IP Library Granted Patent US 7,603,382
Granted Patent B2
US 7,603,382 · App. 10/982,574 · Granted Oct 13, 2009

Advanced internet interface providing user display access of customized webpages

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Patent No.
US 7,603,382
App. No.
10/982,574
Granted
Oct 13, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

An Internet interface provided by an internet web server provides web pages presents in a manner which is tailored to an individual user. The interface provides web site navigation data to the user in accordance with personal preferences provided by the user. A site map program function then provides web site navigation data to the user, in order to provide a display depicting portions of the web site visited by the user.

Claims (43)

1. A system for providing web pages accessed from a web site in a manner which presents the web pages tailored to an individual user, comprising:

an interactive interface configured to provide dynamic web site navigation data to the user, the interactive interface comprising:

a display depicting portions of the web site visited by the user as a function of the web site navigation data; and

a display depicting portions of the web site visited by the user as a function of the user's personal characteristics.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the display depicting portions of the web site visited by the user includes a map depicting a route of web pages visited by the user.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the display depicting portions of the web site visited by the user includes a map of web pages visited by the user, presented in a tree and branch diagram in combination with at least a portion of the entire web site accessible by the user.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the display depicting portions of the web site visited by the user includes an indication of web pages visited by the user, presented as a picture-in-picture window within the display in combination with at least a portion of the entire web site accessible by the user.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the interactive interface:

includes a data file generated from user activity based on user data transmitted in response in part to user selections of a plurality of user-selectable fields, each field describing a personal characteristic of the user; and

is configured to automatically transmit data corresponding to the user selections upon initially accessing the web pages, wherein an analysis of the user selections provides a selection of a plurality of discrete web pages specifically tailored to the user; and the display depicting portions of the web site visited by the user includes data derived from at least one of the user data and user activity based on the user data.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the interactive interface is further configured to generate a site map according to at least one of a route which the user has taken or a plurality of discrete sections tailored for the user, thereby providing a diagram in accordance with the user selections.

7. A method of generating a web page comprising:

generating a plurality of data streams, wherein each data stream is associated with a particular portion of the web page, and wherein each data stream is stored in a computer memory; and

changing at least one of the particular portions of the web page as a function of time.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein one of the particular portions presents a company logo, wherein the company logo is profiled by different symbols depending upon the time of day.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the different symbols indicate the time of day.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein at least a part of one of the particular portions presents information associated with a company, wherein the at least part of one of the particular portions changes color for a certain period of time to indicate an event or condition associated with the company.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the event or condition is associated with the price of products sold by the company.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the event or condition is associated with the type of products sold by the company.

13. The method of claim 7 , wherein the event or condition is associated with the price of stock associated with the company.

14. The method of claim 7 , wherein the event or condition is associated with employment opportunities offered by the company.

15. The method of claim 7 , wherein the particular portions present different products at different times during each day.

16. A method comprising:

receiving data which defines a plurality of user profile attributes in each of a plurality of user profiles;

storing the plurality of user profiles, each user profile comprising data descriptive of a user;

in response to a request from an information provider, transferring data from a specified user profile to the information provider; and

providing dynamic web site navigation data via an interactive interface, the interactive interface comprising:

a display depicting portions of a web site visited by the user as a function of web site navigation data; and

a display depicting portions of a web site visited by the user as a function of the plurality of fields having data descriptive of a user.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising: transferring the stored plurality of user profiles to an information provider when a web page is accessed.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein data from the plurality of profiles are transferred in a standardized form.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of user profiles include at least one of a business profile, a personal profile, and a family profile.

20. The method of claim 16 , wherein the profile attributes include at least one of gender, race, income, and education.

21. A method comprising:

receiving data from a user profile associated with a user;

in response to a request associated with the user, sending a data stream that is selected based at least in part on the received data from the user profile; and

displaying the data stream via an interactive interface, the interactive interface comprising:

a display depicting portions of a web site visited by the user as a function of web site navigation data; and

a display depicting portions of a web site visited by the user based at least in part on the received data from the user profile.

22. The method of claim 21 , further comprising:

selectively offering a coupon to the user associated with the request, wherein the coupon is based at least in part on the received data from the user profile.

23. The method of claim 21 , further comprising:

selectively presenting product warranty information to the user associated with the request, wherein the product warranty information is based at least in part on the received data from the user profile.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded May 28, 2013
From: ROSCOE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
To: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC
Reel/Frame 030494/0374 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 11, 2006
From: VOLPE & KOENIG PC
To: ROSCOE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 017596/0781 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2005
From: HALT, JR., GERALD B.
To: VOLPE AND KOENIG, P.C.
Reel/Frame 016686/0948 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 0931891700 · May 26, 1999
Provisional Application 6008667100 · May 26, 1998
Related Publication 20050097095A1 · May 5, 2005