Patent ID: 8521778
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a profile repository service executed by a processor, profile information for at least one profile account, wherein the profile information is received via at least one session with the profile repository service authenticated via the at least one profile account; determining, by the profile repository service, that the at least one profile account has authorized collecting additional profile information in addition to and different from the profile information received via the at least one session; augmenting, by the profile repository service, the profile information with additional profile information for the at least one profile account from at least one source other than the at least one profile account, wherein augmenting the profile information is performed based on determining that the at least one profile account has authorized collecting the additional profile information; receiving, by the profile repository service, a request from a content provider for at least some of the profile information or the additional profile information, wherein the content provider is distinct from the profile repository service; and responsive to receiving the request, providing, by the profile repository service, the at least some of the profile information or the additional profile information to the content provider, wherein the at least some profile information is provided based on determining that the at least one profile account has authorized sharing the at least some of the profile information or the additional profile information.