IP Library Granted Patent US 8,085,796
Granted Patent B2
US 8,085,796 · App. 12/126,137 · Granted Dec 27, 2011

Methods, systems, and products for virtual personalized networks

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Patent No.
US 8,085,796
App. No.
12/126,137
Granted
Dec 27, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatuses are disclosed for enabling a virtual personalized network. Communications are established with a personal digital gateway to control access, sharing, security, and/or management of up-to-date personalized data exchanged between or among a plurality of associated communications devices and/or communications networks. The associated communications devices are owned, operated, and/or accessed by a common user.

Claims (46)

1. A method, comprising:

selecting a selected communications device from a plurality of communications devices associated with a user;

receiving data for communication between a personal digital gateway and the selected communications device;

storing profiles for each of the plurality of communications devices;

retrieving a profile associated with the selected communications device;

interpreting the data for communication according to a rule-based engine;

processing the data for communication according to an edge side assembler; and

sending the data for communication and the profile from the personal digital gateway to the selected communications device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising configuring the data for communication for a presentation format that is compatible for the selected communications device.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing a user interface in memory of the personal digital gateway.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing a configuration agent that provides a listing of the plurality of the communications devices.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising modifying the profiles that correspond to each of the plurality of the communications devices.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing a collection of bookmarks in the profile, each bookmark having a date stamp that indicates a specific version of the data for communication.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising splitting a display screen of the selected communications device into a first viewing area that displays management controls and into a second viewing area that displays the data for communication sent from the personal digital gateway.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing authentication information associated with the selected communications device.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing presentation formats associated with each of the plurality of the communications devices.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing a display size for each of the plurality of the communications devices.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing a timing sequence to automatically refresh a linked site for each of the plurality of the communications devices.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing a networking capability for each of the plurality of the communications devices.

13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving an updated file from a co-author.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising sending a message to inform other co-authors of the updated file.

15. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

storing routing instructions for sending messages to other co-authors; and

automatically sending the messages to inform each co-author of the updated file.

16. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

automatically detecting when a file is uploaded to the personal digital gateway from any of the plurality of communications devices; and

sending a message to a list of contacts querying whether any of the contacts would like to receive a copy of the file.

17. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising charging a fee when the copy of the file is downloaded.

18. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising associating the profile to the selected communications device.

19. A system, comprising:

a processor executing software stored in memory that causes the processor to:

select a selected communications device from a plurality of the communications devices associated with a user;

receive data for communication between a personal digital gateway and the selected communications device;

store profiles for each communications device of the plurality of communications devices;

retrieve a profile associated with the selected communications device;

interpret the data according to a rule-based engine;

process the data by an edge side assembler; and

send the data and the profile from the personal digital gateway to the selected communications device.

20. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing processor executable instructions for performing a method, the method comprising:

selecting a selected communications device from a plurality of communications devices associated with a user;

receiving data for communication between a personal digital gateway and the selected communications device;

storing profiles for each of the plurality of communications devices;

retrieving a profile associated with the selected communications device;

interpreting the data for communication according to a rule-based engine;

processing the data for communication according to an edge side assembler; and

sending the data for communication and the profile from the personal digital gateway to the selected communications device.

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