Worldwide web registration information processing system
View Patent ↗A World Wide Web registration processing system is disclosed for assisting World Wide Web users in registering at World Wide Web web sites. For each such user, the registration processing system includes a long term repository for the user's web site registration information so that this information can be automatically transferred to a plurality of web sites to which the user may at time to time request to be registered. Further, the registration processing system provides the user with the capability to have a common user identification that may be used for accessing services at a plurality of web sites.
1. A system for facilitating access to at least one third party web site, the system comprising:
at least one computer-readable storage medium associated with a registration web site and configured to store user registration information; and
at least one network server operatively connected to the at least one computer-readable storage medium and configured to
receive the user registration information from a user for storage on the at least one computer-readable storage medium,
provide a user interface for receiving a request that the at least one network server provide at least a portion of the user registration information to a third-party web site,
receive a request to transmit the at least a portion of the user registration information associated with the user to the third-party web site, and
transmit the at least a portion of the user registration information to the third-party web site.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the request is a user request.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the request is a third-party web site request.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the user registration information comprises basic information and expanded information.
5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the request comprises a selection of the at least a portion of the user registration information, and wherein the selection comprises one or more of the basic information and the expanded information.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one network server encrypts the at least a portion of the user registration information prior to transmittal.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the received user registration information comprises a user identifier and a password.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein a network server of the at least one network server is configured to enrich the user registration information with additional information acquired from sources other than the user.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein a network server of the at least one network server is configured to log activities of users with third-party web sites.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein a network server of the at least one network server is configured to:
analyze the activities of the users; and,
based on the analysis, suggest additional third-party web sites to the users.
11. The system of claim 9 , wherein a network server of the at least one network server is configured to transmit statistics to one or more of the third-party web sites.
12. The system of claim 1 , wherein a network server of the at least one network server is configured to receive a request by the user to delete the user registration information.
13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one network server, after transmitting the at least a portion of the user registration information to the third-party web site, alerts the third-party web site if the at least a portion of the user registration information becomes outdated.
14. A method for facilitating access to at least one third party web site, the method comprising performing the following by at least one network server:
receiving user registration information from a user;
providing a user interface for receiving a request that the at least one network server provide at least a portion of the user registration information to a third-party web site;
receiving a request to transmit the at least a portion of the user registration information associated with the user to the third-party web site, wherein the requested at least a portion of the user registration information is stored in at least one computer-readable storage medium associated with a registration web site; and
transmitting the at least a portion of the user registration information to the third-party web site.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the request is a user request.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the request is a third-party web site request.
17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the user registration information comprises basic information and expanded information.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the request comprises a selection of the at least a portion of the user registration information, and wherein the selection comprises one or more of the basic information and the expanded information.
19. The method of claim 14 , further comprising encrypting the at least a portion of the user registration information prior to transmittal.
20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the received user registration information comprises a user identifier and a password.
21. The method of claim 14 , further comprising enriching the user registration information with additional information acquired from sources other than the user.
22. The method of claim 14 , further comprising logging activities of users with third-party web sites.
23. The method of claim 22 , further comprising:
analyzing the activities of the users; and
based on the analysis, suggesting additional third-party web sites to the users.
24. The method of claim 22 , further comprising providing statistics to the third-party web sites.
25. The method of claim 14 , further comprising receiving a request by the user to delete the user registration information.
26. The method of claim 14 , further comprising, after transmitting the at least a portion of the user registration information to the third-party web site, alerting the third-party web site if the at least a portion of the user registration information becomes outdated.
27. A system for facilitating access to at least one third party web site, the system comprising:
at least one computer-readable storage medium associated with a registration web site and configured to store user registration information; and
at least one network server operatively connected to the at least one computer-readable storage medium and configured to
receive the user registration information from a user for storage on the at least one computer-readable storage medium,
receive a request to transmit at least a portion of the user registration information associated with the user to a third-party web site, and
transmit the at least a portion of the user registration information directly to the third-party web site.
28. The system of claim 27 , wherein the request is a user request.
29. The system of claim 27 , wherein the request is a third-party web site request.
30. The system of claim 27 , wherein the user registration information comprises basic information and expanded information.
31. The system of claim 30 , wherein the request comprises a selection of the at least a portion of the user registration information, and wherein the selection comprises one or more of the basic information and the expanded information.
32. The system of claim 27 , wherein the at least one network server encrypts the at least a portion of the user registration information prior to transmittal.
33. The system of claim 27 , wherein the received user registration information comprises a user identifier and a password.
34. The system of claim 27 , wherein a network server of the at least one network server is configured to enrich the user registration information with additional information acquired from sources other than the user.
35. The system of claim 27 , wherein a network server of the at least one network server is configured to log activities of users with third-party web sites.
36. The system of claim 35 , wherein a network server of the at least one network server is configured to:
analyze the activities of the users; and,
based on the analysis, suggest additional third-party web sites to the users.
37. The system of claim 35 , wherein a network server of the at least one network server is configured to transmit statistics to one or more of the third-party web sites.
38. The system of claim 27 , wherein a network server of the at least one network server is configured to receive a request by the user to delete the user registration information.
39. The system of claim 27 , wherein the at least one network server, after transmitting the at least a portion of the user registration information to the third-party web site, alerts the third-party web site if the at least a portion of the user registration information becomes outdated.