WO2021195623A1

WO2021195623A1 - Apparatuses, systems, and methods for determining individual status and improvement

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Publication number: WO2021195623A1
Application number: PCT/US2021/024655
Authority: WO
Inventors: JR. Thomas Vincent HARRIS
Original assignee: Se Status, Llc
Priority date: 2020-03-27
Filing date: 2021-03-29
Publication date: 2021-09-30

Abstract

Apparatuses, systems, and methods for determining individual status and providing opportunity for improvement are provided. A subject matter area may be determined, a set of question data relating to the subject matter area may be obtained, at least a portion of which are presented a user. Answer data corresponding to the at least a portion of the set of question data may be determined and a subject matter answer score may be determined based upon the obtained answer data. A status score may be calculated using the subject matter answer score, and at least one electronic communication suggestion relating to the calculated status score may be determined and presented to the user. The user may select the at least one communication suggestion and may establish electronic communications between the user and the at least one electronic communication suggestion.

Description

DESCRIPTION TITLE OF APPLICATION

APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING INDIVIDUAL STATUS AND IMPROVEMENT

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates generally to apparatuses, systems, and methods for determining individual status and improvement.

BACKGROUND ART

[0002] According to the University of Oxford's Our World in Data staff writer Esteban Ortiz-Ospina, of the 7.7 billion people in the world, 3.5 billion are online, with social media platforms utilized by one-in-three people in the world, and by more than two-thirds of all internet users. A September 2019 Pew Research Center of Internet and Technology study indicates that the Global In-app Advertising Market size is expected to reach $220 billion by 2025, rising at a market growth of 18.8% Compound and Annual Growth Rate (CAGR). However, the maturation of social media use is often blamed for negatively impacting mental health. Because of these fears, Facebook, Instagram's parent company, has become the largest target of antitrust investigations. As a result, Instagram has begun to hide the number of users who have "liked" a photo for some accounts in the US in an ongoing effort to create a less stressful experience. Instagram's change to the like feature has been in the works since 2018. That same year, the company began quietly testing out hiding "likes" from posts in seven countries, including Australia and Japan. As of November 2019, Instagram chief executive Adam Mosseri tweeted that the change would be expanding to include a small portion of people in the US.

[0003] Though existing approaches fundamentally encompass a positive intent, many everyday users, monetary influencers, and industry expert backlash maintain the move consequentially stands as an act of restriction, as opposed to providing a more credible, transparent, and unadulterated support system. In research published in the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Dr. Keith N. Hampton, Ph.D., a researcher in Michigan State University's Department of Media & Information, tested the theory that social media, such as Facebook, use leads to declining mental health. He found that active internet and social media users are 63% less likely to experience serious psychological distress, associated with depression or other mood and anxiety disorders, finding that "problematizing relatively mundane uses of information and communication technologies has contributed to a moral panic. The supposed cure-encouraging individuals to protect their well-being by limiting their Internet and social media use-may actually reduce a new protective influence on mental health,” and that "overheated public and clinical concerns about problematic Internet, cell phone, and social media use risk demonizing technologies that have a positive impact on the mental health of most adults. Generally, the protective relationship between information and communication technologies and psychological distress is only reduced due to social conditions beyond an individual's control. Instructing people to avoid others online who are experiencing distress, for fear of 'catching' anxiety or depression, is antithetical to the goal of developing positive personality traits related to perspective empathic concern. Such instruction removes a new and increasingly important means for people to communicate their problems and become aware of the need to provide social support."

[0004] Furthermore, every human being requires self-awareness. Self-awareness involves monitoring one’s inner worlds, thoughts, emotions, and beliefs. Self-awareness is required to perform simple daily tasks. Furthermore, since we are our own best audience, we may miss something in our self-appraisal. That is where the objectivity of others becomes accommodating in self-assessment. In the arena of psychology and social cognition, this idea is referred to as person perception. Person perception is a general tendency to form impressions of other people. Some forms of person perception occur indirectly and require inferring information about a person based on observations of behaviors or based on second-hand information. Other forms of person perception occur more directly and require little more than seeing another person. Both of these types of person perception provide a foundation from which subsequent judgments are formed and subsequent interactions are shaped. Historically, people with high emotional intelligence of self-awareness and person perception are inherently placed with higher odds to understand the world around them in a way which may lead them to be able to better identify attribute deficiencies and accomplish more task they feel strongly about, rectifying themselves and the community or society in which they live.

[0005] Psychology Today defines emotional intelligence as "the ability to identify and manage one's own emotions, as well as the emotions of others." People of high emotional intelligence are both exceedingly conscious of their own emotional states, even negativity, -frustration, sadness, or something more subtle-and able to identify and manage them. These people are also especially tuned in to the emotions others experience. As such, it may become easy to see how a sensitivity to emotional signals from within and from the social environment could make one a better friend, parent, leader, or romantic partner. It may be possible to hone these skills. However, many people are not aware that these are scholarly terms (e.g., self-awareness, person perception, and comprehensively, emotional intelligence) exist, as these ideas are mostly only introduced through education at graduate level classes. A clear problem exists in making these concepts readily available, in a quantifiable and understandable metric, to the advanced global population.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

[0006] Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatuses, systems, and methods for determining individual status and improvement.

[0007] To address one or more deficiencies noted above and/or to provide additional benefits, the features consistent with the present disclosure may be implemented in a manner which is projected to be easily digestible by the common advanced global community. Users may be provided with the ability to rate themselves, to be rated by others, and to rate other users. These metrics may be used to give each user a numerical rating based on questions related to realms of life common to the advanced global community. Categories of questions may include, but are not limited to, affiliation, character, culture, finance, health, influence, intelligence (e.g., either as a Wonderlic test or other intelligence questions or answers), occupation, possessions, and/or other category or combination thereof.

[0008] Users may also have the ability to communicate with each other for support, as well as be helped by other methods as discussed herein. In various exemplary embodiments, an overview of measurable achievable outcomes facilitated consistent with the present disclosure may include providing a quantifiable self-awareness, numerical gauge of person perception, a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) visual audio interface, a revenue generation mechanism via dialogue, a conceptualization of an area’s demographic through statistical data, one or more isolated algorithmic recommendations for remunerated services, a socioeconomic curriculum vitae (CV), and/or a platform to define one or more metrics of a global standard.

[0009] Apparatuses, systems, and methods consistent with the present disclosure address these and other needs in the art in a novel and nonobvious manner.

[0010] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, provided is a method for determining individual status and providing opportunity for improvement. The method includes determining a subject matter area, obtaining a set of question data relating to the subject matter area, presenting at least a portion of the set of question data to a user, obtaining answer data corresponding to the at least a portion of the set of question data, determining a subject matter answer score based upon the obtained answer data, calculating a status score based at least in part upon the subject matter answer score, determining at least one electronic communication suggestion relating to the calculated status score, presenting the at least one communication suggestion to the user, obtaining a user selection of the at least one communication suggestion, and establishing electronic communications between the user and the at least one electronic communication suggestion.

[0011] The method may further include obtaining additional answer data corresponding to the at least a portion of the set of question data from an external entity, wherein the determining the subject matter answer score includes determining the subject matter answer score using the additional answer data. The obtaining the additional answer data may include obtaining the additional answer data from at least one of a data source or a different user than the user, and further wherein at least a portion of the answer data and the additional answer data relates to the user. The obtaining the additional answer data from the external entity may include obtaining the additional answer data from a database remote from a device used by the user.

[0012] The method may further include selectively applying at least one weight to the subject matter answer score. The determining at least one electronic communication suggestion may include determining the at least one electronic communication suggestion based at least in part upon a plurality of subject matter answer scores. The establishing electronic communications between the user and the at least one electronic communication suggestion may include selecting at least one communication method as one or more of a telephone communication, electronic mail (e-mail) communication, electronic message communication, or video communication.

[0013] A database may be provided for storing communication parameters associated with the at least one electronic communication suggestion, and the method may include obtaining at least one communication parameter associated with the at least one electronic communication suggestion in the operation of determining the at least one electronic communication suggestion relating to the calculated status score.

[0014] According to further aspects of the present disclosure, provided is a system for determining individual status and improvement. The system includes a network, an end user electronic device useable by a user and having a communications unit configured to permit communications via the network, an advisor electronic device useable by an advisor and having a communications unit configured to permit communications via the network, and a server. The server may include a database configured to store at least one set of question data relating to a subject matter area and at least one electronic communication parameter associated with the advisor or advisor electronic device and a communications unit configured to permit communications via the network. The server may be configured to transmit at least a portion of the set of question data to the end user electronic device via the network, to receive answer data corresponding to the at least a portion of the set of question data transmitted to the user device, to determine a subject matter answer score based upon the answer data, to calculate a status score based at least in part upon the subject matter answer score, to determine at least one electronic communication suggestion relating to the calculated status score, to present the at least one communication suggestion to the user, to obtain a user selection of the at least one communication suggestion via the network, and to enable electronic communications between the end user electronic device and the advisor device in accordance with the at least one electronic communication parameter.

[0015] The system may include a third-party system having a communications unit configured to permit communications via the network, and a system database configured to store additional answer data corresponding to the at least a portion of the set of question data, wherein the third-party system is configured to transmit the additional answer data to the server via the network, the additional answer data configured to be used by the server to determine the subject matter score.

[0016] The system may further include a second end user device useable by a second user different from the user and having a communications unit configured to permit communications via the network, the second end user device configured to obtain the additional answer data from the second user and to transmit the additional answer data to the server via the network, and further wherein the additional answer data relates to answers regarding the user of the end user electronic device.

[0017] The server may be configured to selectively apply at least one weight to the subject matter answer score. The server may be configured to determine the at least one electronic communication suggestion based at least in part upon a plurality of subject matter answer scores associated with the user. The server may be configured to select at least one communication method between the end user electronic device and the advisor device as one or more of a telephone communication, electronic mail (e-mail) communication, electronic message communication, or video communication. The database of the server may be configured to store communication parameters associated with the at least one electronic communication suggestion, and the server may be further configured to obtain and store at least one communication parameter associated with the at least one electronic communication suggestion.

[0018] Numerous other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art upon a reading of the following disclosure when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of computer system-level implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0020] FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a menu selection display screen according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0021] FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a partial annotated view of a catalogues display according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0022] FIG. 4 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a partial view of a user schedule display according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0023] FIG. 5 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a partial profile display according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0024] FIG. 6 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a partial view of a payment display according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0025] FIG. 7 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a partial view of a payment display according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0026] FIG. 8 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a partial view of a map display according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0027] FIG. 9 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a partial view of an alternative display of the display of FIG. 2 according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0028] FIG. 10 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a more detailed view of the display of FIG. 3 according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0029] FIG. 11 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a questionnaire display according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0030] FIG. 12 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a partial view of a self-assessment display according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0031] Fig. 13 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a user display according to aspects of the present disclosure. [0032] FIG. 14 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of the user display of FIG. 13 according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0033] FIG. 15 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of the user display of FIG. 13 according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0034] FIG. 16 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a filter display according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0035] FIG. 17 illustrates a more detailed view of the profile display of FIG. 5 according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0036] FIG. 18 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a profile display of FIG. 5 according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0037] FIG. 19 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a profile display of FIG. 5 according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0038] FIG. 20 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a more detailed display of FIG. 4 according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0039] FIG. 21 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a more detailed display of FIG. 6 according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0040] FIG. 22 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a more detailed display of FIG. 7 according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0041] FIG. 23 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of an account display associated with the display of FIG. 22 according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0042] FIG. 24 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a more detailed view of the display of FIG. 8 according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0043] FIG. 25 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a call history display according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0044] FIG. 26 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of the call history display of FIG. 25 after a user selects the outgoing calls selector according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0045] FIG. 27 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a legal information display according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0046] FIG. 28 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a call display according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0047] FIG. 29 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a multimedia call display according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0048] FIG. 30 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a process for determining individual status and providing opportunity for improvement according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0049] FIG. 31 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a process for establishing and implementing communication parameters according to aspects of the present disclosure. [0050] FIG. 32 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a self and a peer rating scheme according to aspects of the present disclosure.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[0051] While the making and using of various embodiments of the present invention are discussed in detail below, it should be appreciated that the present invention provides many applicable inventive concepts that can be embodied in a wide variety of specific contexts. The specific embodiments discussed herein are merely illustrative of specific ways to make and use the invention and do not delimit the scope of the invention.

[0052] Referring generally to FIGS. 1-32, various exemplary apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0053] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of computer system-level implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure. The exemplary embodiment illustrated by FIG. 1 includes an end user electronic device 100. The end user electronic device 100 includes one or more of a microprocessor 102, a storage unit 104, a communications unit 106, and/or a display unit 108.

The communications unit 106 of the end user electronic device 100 is configured to communicate with a network 110 via a communications link 101. In one exemplary embodiment, the network 110 includes the Internet, a public network, a private network, or any other communications network capable of conveying electronic communications. Connection between the communications unit 106 and network 110 is configured to be performed by wired interface, wireless interface, or a combination thereof, without departing from the spirit and the scope of the present disclosure.

[0054] In one exemplary operation, the end user electronic device 100 stores one or more sets of instructions in the storage unit 104, which are configured to be executed by the microprocessor 102 to perform operations corresponding to the one or more sets of instructions. In various embodiments, the end user electronic device 100 is configured to download or otherwise access an app or electronic interface to perform one or more actions performed herein. For example, the end user electronic device 100 may download an SE Status app from an SE Status or third-party source such as the Apple App Store or Google Play store. Although described herein with reference to an app, it should be appreciated that one or more operations may be accessed via at least one portal associated with one or more of the end user electronic device 100, the server 120, the data source 130, and or the third-party system 140. The portal may include a webpage, a website, a network portal, a storage accessible to the end user electronic device 100, or any other hardware or software device or component thereof configured to provide or enable access to information. The display unit 108 is embodied within the end user electronic device 100 in one embodiment and is configured to be either wired or wirelessly interfaced with the end user electronic device 100.

[0055] In various exemplary embodiments, the end user electronic device 100 is at least one of a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a smart phone, a tablet device, or any other electronic device capable of executing instructions. The microprocessor 102 may be a generic hardware processor, a special-purpose hardware processor, or a combination thereof. In embodiments having a generic hardware processor (e.g., as a central processing unit (CPU) available from manufacturers such as Intel and AMD), the generic hardware processor is configured to be converted to a special-purpose processor by means of being programmed to execute and/or by executing a particular algorithm in the manner discussed herein for providing one or more specific operations or results. Although described as being a microprocessor, it should be appreciated that the microprocessor 102 may be any hardware or software processing component or combination thereof without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.

[0056] The end user electronic device 100 is configured in various embodiments to be associated with a fixed location, but is also capable of being transported, either during operation or while powered off. In one embodiment where the end user electronic device 100 is a client's cellular telephone, the end user electronic device 100 is at least temporarily located at a client's premises. In various embodiments, the end user electronic device 100 is configured to operate remotely and is configured to obtain or otherwise operate upon one or more instructions stored physically remote from the end user electronic device 100 (e.g., via client-server communications and or cloud-based computing).

[0057] The exemplary embodiment illustrated by FIG. 1 includes at least one server 120. Each server 120 is configured to connect to the network 110 via the communications link 121 and includes at least one of a microprocessor 122, a storage unit 124, a communications unit 126, and a display unit 128. Each of the microprocessor 122, the storage unit 124, the communications unit 126, and the display unit 128 is configured to respectively correspond to the previously described microprocessor 102, the storage unit 104, the communications unit 106, and the display unit 108 without departing from the spirit and the scope of the present disclosure.

[0058] Each server 120 is configured in various embodiments to be at a fixed physical location and or may be capable of being transported, either during operation or while powered off. In one embodiment, one or more server 120 is configured to be located at a fixed location and comprises desktop computer or server computer configured to receive input from an end user regarding information discussed above. At least one server 120 may be configured to operate as a standalone server, as a distributed server, as a cloud service -based server, or any other configuration capable of executing or otherwise implementing at least one action. One or more server 120 may have stored therein or otherwise have access to an application or information storage system including information or data executable thereon or therewith to perform one or more operations described herein (including determining one or more values, parameters, data sets, data operations, or any other operation, process, or step consistent with the present disclosure). In various embodiments, the server 120 is configured to operate remotely, and is additionally configured to obtain or otherwise operate upon one or more instructions stored physically remote from the server 120 (e.g., via client-server communications and/or cloud-based computing). [0059] One or more data source 130 consistent with the present disclosure may be provided by one or more electronic device(s) in various exemplary embodiments. Each data source 130 is configured to connect to the network 110 via the communications link 131 and includes at least one of a microprocessor 132, a storage unit 134, a communications unit 136, and a display unit 138. Each of the microprocessor 132, the storage unit 134, the communications unit 136, and the display unit 138 are configured to correspond to the previously described microprocessor 102, the storage unit 104, the communications unit 106, and the display unit 108 without departing from the spirit and the scope of the present disclosure.

[0060] Each data source 130 is configured in various embodiments to be associated with a fixed location, but is also capable of being transported, either during operation or while powered off. In one embodiment, one or more data source 130 are configured to be located at a fixed location and to comprise a desktop or server computer. At least one data source 130 may be configured to operate as a standalone server, as a distributed server, as a cloud service -based server, or any other configuration capable of executing or otherwise implementing at least one action. In one exemplary embodiment, at least one of the one or more data source 130 comprises a moveable laptop or tablet computer. In various embodiments, each data source 130 is configured to operate remotely, and is also configured to obtain or otherwise operate upon one or more instructions stored physically remote from the data source 130 (e.g., via client-server communications and/or cloud-based computing). Each data source 130 may be configured to store at least one set of information (e.g., via the storage unit 134) and to selectively convey at least a portion of the at least one set of information, for example via the network 110

[0061] In one exemplary embodiment, one or more third-party system 140 consistent with the present disclosure are provided by one or more electronic devices. In one exemplary embodiment, one or more third-party system 140 may be associated with one or more providers of information, such as sources of display information, question information, data, metadata, advertising information, images or graphics, or any other source of third-party information (and combination(s) thereof). Each third- party system 140 may be configured to connect to the network 110 via the communications link 141 and is configured to include at least one of a microprocessor 142, a storage unit 144, a communications unit 146, and a display unit 148. Each of the microprocessor 142, the storage unit 144, the communications unit 146, and the display unit 148, in one exemplary embodiment, corresponds to the previously described microprocessor 102, storage unit 104, communications unit 106, and or display unit 108, without departing from the spirit and the scope of the present disclosure. [0062] One or more third-party system 140 may be configured to operate as a standalone server, as a distributed server, as a cloud service -based server, or any other configuration capable of executing or otherwise implementing at least one action associated with a third-party system. When implemented in a distributed manner, one or more of the third-party system 140 may be connected to the network 110 and or to a separate (e.g., private) network. In various embodiments, at least one third-party system 140 is configured to operate remotely and is further configured to obtain or otherwise operate upon one or more instructions stored physically remote from the third-party system 140 (e.g., via client-server communications and/or cloud-based computing).

[0063] FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a menu selection display screen according to aspects of the present disclosure. The display 200 includes a first section 210 and an overlay section 220. At least a portion of the overlay section 220 may be configured to cover at least a portion of the first section 210. The overlay section 220 may be activated, for example, by receiving a user selection of an element of the display 200, such as a selectable element of the first section 210. The overlay section 220 may include user information, such as a name, username, status rating, pricing information, or any other information associated with a user of the system, such as a user of the end user electronic device 100. The overlay section 220 may include one or more sections 222. One or more sections 222 may be a home section 222a, a user assessment section 222b, a profile section 222c, an availability section 222d, a payments section 222e, an earning section 222f, a map section 222g, a call log section 222h, a legal information section 222i, and/or a logout section 222j. One or more of the sections 222 may be selectable by a user of the end user electronic device 100 to perform one or more corresponding operations.

[0064] FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a partial annotated view of a catalogues display according to aspects of the present disclosure. The display 300 includes one or more of a header 310, a content section 320, an advertising section 330, one or more tiles 340, and/or a progress indicator 350. The header 310 may include subject matter information, such as the content indicator illustrated by FIG. 3. The content section 320 may selectively convey information about the display 300 to a user of the end user electronic device 100, for example upon the first time accessing the display 300 or in an instruction mode. An advertising section 330 may be configured to convey visual and or audio information to a user of the end user electronic device 100 in various embodiments. One or more tiles 340 may be selectable on the display 300 by the user of the end user electronic device 100. Tiles 340 may include one or more subject matter areas, such as affiliation, character culture, and other selectable sections 340a-340i. Although illustrated with nine selectable tiles 340 it should be appreciated that any number of tiles 340 may be implemented at the display 300 without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.

[0065] FIG. 4 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a partial view of a user schedule display according to aspects of the present disclosure. The display 400 includes one or more of a header 410, a content section 420, an information section 430, a time section 440, and/or a save section 450. The header section 410 may indicate a subject matter of at least a portion of the display 400, in the case of FIG. 4 a user schedule information heading. The content section 420 may include information relating to at least a portion of the display 400, for example including information about features and or use of the display 400. The content section 420 may selectively convey information about the display 400 to a user of the end user electronic device 100, for example upon the first time accessing the display 400 or in an instruction mode. One or more information section 430 may be configured to present one or more headings, for example date information 430a-430g as illustrated by FIG. 4. One or more time sections 440 may be presented at the display 400. In various embodiments, one or more of the time start sections 440 may correspond to at least one of the heading sections 430. One or more time complete sections 442 may likewise correspond to at least one of the heading sections 430. A user of the end user electronic device 100 may be permitted to enter a start time and/or an end time of availability for accepting correspondence or appearance using one or more of the time start sections 440 and or time end sections 442 (e.g., via time start sections 440a-440g and/or 442a-442g).

[0066] FIG. 5 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a partial profile display according to aspects of the present disclosure. The display 500 includes one or more of a header 510, a profile section 520a, a reporting section 520b, a breakdown section 520c, a content section 530, and or information details 540. The header section 510 may include subject matter information, such as user profile information in FIG. 5. The profile section 520a may be user-selectable to populate the information details 540 with profile information associated with a user of the end user electronic device 100 and or other user(s) of the system described herein. The reporting section 520b may be a user-selectable element configured to populate the information details 540 with information relating to at least reviewing or reporting user in association with the user of the end user electronic device 100. The content section 530 may include at least a portion of user profile information. At least a portion of the information details 540 may be associated with the user identified at the content section 530. A user of the end user electronic device 100 may be permitted to edit one or more sets of data displayed by or otherwise associated with at least one set of information presented by the information details 540. A user may edit at least one set of user profile information, for example relating to expertise, pricing information, location information, etc. For example, a user may register as being available to provide mentoring services at a specified hourly rate. The system may track billable interactions and provide payment processing for each transaction, as a whole or on an individual basis, at the time of purchase, time of services rendered, at a specified billing interval, etc. An edit button 512 may be selectable by a user to edit one or more sets of information.

[0067] FIG. 6 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a partial view of a payment display according to aspects of the present disclosure. The display 600 includes a header 610 providing subject matter information, which in the case of FIG. 6 is payment information (e.g., payment, credit, and/or debit card information). The payment section 620 may provide card details associated with a user of the end user electronic device 100. An add section 630 may be provided for a user to select and upon selection to provide payment card and or banking information to associate payment information with an account associated with the user of the end user electronic device 100.

[0068] FIG. 7 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a partial view of a payment display according to aspects of the present disclosure. The display 700 includes a header 710 configured to convey subject matter information to a user of the end user electronic device. In the case of FIG. 7, the subject matter is a payment information identifier. An identification section 720 may include identifying information regarding SE Status, selectively provided from a third-party payment system such as Stripe. A payment information section 730 of the display 700 may provide historical and/or due payment information to a user of the end user electronic device 100. For example, one or more sets of payment amount information may be provided at amount section 732 (e.g., 732a, 734a), a payment identifier 732 (e.g., 732b, 734b) may be provided, and or one more date section 732c (e.g., 732c, 734c). In various embodiments, at least a portion of the display 700 may be generated by and/or provided from a third-party payment processor and may be obtained via a web portal or app executed on, by, or in association with the end user electronic device 100 (e.g., via one or more of the server 120, the data source 130, the third-party system 140 and or combinations thereof).

[0069] FIG. 8 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a partial view of a map display according to aspects of the present disclosure. The display 800 may include a header section 810 and a content section 820. The header section 810 may be configured to convey subject matter information, such as a title or information relating to a map as illustrated by FIG. 8. The content section 820 may include a user-interactive mapping element therein configured to display map information and user information. The user information may include one or more pins 830 (e.g., pins 830a-830d in FIG. 8) corresponding to at least one other user of the system described herein, wherein the pin may be selectable to convey at least a subset of information relating to the at least one other user of the system. Focations on the map may be offset as not to display a precise location of a user associated with a pin, and may be refreshed in a static or dynamic manner, such as periodic polling and/or random pings initiated by one or more of the end user electronic device 100 and or server 120. In various embodiments, the system may additionally or alternatively promote one or more persons, services, or business locations visually on the map, for example based at least in part upon advertising payment, based upon user feedback, based upon one or more promotions, etc.

[0070] FIG. 9 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a partial view of an alternative display of the display of FIG. 2 according to aspects of the present disclosure. The display 900 optionally includes one or more of the sections illustrated by and described above with reference to FIG. 2.

[0071] FIG. 10 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a more detailed view of the display of FIG. 3 according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0072] FIG. 11 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a questionnaire display according to aspects of the present disclosure. The display 1100 includes a header section 1110 configured to convey subject matter information about the display 1100. For example, the header section 1110 of FIG. 11 relates to personal affiliation questions for use by systems described herein. The display 1100 includes one or more selectable sections 1120 (e.g., 1120a-l 120j) configured to permit a user to select one or more criteria or answers associated with a user of the end user electronic device 100. A plurality of sets of selectable sections 1120 may relate to one or more tiles. The system may be configured to obtain one or more user selections of the one or more selectable sections 1120 and to perform at least one status determinations based at least in part upon the one or more user selections. Additionally or alternatively, another user of the system described herein may provide one or more selections of the same or other questions in relation to another user which may also be used to perform at least one status determination. Different weights may be assigned to a user’s self-reported selections versus selection(s) provided by at least one other user. Comparison information may be optionally presented to a user regarding a difference in their self-assessment score according to one or more criteria versus a single or aggregate score received from at least one other user. During use, a status indicator 1130 may display a completion status associated with the display 1100 and/or one or more selectable sections 1120 associated therewith.

[0073] FIG. 12 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a partial view of a self-assessment display according to aspects of the present disclosure. The display 1200 may include a header 1210 configured to convey subject matter information, such as affiliation information in the case of FIG. 12. An information section 1220 may be configured to provide information relating to a user of the system described herein. A rating section may include a rating selection area 1240 configured to permit a user of the end user electronic device 100 to select a score or answer associated with a question or feedback identifier. The user of the end user electronic device 100 may save one or more ratings by selecting the save section 1250.

[0074] Fig. 13 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a user display according to aspects of the present disclosure. The display 1300 includes a header section 1310 configured to convey subject matter information, for example a user header in FIG. 13. The display 1300 may include a search section 1320 configured to permit a user of the end user electronic device 100 to search for one or more users. Search results received from input received at the search section 1320 may be optionally classified, for example, using the all users section 1330a, the rated other users section 1330b, and or the external user ratings section 1330c. The results of the user search via the search section 1320 may be presented to a user of the end user electronic device 100 via the content section 1340. One or more sets of user profile information 1342 (e.g., 1342a-1342f) may be displayed via the content section 1340. At least one of a rate user section 1346 and or a video call section 1344 may be selected by the user of the end user electronic device 100. User feedback information 1348 may be presented in association with a user profile displayed at the content section 1340.

[0075] FIG. 14 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of the user display of FIG. 13 according to aspects of the present disclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 14 illustrates the display 1300 when a user of the end user electronic device 100 selects the rated other users section 1330b in an exemplary embodiment.

[0076] FIG. 15 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of the user display of FIG. 13 according to aspects of the present disclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 15 illustrates the display 1300 when a user of the end user electronic device 100 selects the external user rating section 1330c in an exemplary embodiment. [0077] FIG. 16 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a filter display according to aspects of the present disclosure. The display 1600 includes a header section 1610 configured to convey a subject matter of the display 1600, for example a filter heading in the embodiment illustrated by FIG. 16. A user of the end user electronic device 100 may manipulate one or more selectors 1620 (e.g., 1620a- 1620f) to filter one or more search results associated with the user search previously described herein. Additionally or alternatively, the user of the end user electronic device may select from additional criteria such as gender 1630, status rating 1640 (including sort by high-to-low 1642and/or low-to-high 1644), and/or an age selector 1650 such as a bounded slider.

[0078] FIG. 17 illustrates a more detailed view of the profile display of FIG. 5 according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0079] FIG. 18 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a profile display of FIG. 5 according to aspects of the present disclosure. The display 500 may include a content section 1800 associated with the reporting section 520b configured to display one or more user profiles and or profile information associated with one or more users who have provided at least one set of rating information associated with another user whose profile information 1342 (e.g., 1342a, 1342b) is displayed by the display 500. At least a portion of information illustrated by FIG. 18 may be publicly accessible, may be maintained as private except for at least one of the reviewing user and/or reviewed user, and/or may be a combination thereof according to a default or specified privacy setting.

[0080] FIG. 19 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a profile display of FIG. 5 according to aspects of the present disclosure. The display 500 may include a content section 1900 configured to convey at least a portion of profile rating information. For example, a user of the end user electronic device 100 may select to view data from the three lowest scores, the highest three scores, the most improved three scores, or any other metric associated with a set of user rating information.

[0081] FIG. 20 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a more detailed display of FIG. 4 according to aspects of the present disclosure. FIG. 21 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a more detailed display of FIG. 6 according to aspects of the present disclosure. FIG. 22 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a more detailed display of FIG. 7 according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0082] FIG. 23 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of an account display associated with the display of FIG. 22 according to aspects of the present disclosure. The display 700 may include an account selector configured to present one or more of a personal detail section 2300, a payout detail section 2310, and or a settings section 2320.

[0083] FIG. 24 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a more detailed view of the display of FIG. 8 according to aspects of the present disclosure.

[0084] FIG. 25 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a call history display according to aspects of the present disclosure. The display 2500 includes a header section 2510 configured to convey subject matter information, in the case of FIGS. 25-26 reflecting a call history log. The display 2500 may include an incoming calls selector 2520 and an outgoing calls selector 2530. The embodiment illustrated by FIG. 25 includes a plurality of call logs associated with at least one user profile 2542 (e.g., 2542a-2542h). FIG. 26 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of the call history display of FIG. 25 after a user selects the outgoing calls selector according to aspects of the present disclosure. Like in FIG. 25, the display 2500 is configured to display one or more call logs associated with at least one user profile 2542 (e.g., 2542a-2542h).

[0085] FIG. 27 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a legal information display according to aspects of the present disclosure. The display 2700 includes a header 2710 configured to convey subject matter information relating to the display 2700, in the case of FIG. 27 being legal information. A legal information display section 2720 may visually present at least a portion of legal information regarding an app or portal executed by or accessible to the end user electronic device 100.

[0086] FIG. 28 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a call display according to aspects of the present disclosure. The call display 2800 may include an information section 2810 configured to convey call information, for example caller or callee information, a status of connection, etc. The call display 2800 may include a call termination section 2820 configured to permit a user of the end user electronic device 100 to terminate a current or pending call. The call display section may be presented to a user of the end user electronic device 100 when the user selects a video call option of the type described herein and/or automatically upon a scheduled meeting time with a user of the system provided herein. For example, a mentor may provide pricing information accepted by the end user to improve at least one personal status category. The end user may accept such pricing information and may conduct a call with the mentor or schedule such a call (e.g., in one or both cases based at least in part upon the schedule information described herein). At least a portion of a video call between the mentor and the end user may be performed wholly within an app executed by an end user electronic device 100 associated with the mentor and an end user electronic device 100 associated with the user via an app or portal installed at and/or portal (such as a webpage or standalone application) accessible at the end user electronic device (e.g., via the network 110).

[0087] FIG. 29 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a multimedia call display according to aspects of the present disclosure. The multimedia call display 2900 optionally includes a timer 2910, a video section 2920, and or a control section 2930. Although explicitly illustrating a single video section 2920 it should be appreciated that two or more video sections 2920 may be provided without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. For example, two or more users may be viewed at two or more video sections 2920. The control section 2930 may provide one or more control buttons configured to perform one or more actions when selected by a user of the end user electronic device 100

[0088] FIG. 30 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a process for determining individual status and providing opportunity for improvement according to aspects of the present disclosure. A process 3000 may begin at an operation S3002, where a subject matter area is determined. The subject matter area may be, for example, a category such as, but not limited to affiliation, character, culture, finance, health, influence, intelligence (e.g., either as a Wonderlic test or other intelligence measurement questions or answers), occupation, possessions, and/or other category or combination thereof. The subject matter area may be determined by a user, for example using an end user electronic device 100 via an application executing an application thereupon, for example using one or more of the microprocessor 102, the storage unit 104, the communications unit 106, and/or display unit 108. The subject matter area may be selected by the user and or may be predetermined or dynamically determined by the system and/or user. For example, a user may be presented with one or more subject matter areas in a particular sequence or temporal criteria. Additionally or alternatively, at least one subject matter area may be determined based at least in part upon a selection or request by another user or by the system or application executed by the end user electronic device 100.

[0089] The process 3000 continues to an operation S3004, where a set of question data relating to the subject matter area is obtained. The set of question data may be obtained, for example, from the end user electronic device 100, from the server 120, from the data source 130, and or from the third-party system 140 in various embodiments. At least one set of question data may be stored at one or more of the end user electronic device 100, the server 120, the data source, and or the third-party system 140, and may be selectively communicated, for example, via the network 110. The process 3000 may continue to an operation S3006 where at least a portion of the set of question data is presented to a user of the end user electronic device and the user is permitted to provide answer data in response to the at least a portion of the set of question data. This may be performed by presenting the at least a portion of the set of question data, optionally along with one or more subsets of answer data or response area, and. . permitting the user of the end user electronic device to provide answer data. The answer data may be stored at one or more of the end user electronic device 100, the server 120, the data source 130, and/or the third-party system 140, either in whole or in part, and may be communicated, for example, via the network 110.

[0090] A subject matter answer score and/or status score may be calculated at an operation S3008.

The subject matter answer score calculated at the operation S3008. The subject matter answer score may be calculated, for example, by determining a value corresponding to one or more answers to questions, as answered with respect to a particular user. Additionally or alternatively, one or more questions used to calculate a subject matter answer score may be an answer provided with respect to a group, plurality, and or subset of users, or may optionally be a default value (for example, in the case of an unanswered or skipped question). One or more answers used to calculate a subject matter answer scope may be received from an external source other than being received from the user of the end user electronic device. For example, a second user may provide one or more answers to questions relating to the user or to a group of users, the answer being capable of use in calculating one or more subject matter answer score(s) relating to one or more users. Each subject matter answer score may be calculated, for example, by means of a sum of answer values, an average of answer values, a weighted sum or average of answer values, a maximum value, a minimum value, or any other way of deriving a category value corresponding to one or more answers to questions relating to the determined subject matter area. Answers provided by a user regarding him or herself may be selectively provided with different weighting values in various embodiments. For example, answers from other users about a particular user may be provided more weight than answers from the particular user for one or more categories, or answers from other users about a particular user might be provided less weight than answers from the particular user for one or more categories.

[0091] The subject matter answer score may then be used, in whole or in part, to calculate a status score. The status score may, for example, utilize two or more subject matter answer scores to calculate the status score. The status score may be an overall score across all known subject matter areas associated with a user. For example, in various exemplary embodiments, a status score may be calculated based at least in part upon all known subject matter area scores for a particular user. The status score may be calculated, for example, by means of a sum of subject matter area score values, an average of subject matter area score values, a weighted sum or average of subject matter area score values, a maximum value, a minimum value, or any other way of deriving a category value corresponding to one or more answers to questions relating to the determined subject matter area. One or more subject matter answer scores may be provided with varying weighting used to calculate the status score in various embodiments. At least one subject matter score value and/or status score may be generated by the server 120 in various embodiments. Additionally or alternatively, one or more of the server 120, from the data source 130, and/or from the third-party system 140 may calculate, communicate, and or store a subject matter answer score, a status score, one or more questions or answers, or any other information associated with a user, a subject matter area, a status, a group, an organization, or any other information useable by the systems described herein.

[0092] The process 3000 may include an operation S3010, where at least one electronic communication suggestion (e.g., a mentor) is determined and optionally presented to a user. The at least one electronic communication suggestion may include one or more individuals, groups, or organizations associated with one or more subject matter area. For example, the at least one electronic communication suggestion may include one or more individuals, groups, or entities which may be helpful in improving one or more subject matter score values for a user. At least one electronic communication suggestion may be ranked, for example, based upon one or more factors such as cost of communication, geographic proximity to a user, mutual connections between the user and the electronic communication suggestion, a priority corresponding to an electronic communication suggestion (e.g., as a paid promotion), review or rankings associated with the electronic communication suggestion, or any other criteria associated with a user and/or electronic communication suggestion.

[0093] A user is provided with the ability to provide a selection of at least one communication suggestion at an operation S3012, for example using the end user electronic device 100. In various embodiments, one or more users may be searchable, for example as illustrated with reference to FIG. 13. Additionally or alternatively, the at least one electronic communication suggestion may be a list of other users, groups, and/or entities which are selectable by a user with whom to communicate and may be selected and or sorted based at least in part upon one or more subject matter areas, ratings, price, location, proximity to a user, or any other criteria associated with a user or other user, group, or entity. In various embodiments, one or more other users and/or electronic communication suggestion(s) may be visually displayed on a map and may be selectable by a user presented with the map via the end user electronic device 100.

[0094] The process 3000 may include establishing electronic communications between the user and the at least one electronic communication suggestion at an operation S3014. In various embodiments, the server 120 may store one or more communications parameters associated with at least one electronic communication suggestion, for example at the storage unit 124 thereof. Additionally or alternatively, at least one communication parameter associated with at least one electronic communication suggestion may be stored at or otherwise accessible to an end user electronic device 100, a data source 130, and or a third-party system 140. Communication parameters may include, for example, a type and or format of communications with at least one user, group, or entity (e.g., as an electronic communication suggestion). Each user, group, and or entity may have one or more associated communication parameters. In one exemplary embodiment, a communication parameter may have an associated costs. For example, a user, group, or entity may provide different prices for different types of communications. By way of example, a mentor may provide an hourly billable rate for telephone conversations, a fixed rate for telephone conversations, an hourly billable rate for in- person communications, a fixed fee rate for in-person communications, a per-text message rate, or other format or pricing model, or combination thereof.

[0095] One or more communications parameters may be used by the server 120 to establish communications between one or more users and one or more other users, groups, or entities. The one or more communication parameters may include communication addressing information, such as an e- mail address, a telephone number, an electronic messaging identifier, or any other information useable to enable electronic communications between two or more users, groups, or entities. The one or more communication parameters may be used to provide anonymity to one or more users, groups, or entities. This may be accomplished for example, by utilizing a communication system within an app or portal (or other electronic interface) installed at or otherwise accessible to one or more of an end user electronic device 100, a server 120, a data source 130, and or a third-party system 140. Systems consistent with the present disclosure may be capable of obfuscating direct contact information used as communication parameters, and may provide for billing and accounting information relating to one or more communications parameters using the communication system within the app or portal (or other electronic interface), at least a portion of which may be stored at or otherwise accessible to the server 120, one or more end user electronic device 100, a data source 130, and or a third-party system 140. Implementations consistent with the present disclosure provide numerous technological benefits by enabling electronic communications not previously capable of use. Implementations consistent with the present disclosure address shortcomings in traditional systems, including shortcomings relating to connecting mentors and mentees, and providing a communication system providing both communication parameter and usage tracking, amongst other advantages. Implementations consistent with the present disclosure may permit both enabling communications between entities according to communication parameters, such as a type of communication, establishing communications and/or terminating communications according to one or more communication parameters, and may extend to control and or conformance of format and or content of established communication channels. Implementations consistent with the present disclosure may implement one or more public or private Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to implement one or more communication parameters.

One or more API useable herewith may be implemented by or otherwise accessible to one or more of an end user electronic device 100, a server 120, a data source 130, and/or a third-party system 140, or combination thereof.

[0096] FIG. 31 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a process for establishing and implementing communication parameters according to aspects of the present disclosure. A process 3100 begins at an operation S3102, where communication parameter information is obtained, for example by a server 120 from an end user electronic device 100 via the network 110. The process 3100 continues to an operation S3104, where one or more sets of communication parameter information is used to establish communications between an end user electronic device 100 and at least one electronic communication suggestion (for example, as another user operating an end user electronic device 100). As described above, one or more communication parameters may be used to specify and/or implement communication enablement, establishment, and or termination. At an operation S3106 the system may generate compensation information relating to communication(s) established at operation S1302. [0097] Consistent with the present disclosure, provided are a methods for determining individual status and providing opportunity for improvement. The method includes determining a subject matter area, obtaining a set of question data relating to the subject matter area, presenting at least a portion of the set of question data to a user, obtaining answer data corresponding to the at least a portion of the set of question data, determining a subject matter answer score based upon the obtained answer data, calculating a status score based at least in part upon the subject matter answer score, determining at least one electronic communication suggestion relating to the calculated status score, presenting the at least one communication suggestion to the user, obtaining a user selection of the at least one communication suggestion, and establishing electronic communications between the user and the at least one electronic communication suggestion.

[0098] The method may further include obtaining additional answer data corresponding to the at least a portion of the set of question data from an external entity, wherein the determining the subject matter answer score includes determining the subject matter answer score using the additional answer data. The obtaining the additional answer data may include obtaining the additional answer data from at least one of a data source or a different user than the user, and further wherein at least a portion of the answer data and the additional answer data relates to the user. The obtaining the additional answer data from the external entity may include obtaining the additional answer data from a database remote from a device used by the user.

[0099] The method may further include selectively applying at least one weight to the subject matter answer score. The determining at least one electronic communication suggestion may include determining the at least one electronic communication suggestion based at least in part upon a plurality of subject matter answer scores. The establishing electronic communications between the user and the at least one electronic communication suggestion may include selecting at least one communication method as one or more of a telephone communication, electronic mail (e-mail) communication, electronic message communication, or video communication.

[00100] A database may be provided for storing communication parameters associated with the at least one electronic communication suggestion, and the method may include obtaining at least one communication parameter associated with the at least one electronic communication suggestion in the operation of determining the at least one electronic communication suggestion relating to the calculated status score.

[00101] Also provided herein are systems and apparatuses for determining individual status and improvement. The system includes a network, an end user electronic device useable by a user and having a communications unit configured to permit communications via the network, an advisor electronic device useable by an advisor and having a communications unit configured to permit communications via the network, and a server. The server may include a database configured to store at least one set of question data relating to a subject matter area and at least one electronic communication parameter associated with the advisor or advisor electronic device and a communications unit configured to permit communications via the network. The server may be configured to transmit at least a portion of the set of question data to the end user electronic device via the network, to receive answer data corresponding to the at least a portion of the set of question data transmitted to the user device, to determine a subject matter answer score based upon the answer data, to calculate a status score based at least in part upon the subject matter answer score, to determine at least one electronic communication suggestion relating to the calculated status score, to present the at least one communication suggestion to the user, to obtain a user selection of the at least one communication suggestion via the network, and to enable electronic communications between the end user electronic device and the advisor device in accordance with the at least one electronic communication parameter.

[00102] The system may include a third-party system having a communications unit configured to permit communications via the network, and a system database configured to store additional answer data corresponding to the at least a portion of the set of question data, wherein the third-party system is configured to transmit the additional answer data to the server via the network, the additional answer data configured to be used by the server to determine the subject matter score.

[00103] The system may further include a second end user device useable by a second user different from the user and having a communications unit configured to permit communications via the network, the second end user device configured to obtain the additional answer data from the second user and to transmit the additional answer data to the server via the network, and further wherein the additional answer data relates to answers regarding the user of the end user electronic device.

[00104] The server may be configured to selectively apply at least one weight to the subject matter answer score. The server may be configured to determine the at least one electronic communication suggestion based at least in part upon a plurality of subject matter answer scores associated with the user. The server may be configured to select at least one communication method between the end user electronic device and the advisor device as one or more of a telephone communication, electronic mail (e-mail) communication, electronic message communication, or video communication. The database of the server may be configured to store communication parameters associated with the at least one electronic communication suggestion, and the server may be further configured to obtain and store at least one communication parameter associated with the at least one electronic communication suggestion.

[00105] FIG. 32 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a self and a peer rating scheme according to aspects of the present disclosure. The example 3200 includes a user self-rating table and a peer-to- peer rating table. It should be appreciated that the specific categories and content provided in the tables are intended to be illustrative rather than limiting, although the examples provided by FIG. 32 are intended to fall within the scope of implementations according to aspects of the present disclosure. [00106] Within the example 3200, status scores (e.g., status ratings) are percent ranks excluding the figures of 0 and 100 taken from the overall combined total input percentage of users answering questions. Exclusive percent ranks may be expressed percentrank.exe, which may be different from the traditional percent ranks or the newly adopted inclusive percent rank. The formula to achieve the status rating of a user in Excel may be seen as =PERCENTRANK.EXC($Q$7:$Q$12,Q7), where row Q is an overall combined total % of all users. This function may allow users to see themselves in a relative sense compared to the population of other users. For example, user Kelly has a status rating of 57%. From this information we may infer that Kelly is in the 57th percentile of status, bound by the factors prevalent and calculated within the app.)

[00107] A users reporting value is the number of users that have input data to calculate a given users status rating. A user rating themselves may be counted as 1. For example, Phillip has a users reporting value of "0" because he has not rated himself and no one has rated him. Joe has a users reporting value of "1" because though no one has rated him, he has input data into the intelligence catalogue by taking the Wonderlic test.) [00108] Total possible outcomes or question denominators may be bound by 10 or the total of all questions in the given catalogue. The total of each catalogue may be expressed as a percentage, which may be visible in the status breakdown of a user’ s profile, and used to calculate the overall total % of the individual user as well as peer-to-peer inputs respectively.

[00109] The Intelligence catalogue may be configured to only allow users to input data about themselves in various embodiments. This catalogue may be in a form of an Intelligence Quotient (IQ) test in which users are able to assess their intelligence. It is not applicable for a peer of a user to take the intelligence test for the user, thus, this is why there are dashes in column N beginning in the Intelligence total column of the peer-to-peer table. The IQ test performed may be a time standardized test with 50 possible questions in one exemplary embodiment. Whether a user is able to answer all of the questions in the test or not, the denominator in the test may remain at 50.

[00110] Calculation of overall total % for individual and peer-to-peer input may be taken from the total of each catalogue where minimum input data is saved. If a user elects not to input data in a catalogue, then that catalogue might not be counted against the user and it is as the catalogue does not exist under that circumstance. All ratings might only bound by total input amount and the amount total of the input data in various exemplary embodiments. For example, Olivia has only input data in the culture catalogue of which questions answered are 10/10 or 100%. No one else in the example 3200 has input data in regard to Olivia. Olivia consequently has the highest overall combined total percent and status rating. Olivia's users reporting figure being 1 serves as an indicator that this figure may go through a correction period once she or other users input more data in regard to her.

[00111] Calculation of overall combined total % may be taken from the average of all inputs equally, including the input data of the individual user. Another way to look at this is, what the users input about themselves is equal to what another user inputs about them in an exemplary embodiment. For this reason, users may become motivated to cheat the system by inputting great quantities individually to inflate their status rating. The quality control measure in place to prevent this is the facade rating. [00112] The facade rating is the difference of the overall individual total % and the overall combined total %. The formula that calculates facade may be expressed as =07-Q7 where O is the overall input of all applicable catalogues average % and Q is the overall input of all applicable catalogues. Facade ratings can be either positive or negative numbers with information we can infer from the quantity.

For example, Michael’s facade number is -20.42. The negative number being that great may allow a conclusion that Michael has self-esteem issues or that he may indulge in abusive relationships that bring his sense of self-worth down. On the contrary, Kelly has a facade rating of close to zero,

2.52". From this information we may conclude that Kelly is very well aware of not only his/herself, but also his/her peers’ perception. Again, the users reporting number of 4 allows us to use it as a quality control measure knowing that at least 3 other users somewhat agree on the person Kelly is). [00113] To facilitate the understanding of the embodiments described herein, a number of terms are defined below. The terms defined herein have meanings as commonly understood by a person of ordinary skill in the areas relevant to the present invention. Terms such as “a,” “an,” and “the” are not intended to refer to only a singular entity, but rather include the general class of which a specific example may be used for illustration. The terminology herein is used to describe specific embodiments of the invention, but their usage does not delimit the invention, except as set forth in the claims. The phrase “in one embodiment,” as used herein does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, although it may.

[00114] Conditional language used herein, such as, among others, “can,” “might,” “may,” “e.g.,” and the like, unless specifically stated otherwise, or otherwise understood within the context as used, is generally intended to convey that certain embodiments include, while other embodiments do not include, certain features, elements and/or states. Thus, such conditional language is not generally intended to imply that features, elements and or states are in any way required for one or more embodiments or that one or more embodiments necessarily include logic for deciding, with or without author input or prompting, whether these features, elements and or states are included or are to be performed in any particular embodiment.

[00115] The previous detailed description has been provided for the purposes of illustration and description. Thus, although there have been described particular embodiments of a new and useful invention, it is not intended that such references be construed as limitations upon the scope of this invention except as set forth in the following claims.

Claims

CLAIMS What is claimed is:

1. A method for determining individual status and providing opportunity for improvement, comprising: determining a subject matter area; obtaining a set of question data relating to the subject matter area; presenting at least a portion of the set of question data to a user; obtaining answer data corresponding to the at least a portion of the set of question data; determining a subject matter answer score based upon the obtained answer data; calculating a status score based at least in part upon the subject matter answer score; determining at least one electronic communication suggestion relating to the calculated status score; presenting the at least one communication suggestion to the user; obtaining a user selection of the at least one electronic communication suggestion; and establishing electronic communications between the user and the at least one electronic communication suggestion.

2. The method of Claim 1, comprising: obtaining additional answer data corresponding to the at least a portion of the set of question data from an external entity, wherein the determining the subject matter answer score includes determining the subject matter answer score using the additional answer data.

3. The method of Claim 2, wherein the obtaining the additional answer data includes obtaining the additional answer data from at least one of a data source or a different user than the user, and further wherein at least a portion of the answer data and the additional answer data relates to the user.

4. The method of Claim 2, wherein obtaining the additional answer data from the external entity includes obtaining the additional answer data from a database remote from a device used by the user.

5. The method of Claim 1, further comprising: selectively applying at least one weight to the subject matter answer score.

6. The method of Claim 1, wherein the determining at least one electronic communication suggestion includes determining the at least one electronic communication suggestion based at least in part upon a plurality of subject matter answer scores.

7. The method of Claim 1, wherein the establishing electronic communications between the user and the at least one electronic communication suggestion includes selecting at least one communication method as one or more of a telephone communication, electronic mail (e-mail) communication, electronic message communication, or video communication.

8. The method of Claim 1, further comprising: providing a database for storing communication parameters associated with the at least one electronic communication suggestion; and obtaining at least one communication parameter associated with the at least one electronic communication suggestion in the operation of determining the at least one electronic communication suggestion relating to the calculated status score.

9. A system for determining individual status and improvement, comprising: a network; an end user electronic device useable by a user and having a communications unit configured to permit communications via the network; an advisor electronic device useable by an advisor and having a communications unit configured to permit communications via the network; a server comprising, a database configured to store at least one set of question data relating to a subject matter area and at least one electronic communication parameter associated with the advisor or advisor electronic device; and a communications unit configured to permit communications via the network, wherein the server is configured to transmit at least a portion of the set of question data to the end user electronic device via the network, to receive answer data corresponding to the at least a portion of the set of question data transmitted to the user device, to determine a subject matter answer score based upon the answer data, to calculate a status score based at least in part upon the subject matter answer score, to determine at least one electronic communication suggestion relating to the calculated status score, to present the at least one communication suggestion to the user, to obtain a user selection of the at least one electronic communication suggestion via the network, and to enable electronic communications between the end user electronic device and the advisor device in accordance with the at least one electronic communication parameter.

10. The system of Claim 9, further comprising: a third-party system, including a communications unit configured to permit communications via the network; and a system database configured to store additional answer data corresponding to the at least a portion of the set of question data, wherein the third-party system is configured to transmit the additional answer data to the server via the network, the additional answer data configured to be used by the server to determine the subject matter score.

11. The system of Claim 10, further comprising: a second end user device useable by a second user different from the user and having a communications unit configured to permit communications via the network, the second end user device configured to obtain the additional answer data from the second user and to transmit the additional answer data to the server via the network, and further wherein the additional answer data relates to answers regarding the user of the end user electronic device.

12. The system of Claim 9, wherein the server is configured to selectively apply at least one weight to the subject matter answer score.

13. The system of Claim 9, wherein the server is configured to determine the at least one electronic communication suggestion based at least in part upon a plurality of subject matter answer scores associated with the user.

14. The system of Claim 9, wherein the server is configured to select at least one communication method between the end user electronic device and the advisor device as one or more of a telephone communication, electronic mail (e-mail) communication, electronic message communication, or video communication.

15. The system of Claim 9, wherein the database of the server is configured to store communication parameters associated with the at least one electronic communication suggestion, and wherein the server is further configured to obtain and store at least one communication parameter associated with the at least one electronic communication suggestion.