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US 12,243,090 · App. 18/309,472 · Granted Mar 4, 2025

Digital reputation management

Inventors: Jennifer Hunt Erickson (San Antonio, TX); Bharat Prasad (San Antonio, TX); Snehal Desai (Richardson, TX)
Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
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Patent No.
US 12,243,090
App. No.
18/309,472
Granted
Mar 4, 2025
Kind
B1
Abstract

Embodiments described herein disclose methods and systems for managing a digital reputation of a user. The exemplary method can receive information about an item to be purchased by the user, determine in real-time or near real-time, based on one or more financial factors, a first digital reputation score indicative of an effect of the item on the user's digital reputation, determine an alternative item to be purchased instead of the item to be purchased, and determine a second digital reputation score based on the purchase of the alternative item.

Claims (37)

1. A method of managing a digital reputation of a user, the method comprising:

collecting, via a portable electronic device, information identifying at least one item for purchase,

wherein the information identifying the at least one item is collected by at least one of: scanning a bar code on the at least one item, obtaining a photo of the at least one item, or collecting contents of a shopping cart including the at least one item;

providing, to at least one server, the information identifying the at least one item for purchase, wherein the at least one server determines a digital reputation score indicative of an effect of the at least one item on a digital reputation of the user;

receiving the digital reputation score indicative of the effect of the at least one item on the digital reputation of the user; and

displaying, on the portable electronic device, the digital reputation score.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating a selectable list of parameters affecting the digital reputation score; and

creating a visual representation that demonstrates one or more changes in the digital reputation score as the parameters are selected or deselected,

wherein the visual representation is specific to a specified country and/or state.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the digital reputation score is based on one or more financial factors of the user, wherein the one or more financial factors include a spending habit, a saving habit, an age, an income, a shopping subscription, a social media posting, a bankruptcy, or any combination thereof.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the digital reputation score is displayed as markers on a line or bar that includes colors characterizing the digital reputation score.

5. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more memories storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform a process of managing a digital reputation of a user, the process comprising:

collecting, via a portable electronic device, information identifying at least one item for purchase,

wherein the information identifying the at least one item is collected by at least one of: scanning a bar code on the at least one item, obtaining a photo of the at least one item, or collecting contents of a shopping cart including the at least one item;

providing, to at least one server, the information identifying the at least one item for purchase, wherein the at least one server determines a digital reputation score indicative of an effect of the at least one item on a digital reputation of the user;

receiving the digital reputation score indicative of the effect of the at least one item on the digital reputation of the user; and

displaying, on the portable electronic device, the digital reputation score.

6. The system according to claim 5 , wherein the process further comprises:

generating a selectable list of parameters affecting the digital reputation score; and

creating a visual representation that demonstrates one or more changes in the digital reputation score as the parameters are selected or deselected,

wherein the visual representation is specific to a specified country and/or state.

7. The system according to claim 5 , wherein the digital reputation score is based on one or more financial factors of the user, wherein the one or more financial factors include a spending habit, a saving habit, an age, an income, a shopping subscription, a social media posting, a bankruptcy, or any combination thereof.

8. The system according to claim 5 , wherein the digital reputation score is displayed as markers on a line or bar that includes colors characterizing the digital reputation score.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computing system, cause the computing system to perform operations of managing a digital reputation of a user, the operations comprising:

collecting, via a portable electronic device, information identifying at least one item for purchase,

wherein the information identifying the at least one item is collected by at least one of: scanning a bar code on the at least one item, obtaining a photo of the at least one item, or collecting contents of a shopping cart including the at least one item;

providing, to at least one server, the information identifying the at least one item for purchase, wherein the at least one server determines a digital reputation score indicative of an effect of the at least one item on a digital reputation of the user;

receiving the digital reputation score indicative of the effect of the at least one item on the digital reputation of the user; and

displaying, on the portable electronic device, the digital reputation score.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise:

generating a selectable list of parameters affecting the digital reputation score; and

creating a visual representation that demonstrates one or more changes in the digital reputation score as the parameters are selected or deselected,

wherein the visual representation is specific to a specified country and/or state.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the digital reputation score is based on one or more financial factors of the user, wherein the one or more financial factors include a spending habit, a saving habit, an age, an income, a shopping subscription, a social media posting, a bankruptcy, or any combination thereof.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2023
From: ERICKSON, JENNIFER HUNT; PRASAD, BHARAT; DESAI, SNEHAL
To: UIPCO, LLC
Reel/Frame 063569/0934 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2023
From: UIPCO, LLC
To: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)
Reel/Frame 063570/0086 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17183025 · Feb 23, 2021
Division 16268184 · Feb 5, 2019
Provisional Application 62626545 · Feb 5, 2018
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