Shared identity profile management

摘要

Example methods and apparatus are disclosed for maintaining a shared identity profile. An example method includes receiving, at a first online service provider, a plurality of profile information items from a user and storing, by the first online service provider, the profile information items in an identity profile associated with the user. In the example method, at least one of the profile information items includes user identifying information that is capable of verification. The example method also includes verifying, by the first online service provider, the user identifying information and storing, by the first online service provider, as part of the identity profile, a verification status corresponding with the verifying. The example method further includes receiving, at the first online service provider, a request, from a second online service provider, for one or more of the profile information items including the user identifying information and providing, from the first online service provider to the second online service provider, the requested profile information items and the verification status.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, at a first online service provider server, a plurality of profile information items from a user, wherein one or more of the plurality of profile information items comprises respective user identifying information that is capable of verification; storing, by the first online service provider server, the plurality of profile information items in an identity profile associated with the user, each of the profile information items including an indication as to whether the profile information item has been verified, a first subset of the profile information items being unverified and a second subset of the profile information items being verified; receiving, at the first online service provide server from a second online service provider server, a first request for the plurality of profile information items; providing the plurality of profile information items to the second online service provider in response to the first request; receiving, from a second online service provider server and after providing the plurality of profile information items to the second online service provider, a second request to verify the first subset of profile information items; verifying, by the first online service provider server, in response to receiving the second request, the first subset of profile information items; receiving a third request for the verified first subset; and providing the verified first subset in response to the third request.