Patent ID: 9065803
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for representing a user identity within an online system, comprising: receiving a request for a user identity of a user of the online system from a viewer; retrieving a status of the viewer with regard to the user; based on the status of the viewer, determining a representation of the user identity; and providing the representation of the user identity to the viewer, wherein said determining comprises associating at least one of two or more levels of privacy with the viewer based on the status of the viewer, wherein the user identity comprises one or more elements, each element describing a characteristic of the user, and at least some of the elements comprise two or more definitions related to different levels of privacy, and wherein the representation of the user identity comprises, for each element of the user identity, one of said definitions based on the level of privacy associated with the viewer, wherein said one or more elements include a visual representation of the user.