Provisional User Profile Creation via External Data Aggregation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face cumbersome and time-consuming processes when creating accounts for online services, especially when starting with a new service provider that has a large network of services, and maintaining accurate user profiles across multiple services is also inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A method to generate a provisional user profile using seed information from existing users' contact information and public sources, which can be populated and validated before the new user joins the service, allowing for effortless profile management and updates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a user creates a complete profile with all required information before using a service, then the profile accuracy and completeness are improved, but the time required for account setup increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically gathering user profile information from multiple sources (social media, public records, contact information) before the user actually signs up for the service. This creates a pre-populated profile that is ready when the user joins, eliminating the need for users to manually enter information during account setup while ensuring profile completeness from the start
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by allowing the provisional profile to be automatically populated and maintained through automated data collection from various sources. The profile updates itself using publicly available information and contact data without requiring manual user input, thus maintaining high profile completeness while minimizing user time investment
2Manufacturing precision
If users update their profile information across multiple services individually, then the information accuracy is maintained, but the time and effort required for updates increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a universal profile that can be shared across multiple services and platforms. Once a provisional profile is created and populated with information, it serves as a single source of truth that can be leveraged across different services, eliminating the need for users to maintain separate profiles for each service while ensuring information accuracy through centralized management
Solution Approach 2:
The system maintains continuous profile information by automatically gathering and updating data from multiple sources over time. Rather than requiring periodic manual updates, the system continuously monitors and refreshes profile information from public records, social media, and contact information, ensuring accuracy without user intervention
3Adaptability or versatility
If a service provider collects extensive user information during registration, then the quality of service personalization is improved, but the complexity of the registration process increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs the complex information gathering action preliminarily, before the user actually registers for the service. By automatically collecting and organizing user information from multiple sources in advance, the system prepares a comprehensive profile that enables service personalization without requiring the user to navigate a complex registration process or fill out extensive forms at the time of signup
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AI summary
Computing systems and processes of creating provisional account profiles of users are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a computing system is configured to detect at least one ingoing or outgoing communication to or from a first globally unique identifier of a first user that has not already linked to an account of said service. In response to said detection, the computing system is configured to create a provisional user profile for the first user linked to the first globally unique identifier and gather public information associated with the first user from one or more third-party sources outside said service. When the first user joins said service, the computing system can be configured to allocate the provisional user profile to an account belonging to the first user linked to the first globally unique identifier.