SYSTEM FOR PERMISSION-BASED COMMUNICATION AND EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION

摘要

A method and system for permission-based communication and exchange of information by means of a neutral and unified database in which consumers remain anonymous. The method involves receiving and storing consumer information corresponding to a number of individual consumers via a consumer information receiver, the consumer information including both consumer- identifying information and consumer profile information for each consumer. The method also involves receiving a profile information search request whic h specifies at least one consumer profile criterion. The method also involves searching the consumer database to identify selected records which match the consumer profile criterion in order to obtain a search result. The method al so involves providing the search result to the requestor via a search result provider, and wherein the search result does not include any consumer- identifying information.