to the user with an initial suite of specific applications and communication services.
- a commercial entity such as a multinational software producer may utilise a database composed of suppliers with a proven track record, e.g. secure credit history, prompt product delivery or low product faults. These entities in 1 st degree contact with the user may be asked for recommendations for further trade related entities, employment vacancies, collaboration request and so forth.
- a proven track record e.g. secure credit history, prompt product delivery or low product faults.
- a police/security service database may include data on informants with a creditability factor assigned to each according to the assessment of other police/security agencies or individual of same. Other security agencies accessing the data would be able to infer a measure of credibility to the data from their degree of separation from the other agency and/or informant.
- the present invention also provides a user with searchable access to the system for information derived from a variety of sources, including that recorded in said data records, including the identifying characteristics, contact details, entity attributes, and said predetermined activities.
- supplementary attributes detailing specific details of the entity relevant to a particular application or activity.
- the supplementary attribute may include (but are not limited to) the following;
- - marital or relationship status e.g. single, married divorced, separated, de facto, single but uninterested in a relationship at present, and so forth;
- said chosen users may prohibit the recordal of any or all details stored or potentially stored in their respective entity user data record from being searchable and/or stored on said database.
- the present invention provides users with searchable access to the system to search for entities matching a predetermined profile composed of user- defined entity attributes, identifying characteristics, supplementary attributes, predetermined activities or any combination of same.
- the present invention may also be used to contact and/or convey information to entities matching a said predetermined profile.
- said database is searchable for entities matching a predetermined profile.
- a number of core steps are applicable to compiling and using a database for different applications.
- a first user inputs the details of all the entities (i.e. their friends, colleagues, family or anyone else they value in some way) they believe would be willing to be recorded on the database as chosen individuals, and specifies their e-mail address as their identifying characteristic and optionally 'friend' as the link between the parties.
- Each chosen individual is then notified of their inclusion (or potential inclusion) in the database and optionally notified of the or each common factor liking them to the first user if this is not self evident, e.g. "you have received an invitation from your friend David to be recorded on [application specific] database and he invites you to input details (i.e. e- ma ⁇ l address) of your friends to the data base... "
- said searchable access is available only to prescribed users.
- the said prescribed users provided with searchable access of the database are determined by a defined eligibility criteria.
- said eligibility criteria includes being a paying subscriber to said system.
- the said eligibility criteria definition may be based on any of the above described entity attributes, identifying characteristic - including said, supplementary attributes or combination of same.
- individual users may chose to optionally restrict access to part or all of their stored data in their entity data record to other users with particular identifying characteristics, supplementary attributes and/or entity attributes.
- entities are able to alter their searchable details according to different applications - for example, an individual may be willing to be contacted by any search looking for photography enthusiasts but does not want unrestricted access to the fact they work for an genetic research laboratory.
- Potential users of such a system can be reassured that they will be included in a private network whereby only others with a common link (e.g. friends, friends of friends, or friends of friends of friends and so forth) will be able to access their personal details if they chose to make them available.
- a common link e.g. friends, friends of friends, or friends of friends of friends and so forth
- the system does not necessarily require the user to make contact with an entity located through a search of the system database. Instead, the system provides a means of informing the user of the existence of the together with the knowledge of a common link, e.g. a shared mutual acquaintance.
- the system allows user access across a network, including the Internet, an intranet; wide and local area networks; a telephone or pager networks, telephone-based text-messaging or facsimiles; automated mailserver systems; power transmission networks, wireless networks; networks comprised of other telecommunication links: postal or courier services and the like.
- a network including the Internet, an intranet; wide and local area networks; a telephone or pager networks, telephone-based text-messaging or facsimiles; automated mailserver systems; power transmission networks, wireless networks; networks comprised of other telecommunication links: postal or courier services and the like.
- the present invention may be used with a multitude of applications as given above. These include any application where an action may be influenced, or information sought, as a result of knowledge derived from an entity known, either directly, or indirectly to the user.
- the present invention enables information flow not only between immediate acquaintances, but also with the subsequent tiers of entity acquaintances, e.g. friends of friends, friends of friends of friends, and beyond to include even larger domains entities.
- the core principles and elements of the invention namely the ability to transfer information within a network whose members are directly or indirectly known to the user, giving an interrelationship context to any information transfer, may be applied a diverse range of applications without need to adapt the principles of operation.
- Multiple applications may be derived using a database comprised of data from the same entities by utilising different aspects of the entity interrelations.
- the present invention enables users to record information about themselves and apply selective screening on who else may view the information, and from whom they obtain information.
- a user may choose or be assigned (by the system or another entity) a role in an application, or a said predetermined activity.
- the roles include at least one of provider, participant, or facilitator roles.
- a provider is an entity with some form of tangible (e.g. a product to sell, a job vacancy, a house to let) or intangible (e.g. information, participation in a sporting event, emotional support for counseling, on offer of friendship/romance) item, element or service which they can contribute, pass on, give, sell, make available to another entity.
- tangible e.g. a product to sell, a job vacancy, a house to let
- intangible e.g. information, participation in a sporting event, emotional support for counseling, on offer of friendship/romance
- a participant is an entity utilising the provider's tangible or intangible item or service, e.g., obtaining from the provider (either directly or indirectly) a product, service, job, advice, recommendation, contact details, specific information, a relationship and so forth.
- a facilitator or link is an entity facilitating a successful interaction between a provider and participant, eg. An entity who forwards a job vacancy from a provider (an employer) to a potential participant (a job seeker) without seeking the product/service/activity from the provider for their own use.
- Fees for use of the system may constitute a subscription, one-off payment, an on-going time-based payment, be based on the quantity or nature of database search results, or based on the number and type of successful outcomes from use of the services.
- the system may also be used to reward users for their contribution in a predetermined activity such as linking potential employer with an appropriate employee.
- a reward is provided to an entity according to their success in fulfilling their designated role in a predetermined activity.
- a reward is given to a facilitator for aiding in linking a provider with a participant.
- the reward recipient is chosen by the provider or facilitator.
- said system includes;
- At least one host computer processor connectable to one or more network(s),
- said system is capable of forming said private personal network for each of one or more users by receiving input from the said user including at least one identifying characteristic of the user and of one or more chosen entities known to said user, - recording said identifying characteristic of each entity including the user to form one or more corresponding entity data records in said database,
- Searchable access to an entity data record may be restricted by the entity to other said prescribed entities.
- said data input devices are computer terminals, PDAs, telephones, mobile phones, laptops, notebooks, any other portable personal computing device connectable to said network, preferably but not limited to the internet.
- Said data input devices may provide webpage, e-mail, text message, DTMF tone, voice or video access to the said host computer or between entities and/or web-browsing access to said host computer via a dedicated web-site interface.
- entities stored on said database may be periodically provided with indicative information relating to additional new entities with a entity attribute matching that recorded in the entities user data record, which have been inputted to the system since the entities' last system access and/or said automated periodic update.
- Said indicative information may provide a simple numerical indication of new recorded entities, new or altered identifying characteristics or entity attributes of existing stored entities, or alternatively may include at least part of the details contained in the respective entity user data records of the new users.
- a referral chain formed by the sequence of preceding chosen entities sharing a common predetermined factor leading to the eventual choice of a particular entity for inclusion in the database may be recorded in the entity user data record.
- anonymous references regarding a particular entity may be requested of one or more entities identified within the corresponding referral chain relating to said particular individual.
- a variety of incentives or reassurances may be provided according to the nature of the application.
- a means of indirectly assessing the potential suitability of an individual for a relationship of some kind may be garnered by considering the prospective individual's response or opinion to various neutral or non- threatening issues, such as the user's favourite joke, quote, movie and the like.
- an entity is prompted for a response to predetermined questions relating to non-sensitive, matters of opinion on neutral topics, said responses being stored as part of the entity data record searchable by said selected users.
- the present invention enables a more systematic access to the opinions, knowledge, contacts, recommendations and so forth of an extended network of contacts than would otherwise be possible without endlessly disturbing each contact.
- personal networks may be used in a variety of tasks - some industry specific, some generic commercial tasks. These may range from senior executive recruitment, seeking specialized co-investment partners, conducting technical due diligence to ordering office supplies. However, in each instance, the present invention may be used to compile, maintain and update their list of contacts.
- the present invention allows the user to extend their information search (whether it be for a potential olive pressing plant investment company or a new office photocopier supplier) beyond their immediate contacts. Moreover, it also avoids incessantly interrupting all of their contacts whilst ensuring the potentially relevant ones are notified.
- a key benefit of the present invention is the ability to layer information requests or dissemination with the user's extended contacts network according to the user's purpose. If an individual is embarking on a project requiring diverse and/or specialist input, then information requests may be restricted from clearly uninterested contacts. Thus, an individual organizing a working-party detail at a remote club ski-field for example, would exclude contacting any non-local individuals.
- the particular criterion used in restricting the database search results is geographical proximity. It may be seen that by adding additional criteria, e.g. "possesses four wheeled drive transport, physically able, an interest in the outdoor, a relevant craft/trade skill (welding, carpentry, diesel mechanic)" may further optimize the search.
- additional criteria e.g. "possesses four wheeled drive transport, physically able, an interest in the outdoor, a relevant craft/trade skill (welding, carpentry, diesel mechanic)" may further optimize the search.
- the available criteria depend on the information stored in the respective entity data records, i.e. the identifying characteristics, entity attributes and supplementary attributes.
- a venture capitalist thinking of investing in a biotechnology project may only notify specific entities within their network. However, the same individual may want include different friends and colleagues in your "romance” and “employment” applications.
- the user may notify different people within their network depending on the nature of the employment. As an example, finding a new sales person will undoubtedly engage a different part of a user's social network compared to seeking a new software database programmer. It may be appropriate to exclude certain individuals from a search, e.g. the superior of a disenchanted employee, where the user knows both individuals.
- the manner in which a user controls information flow is adaptable to social or commercial change.
- a user may have close trusted friends who are categorised as able to see all information. Less trusted acquaintances may be accorded certain restrictions or qualifications, e.g., "don't invite Sam Dee to any function without Jane Doe".
- the criteria forming the predetermined profile of an entity sought by the user may include additional 'external' factors from those stored in an entity data record according to a user defined 'rule'. These external factors may be extremely varied and diverse and include, for example, world or local events, the weather, time, anniversaries/birthdays or whatever factors or issues a user wishes to affect their activities.
- a user may wish to automatically contact other individuals who snowboard for a backcountry trip, but only if the meteorological office indicates a 'powder day', or if there is no avalanche warnings. Whilst being a snowboarder could be stored as an entity attribute/identifying characteristic, clearly the snow/weather reports are externally generated and altered dynamically.
- criteria for matching a predetermined profile in a search of said database includes one or more external factors, preferably according to one or more said user-defined rules.
- the present invention records a user's recommendations regarding consumer items and/or services as part of the user's data record.
- a hyperlink connection to a web site of a manufacturer of a recommended product Preferably, a hyperlink connection to a web site of a manufacturer of a recommended product.
- a financial, product or service reward is provided to an entity by a manufacturer according to a predetermined number of hyperlink accesses attributed to the user' recommendation.
- the manufacturer may directly subsidise the company hosting the searchable database system according to the total number of referrals, whilst optionally, the individual system users may receive a proportionally discounted subscription to the system.
- the service and/or product providers receive a predetermined number of recommendations without charge after which they are invited to pay a fee to be maintained as a searchable term on the database.
- a user may know his close friend has a particular brand washing machine. The user may then search to see who else has that particular machine rather than asking all his contacts on the database what washing machine they posses.
- the service/product providers may be contacted informing them which entities contacted them directly via the present invention. This demonstrates to the service/product provider the value of this method for generating business, thus encouraging them to pay to join the service.
- One method is for service/product providers to provide discounts to entities that recommend them.
- the present invention monitors all successful referrals and ensures the appropriate discounts are received by the relevant entities. Revenue is generated from a retaining a percentage of the discounted savings received from the service/product provider.
- the present invention may be expanded from an essentially web-email base system to incorporate a mobile voice connectivity component.
- the system of the present invention defines a social network formed by the entities stored in the database. This social network communicates via email and the web, and if voice communication is needed, the system users may simply telephone each other. No direct assistance is needed other than possibly viewing the relevant portion of other entities data record or being informed via a message (email, SMS, EMS, MMS, or chat, for example) of the other entity's phone number(s).
- a method of creating a private personal network for a user in a system as described above including the steps performed by a processor of a data processing and storage system, of:
- the present invention can offer automation of the dialing process and value-added services such as conferencing, messaging, and interactive voice response / premium-rate services.
- system further provides automated dialing via a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) through a web-based function allowing the user to request the telephone network to make a call to two or more entities involved in a predetermined activity and connect them via a bridge in the networking the network.
- PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
- Automation through Internet telephony would allow the user to directly initiate an Internet telephony call to the desired parties.
- Telephone conferencing may be used to facilitate combining the features and services of the present invention into a single call. Again, this can be accomplished through a PSTN conference bridge or Internet telephony.
- Providing a voice mailbox to which a user could redirect their existing voice mail subscriptions could be used to supplement existing messaging facilities.
- the advantage of a social-network based messaging system is that it would be able to separate messages from within the social network from those from outside (assuming caller-id is available or authentication is used to distinguish members of the social network from those who are not members).
- Interactive- Voice Response and Premium-Rate telephone services could be used to support such social network functions as event management and simple profile management.
- Mobile Notification Services allow the user to optionally and selectively receive alerts to their mobile device. These alerts could be in the form of a Short-Message (SMS), Enhanced SMS (EMS), Multi-Media Message (MMS), plain email, a paging message, or other message format.
- SMS Short-Message
- EMS Enhanced SMS
- MMS Multi-Media Message
- Data Application Services allow the user(s) to optionally and selectively initiate or receive data communications related to their social network(s). These communications could be via SMS, EMS, MMS, email, WAP, paging, or other wireless application data format.
- Location-Based Services allow users to utilise the benefit of their social network taking account of their physical location.
- the user's location may be determined by mobile-phone cellsite location, GPS location, manual or menu-driven location selection, or other known methods.
- User A is at a sports-stadium. He has previously selected on a web site link to the searchable database to be notified by SMS when his direct friends or friends of his friends who match a particular predetermined profile have their mobile devices active in the same cellsite as him for a minimum of 20 minutes duration. This time restriction eliminates people who are just traveling through the cellsite area.
- User A receives an SMS that User B, a friend of his friend User C, is in the same cell-site.
- the SMS gives a brief biography of User B.
- User A is interested to communicate with User B, but only after checking with User C about the person. Because it is time-dependent, User A needs to reach User C directly. In a simple implementation, User A will simply call or send a text-message to User C. In a sophisticated implementation, the system will give User A the option to be placed directly into contact via voice or data with User C. User A reaches User C and User C replies positively to User A's interest in contacting User B. User A then responds to the original alert message with that preference. User B then receives a text message asking if User B would like to meet up with User A, a friend of their mutual friend User C. If User B responds positively, both User A and User B are sent messages which give their phone numbers, allowing them to contact each other. In a sophisticated implementation, they would have the option to be placed directly into communication.
- Figure 1 shows a schematic block diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention
- Figure 2. shows a first embodiment flow chart implementation of the invention shown in figure 1 ;
- Figure 3 shows a web page forming part of the first preferred embodiment
- Figure 4. shows an e-mail forming part of the first preferred embodiment
- Figure 5 shows a web page forming part of a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 6. shows a web page forming part of the second preferred embodiment listing employment search results
- Figure 7 shows a web page of an expanded job description of the results shown in figure 6
- Figure 8. shows a user profile update according to the present invention
- Figure 9. shows a web page form for inputting details of vacancy according to said second preferred embodiment.
- Figure 10 shows a invitation message template according to the second preferred embodiment.
- the present invention relates generally to a means of harnessing the discriminatory powers of the knowledge, opinions and recommendations of an entities extended network of contacts in an efficient and systematic manner and without irritating or alienating members of the network.
- Figure 1 shows a schematic block diagram of a system for providing connections between entities, implemented on a computer system (1) according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- 'entity' or 'entities' includes any individual, family, organisation, club, society, company, partnership, religion, or the like that exists as a particular and discrete unit. However, though for the sake of clarity and convenience the term individual or user (as appropriate) is used in the following examples, this does not restrict the present invention to same.
- the computer system (1) includes a host computer in the form of an internet web server (2), containing a processor (3) connectable to a network, in particular the internet (4), a database (5) accessible over said network and a plurality of data input devices, represented by user computers (6, 7).
- a host computer in the form of an internet web server (2), containing a processor (3) connectable to a network, in particular the internet (4), a database (5) accessible over said network and a plurality of data input devices, represented by user computers (6, 7).
- the present invention provides system providing one or more users with a private personal network formed from contacts with one or more entities known directly or indirectly to the user.
- the present invention is particularly suited to implementation in a variety of applications, including, as an example, a relationship service to facilitate the introduction of individuals from a user's personal private network.
- a relationship service to facilitate the introduction of individuals from a user's personal private network.
- the users would be drawn from friends or friends of friends, or even optionally friends of friend of friends and so forth.
- Figure 2 show a flow diagram symbolising the implementation of the present invention of the system (1) as shown in figure 1, wherein an individual having an extended personal network of friends wishes to identify potential relationships from within said network.
- the individual accesses the host computer/web server (2) via the Internet (4) using a user computer (6) and is connected to a web site (10) interface with the service.
- the individual enters his/her identifying characteristics (11) which preferably includes a means of contacting the individual, preferably via e-mail and their name. This is recorded by the systems (1) as part of an individual data record (12) unique to each person and stored or updated on the database (5) in step 101.
- the system (1) is primarily directed towards a single application, i.e., to facilitate romantic relationships between individuals, and the website (10) and associated correspondence/communication between the users will reflect this single purpose. It is therefore not necessary for the user to specifically record the reason/object for using the service, nor any entity attributes (13) of the individuals stored in their respective data records (12).
- the system can operate if necessary with minimal personal information being disclosed by the individual.
- system (1) may be configured to further categorise individuals by entity attributes other than just the existence of a common friend/contact.
- Such entity attributes (13) may be recorded in step 101 as part of the individual's data records (12) on the database (5).
- the user After entering the user's identifying characteristic (11), the user selects one or more chosen individuals from their network of friends in step 102. Each said chosen friend is then notified by an e-mail as shown in the exemplary email illustration represented in Figure 3.
- the e-mail notification (14) effected in step 103, conveys to the recipient a brief outline of the service (15) together with a request (16) for their participation (step 104).
- No individual data records (12) are recorded/stored for recipients choosing not to participate (step 105) or simply wishing to help their friends without their own details being accessible to others.
- Individuals willing to participate are invited (17) to enter details of their own friends in a repetition of step 102.
- the details of the chosen friends entered, i.e., the identifying characteristic (11) in this embodiment are the friend's e-mail address and name.
- the individuals chosen for contact are notified by e-mail in a repetition of step 103.
- the said eligibility criteria for registration is whether that the individual is single (step 106).
- the e-mail (18) includes the option (19) of restricting the information in their own individual data record to be available to just 'friends of friends' or 'friends of friends of friends', i.e. individuals of 2 nd or 3 rd degree of contact separation from the user. It also permits the user to register the type of relationship they are interested in via a selection menu (20).
- This key feature of the present invention enables a user to apply selective control over the type of interaction with other system users depending on their degree of separation from the user.
- any of the users may input a variety of supplementary personal attributes/information as part of the identifying characteristics (11) including their including marital or relationship status (e.g. single, married divorced, separated, de facto, single but uninterested in a relationship at present, and so forth); physical attributes; photographs.
- supplementary personal attributes/information as part of the identifying characteristics (11) including their including marital or relationship status (e.g. single, married divorced, separated, de facto, single but uninterested in a relationship at present, and so forth); physical attributes; photographs.
- close friends i.e direct contacts
- friends of friends may be offered a means of recording a rating, assessment, quantification, qualification, or comment regarding the details stored in the relevant individual data record (12). This can provide a means of limiting any excessive boasting/hyperbole or reticence/down-playing by an individual and thus provide a more accurate description.
- the system (1) does not specifically require the users to contact each other via the internet, rather, it provides the information required (e.g. a common friend) to contact an individual with whom the inquirer is known to share a common link.
- the system does not rely on the users inputting large amounts of personal and potentially private information into a database over which they have no access control. Many users may feel less threatened by recording the minimal information needed on the database (5), particularly with the reassurance that the information is only viewable by friends or fiiends of friends (or friends of friends of friends).
- Eligible individuals i.e. single friends meeting a particular search criteria may be listed with the along with the path of referring fiiends to provides a sense of context and background information. User can be provided with the option of whether they want their referring friends to be 'attached' to them in this manner.
- Registered users may be notified periodically about the number of new eligible individuals included in the service since they last used the service and/or we last notified.
- e-mail notifications Users may customise the format of the e-mail notifications (14) to suit their own tastes. As will be seen in the outline of the service (15) shown in figure 3, there are two drop-down boxes to enable the user to customise the characterising description of the service and the salutation with the minimum of effort. If a user dislikes a particular individual within an extended network of friends, they may deny to access of their individual data details during any search of the database (5) conducted by said particular individual (or not accept a link to them in the database (5) at all).
- any proprietary network could be employed such as an intranet, wide and local area networks; a telephone or pager networks, telephone-based text-messaging or facsimiles; automated mailserver systems; power transmission networks, wireless networks; networks comprised of other telecommunication links: postal or courier services and the like.
- a further variant of this feature is to periodically notify a user of all the other individuals who have registered and who want to refer to the user as their friend.
- a 'referral chain' of individuals connecting two people provides a means for both parties to inquire about each other through any of the parties in the referral chain. This provides a means of obtaining further information about an individual before committing to a date/meeting. This essentially mimics the age-old social mechanism whereby friends are used as intermediates or envoys to discover details of potential mates/partners.
- a means of extracting information from an individual's on which character assessments may be made is possible by means of obtaining response from said individual to a range of questions on neutral, mainstream, non-threatening or non-sensitive issues. Such questions could relate to the user's favourite joke, quote, movie and the like. Said responses may be stored as part of the individual user data record and may be searchable by said selected users. This avoids the understandable reluctance of many potential users to divulge personal, private and/or physical details to the scrutiny of third parties.
- the recommendation of a friend or colleague or even indirectly by someone (even if not a direct acquaintance) whose judgement is respected can greatly influence people's action and choices.
- the choice of say, a builder, dentist or mechanic for example may be influence by acquired personal experiences or by reputation, and/or recommendation. The latter option is often given preference due to the greater potential impartiality and its ability to draw on a wider pool of personal experiences.
- the present invention is readily adaptable to such relationships, and in fact, may be utilised in facilitating interaction between parties in almost any sphere of human activity, provided the parties share a common contact (either directly or indirectly) with an entity which is respected by the said parties.
- Table 1 below contains an exemplary list of possible applications.
- the employment application may operate as a stand-alone application or, as shown in the drawings, be layered onto other applications such as the romance/friendship application described above using the same system (1).
- the basis for the application is founded on the same principles and core functions, i.e. using the knowledge, experience, contacts, opinions, or recommendations of an entity's personal private network of contacts to enhance the effectiveness of their activity of interest.
- searchable database system (1) (as shown in figure 1) of the present invention maybe utilised to address these difficulties for either task as follows.
- corresponding elements of system (1) are like numbered.
- the system is again described with reference to an Internet (4) based platform, though again, the invention need not necessarily be so restricted.
- the database (5) may be populated in the same manner as described in the first embodiment with data records (12) relating to entities known (directly or indirectly) to each other. Once compiled, such a database (5) may be effectively reused for quite distinct purposes.
- the various entity attributes (13) and/or identifying characteristics (11) (including any supplementary attributes) entered into the individual data records (12) provide a means to discriminate information flow between relevant employment entities/individuals.
- a user accessing the website (10) to seek potential job vacancies and selecting an appropriate hyperlink from the home page will be brought to the web page (21) shown in figure 5.
- a numerical status indicator (22) in the upper right of the page (21) keeps the user informed of the total number of contacts in their personnel network, also indicating the potential number of recipients of a search they may conduct.
- a further restricted list of options (22) prompts the user to edit their profile, i.e. their data record (12), add additional friends to the system (1), alter their password and/or their contact details (one of their identifying characteristics (11)).
- their profile i.e. their data record (12)
- add additional friends to the system (1) alter their password and/or their contact details (one of their identifying characteristics (11)).
- the user may select from the following job related options;
- Access to the expanded list of all the available user options may be accesses via links entitled "Jobs: Options” (23), "Managing My Personnel Account” (24) and/or "My Network of Friends” (25) links.
- the user is able to specify (via selectable options (27)) search restriction criteria such as job category, geographical region and one or more identifying characteristic (ll)/entity attributes (13).
- the identifying characteristic (ll)/entity attribute (13) is the link between the user and the potential recipient, e.g. friend of a friend and/or a friend of a friend of a friend. Searches may be saved for future use, and previous searches recalled using their respective icons (27, 28).
- the web page (26) is showing a result summary (30) of a search conducted on the criteria specified in above options (26).
- a single job vacancy has been found by the search.
- the summary of the job details indicates the vacancy was posted onto the system (1) by "Julian, a friend of John (a friend known to the user Jane), together with basic job details. If these sufficiently interest the user, the full vacancy details may be obtained by following the job title hyperlink (31) that leads to the web page (32) shown in figure 7.
- the web page (32) In addition to giving an expanded description (33) of the job vacancy, the web page (32) also provides an identifying characteristic (11) of the individual posting the vacancy, i.e., Julian's e-mail address (33). Also given are the connection(s) (35) between the user and Julian. The user thus has the choice of contacting Julian, the vacancy poster, one of their mutual friends, as identified by the connections (35), or enquire directly to the company advertising the vacancy via a dedicated link (36).
- the vacancy poster Julian may optionally withheld his e-mail address (34) from being visible to some or all of job seekers.
- the various entities/individual users of the system (1) may specify their interest in particular types of employment (as an identifying characteristic/entity attribute (11, 13)) by updating their profile i.e., their entity data record (12) accordingly. This information may be used by another user as a criterion for inclusion in vacancy notifications.
- Figure 8 shows a web page (37) used for updating a user's profile (12).
- the primary selection available to the user is a selection of vacancy types they may be interested in via a drop-down box (38).
- a drop-down box 38
- alternative or additional information may also be recorded in further embodiments.
- figure 9 shows a further web page (39) for defining the vacancy details.
- the user is able to restrict the circulation of the vacancy to friends, fiiends of friends, or everyone via appropriate check-boxes (40).
- the user is provided with various optional and required inputs, including a job title/reference (41), job description (42), contact e-mail address (43), geographical location of vacancy (44), generic vacancy category (45), vacancy type (e.g. casual, permanent) (46), expected hours of employment (47), vacancy level (48), and maximum, minimum and annual pay (49).
- the primary mechanism for new users to join the system (1) is through contact with existing members. This may be performed as part of the act of seeking a vacancy, seeking an employee, or as a facilitating/link individual who facilitates contact between the relevant parties.
- Figure 10 shows a further web page enabling a user to send an appropriate invitation to their friends/colleagues/ acquaintances, with a customisable text message.
- the proposed text (51) is worded to indicate the user has some vacancies that need filing. However, the text may be replaced, edited within the user's own e-mail editing program if desired by selecting an appropriate link (52), or pasted directly into an e-mail or ICQ/Instant messenger service if desired via a further link (53).
- This job application can include an incentive payment (either cash, gift or gift certificate etc) paid to entities that helped link the employer to the jobseeker.
- an incentive payment (either cash, gift or gift certificate etc) paid to entities that helped link the employer to the jobseeker.
- the facilitator entity notifies the system of the successful linking to claim their payment, the system is indirectly being notified that the employer should be invoiced for having found a successful candidate via the system.
- This invoicing double check helps detects employers tempted to avoid indicating the recruitment service was responsible for finding an employee.
- This incentive can appear to the receiver to be initiated by either the system or optionally by the user who received the successful outcome (in this case, the job seeker or employer).
- Another method to identify if an employer has hired a jobseeker via the recruitment service is to send an enquiry email to the new company address using the typical email format given of company employees, eg firstiame.lastname@companyname.com and see whether the email is returned as an invalid address - if the email is successfully delivered and read (if tracking options permit) the individual is likely to be working for the employer and thus needs to pay for the recruitment service.
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