Patent ID: 9646063
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, by a computer system of a content provider, a request for content represented by a search result provided by an information provider, wherein a content provider of the requested content is a partner of the information provider providing the search result for the content, and wherein the requested content is distinct from the search result; receiving, by the computer system of the partner content provider, profile information for a user who requests the content that is distinct from the search result, with the profile information being maintained by the information provider; wherein the profile information is included in the search result for the content of the partner content provider; wherein the profile information is selectively shared with the partner content provider by the information provider in response to a selection of the search result for the content of the partner content provider; obtaining, by the computer system of the partner content provider, the content that is distinct from the search result; and transmitting, to a client device associated with the user, the content that is distinct from the search result; wherein the partner content provider is included in a subset of content providers designated to receive profile information selectively shared by the information provider that provides the user with the search result.