Abstract: A privacy-preserving system and method is disclosed for profiling clients within a system for knowledge management. The method of the present invention discloses steps for generating a client profile in support of receiving and processing messages using scoring techniques and/or filtering techniques. The method of the present invention further includes steps for generating a client profile in support of a method for generating and obtaining responses to messages using scoring techniques and/or filtering techniques. The system of the present invention, includes all means for implementing the method.

Abstract: One embodiment of the method discloses: identifying an information resource accessed by a client computer; generating an information resource pointer including an address for the information resource; and transmitting a pointer message including the information resource pointer over a network. A second embodiment of the method discloses: generating a client profile; storing the profile; receiving a pointer message containing an information resource pointer; scoring the pointer message with respect to the profile; totaling a number of times that the information resource pointer is received, over a predetermined time period; initializing a timeliness score to a maximum value; decrementing the timeliness score by a predetermined percentage each time a predetermined time period elapses after transmission by a sending client computer; generating an aggregate score; and displaying the pointer message and the aggregate score. The system of the present invention, includes all means for implementing the method.

Abstract: A system and method for knowledge management is disclosed. The method discloses: monitoring messages transmitted over a peer-to-peer network; profiling the messages; receiving a messages report request; identifying message profiles corresponding to the message report request; selecting messages corresponding to the identified message profiles; and generating the requested messages report from the selected messages. The system discloses means for implementing the method.

Abstract: A privacy-preserving system and method is disclosed for profiling clients within a system for knowledge management. The method of the present invention discloses steps for generating a client profile in support of receiving and processing messages using scoring techniques and/or filtering techniques. The method of the present invention further includes steps for generating a client profile in support of a method for generating and obtaining responses to messages using scoring techniques and/or filtering techniques. The system of the present invention, includes all means for implementing the method.

Abstract: A method and system for ranking results for a network search query. The method includes receiving a network search query; obtaining weblogs relevant to the search query from a database; scoring the weblogs based on a time when information pertaining to the search query appeared on weblogs; and displaying a ranking of the weblogs.

Abstract: A system and method for offsetting printing costs. Specifically, the method includes collecting user information about a user and generating a user profile based on the user information. The user profile is stored such that the user profile is used to achieve delivery of data that is targeted to the user based on the user profile without requiring a release of user information in the user profile. At least one offer for the delivery of data is presented to the user. The data is targeted to the user based on the user profile. Thereafter, the method determines that an item of the data presented to the user has been printed. An incentive is received for printing the item.

Abstract: A system and method for protecting queryable data. Specifically, the method is implemented in a system for targeted data delivery. The method includes collecting user information about a user and generating a user profile based on the user information. The user profile is divided into at least one part. Each part of the user profile is concealed such that each part of the user profile is only accessible using a corresponding tool controlled by a third party.

Abstract: Methods and systems for targeted data delivery are described. A user profile that includes information about a user is accessed. A root hash of a hash-based directed acyclic graph (HDAG) is computed. The HDAG includes hashed values of items of information in the user profile. The root hash is used in proving that the user profile satisfies selection criteria associated with an offer to deliver data. The user is eligible to be presented with the offer of data provided the user profile satisfies the selection criteria. The data is targeted to the user based on the user profile without requiring a release of any of the information in the user profile.

Abstract: A system and method for tracking conversions. Specifically, the method includes collecting user information about a user and generating a user profile based on the user information. The user profile is stored such that the user profile is used to achieve delivery of data that is targeted to the user based on the user profile without requiring a release of user information in the user profile. The method determines that the user has performed an action. A unique payment option is associated with the action, wherein the unique payment option is generated in response to the action. Notification is received that the user has made a payment to an online merchant using the unique payment option. The payment is associated with a conversion of the action without cooperation of the online merchant.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method of committing to a data set, comprising forming a directed acyclic graph adapted to encode the data set, the directed acyclic graph having a plurality of pointers and a plurality of nodes wherein at least one node has multiple parents, the directed acyclic graph having at least one root node and a plurality of leaf nodes. Further, disclosed embodiments comprise committing to the directed acyclic graph to produce a committed-to data set and producing a plurality of proofs about the committed-to data set such that a combination of the plurality of proofs does not reveal information about which nodes have multiple parents, each proof comprising a trace from one of the plurality of nodes to at least one different node, the trace comprising the identities of the nodes and pointers traversed.

Abstract: A system and method for privacy-preserving knowledge management is disclosed. The method of the present invention discloses: generating a client computer profile from a set of data items on a client computer; generating a set of message response profiles from a corresponding set of message responses; generating a set of new message profiles from a corresponding set of new messages; storing the profiles on the client computer; and scoring a new message with respect to the client and message response profiles. The system of the present invention, discloses means for implementing the method.

Abstract: A system and method for tracking conversions. Specifically, the method includes collecting user information about a user and generating a user profile based on the user information. The user profile is stored such that the user profile is used to achieve delivery of data that is targeted to the user based on the user profile without requiring a release of user information in the user profile. The method determines that the user has performed an action. A unique payment option is associated with the action, wherein the unique payment option is generated in response to the action. Notification is received that the user has made a payment to an online merchant using the unique payment option. The payment is associated with a conversion of the action without cooperation of the online merchant.

Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for knowledge management. The method discloses the elements of: generating a client profile on a client computer connected to a network; storing the profile on the computer; receiving a new message; scoring the new message with respect to the client profile; counting a number of message responses to the new message; and re-transmitting the new message to a first sub-set of client computers on the network, based on the response count. The system discloses means for implementing the method.

Abstract: A system and method for automated message response within a system for knowledge management is disclosed. The method discloses the steps of: identifying a set of information resources; profiling the information resources; monitoring a transmitted message; scoring the monitored message with respect to the information resource profiles; querying an information resource with content from the monitored message, if that information resource's score exceeds a predetermined threshold; receiving a set of query responses from the information resources; generating a response to the monitored message from the query responses; and responding to the monitored message with the message response. The system of the present invention, discloses means for implementing the method.

Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for knowledge management. The method discloses the elements of: generating a client profile on a client computer connected to a network; storing the profile on the computer; receiving a new message; scoring the new message with respect to the client profile; counting a number of message responses to the new message; and re-transmitting the new message to a first sub-set of client computers on the network, based on the response count. The system discloses means for implementing the method.

Abstract: A system and method for privacy-preserving knowledge management is disclosed. The method of the present invention discloses: generating a client computer profile from a set of data items on a client computer; generating a set of message response profiles from a corresponding set of message responses; generating a set of new message profiles from a corresponding set of new messages; storing the profiles on the client computer; and scoring a new message with respect to the client and message response profiles. The system of the present invention, discloses means for implementing the method.

Abstract: A system and method for scoring messages within a privacy-preserving knowledge management is disclosed. The method of the present invention discloses, generating a message including a set of data items within a message field; transmitting the message from a sending client to a set of receiving clients; generating a receiving client profile on one of the receiving clients; extracting the data items from the profile; and scoring the data items in the message with respect to the data items in the profile. Alternatively the method can include, generating a receiving client profile on at a receiving client; storing the profile on the computer; receiving a message including a set of data items within a message field; extracting the data items from the profile; and scoring the data items in the message with respect to the data items in the profile. The system of the present invention, discloses means for implementing the method.

Abstract: A privacy-preserving system and method is disclosed for profiling clients within a system for knowledge management. The method of the present invention discloses steps for generating a client profile in support of receiving and processing messages using scoring techniques and/or filtering techniques. The method of the present invention further includes steps for generating a client profile in support of a method for generating and obtaining responses to messages using scoring techniques and/or filtering techniques. The system of the present invention, includes all means for implementing the method.

Abstract: A system and method for knowledge management is disclosed. The method discloses: monitoring messages transmitted over a peer-to-peer network; profiling the messages; receiving a messages report request; identifying message profiles corresponding to the message report request; selecting messages corresponding to the identified message profiles; and generating the requested messages report from the selected messages. The system discloses means for implementing the method.

Abstract: One embodiment of the method discloses: identifying an information resource accessed by a client computer; generating an information resource pointer including an address for the information resource; and transmitting a pointer message including the information resource pointer over a network. A second embodiment of the method discloses: generating a client profile; storing the profile; receiving a pointer message containing an information resource pointer; scoring the pointer message with respect to the profile; totaling a number of times that the information resource pointer is received, over a predetermined time period; initializing a timeliness score to a maximum value; decrementing the timeliness score by a predetermined percentage each time a predetermined time period elapses after transmission by a sending client computer; generating an aggregate score; and displaying the pointer message and the aggregate score. The system of the present invention, includes all means for implementing the method.