Granted Patent B2

US 11,303,602 · App. 17/454,744 · Granted Apr 12, 2022

Inventors: Jonathan Wolfe (N.E. Albuquerque, NM); Mark Weinstein (Mountain View, CA)

Assignee: SGROUPLES, INC.

H04L51/32G06Q30/02G06Q30/0257G06Q50/01H04L29/08072G06Q20/04H04L51/16H04L67/10

Abstract

Claims (50)

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving identity information corresponding to a user of an interactive service;

providing interactive service content to the user, the interactive service content being provided to the user in accordance with a user interactive service content preference, wherein the user interactive service content preference is determined at least in part based on data in a data store corresponding to a first user input within the interactive service, and wherein the user interactive service content preference is associated with the identity information corresponding to the user;

determining user third-party content viewing preferences corresponding to the user, wherein the user third-party content viewing preferences are determined based on at least one of a default setting and a combination of two or more of a user interaction with the interactive service, the data corresponding to the user interactive service content preference, and a second user input;

receiving, by the interactive service, a plurality of third-party content elements from a plurality of third-party content providers, wherein the third-party content elements are for presentation by the interactive service;

determining a subset of third-party content elements for presentation to the user, wherein the subset is determined based on filtering the plurality of third-party content elements in correspondence with the user third-party content viewing preferences corresponding to the user;

presenting, to the user, at least one element of the subset of the third-party content elements, wherein the presented third-party content element is based on the determined user content viewing preferences, and wherein the third-party content element is presented in connection with the interactive service content provided to the user;

receiving user content input responsive to user interaction with the presented third-party content element;

anonymizing the user content input with respect to the third-party content provider, wherein the anonymizing includes at least precluding access by the third-party content provider to at least a portion of the identity information corresponding to the user; and

communicating the anonymized user content input to the third-party content provider.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the interactive service content is presented within a mobile-based application executing on a mobile device.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the first user input corresponds to a selection of a first graphical user interface mechanism presented within the mobile-based application.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the second user input corresponds to a selection of a second graphical user interface mechanism presented within the mobile-based application.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the identity information includes at least one of a user identifier and a device identifier for a device associated with the user.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein anonymizing the user content input with respect to the third-party content provider is based on the user third-party content viewing preferences corresponding to the user.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the third-party content elements are presented within a mobile-based application.

8. A platform server system comprising:

a non-transitory memory; and

a processor coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to read instructions from the non-transitory memory to cause the platform server system to perform operations comprising:

receiving identity information corresponding to a user of an interactive service;

providing interactive service content to the user, the interactive service content being provided to the user in accordance with a user interactive service content preference, wherein the user interactive service content preference is determined at least in part based on data in a data store corresponding to a first user input within the interactive service, and wherein the user interactive service content preference is associated with the identity information corresponding to the user;

determining user third-party content viewing preferences corresponding to the user, wherein the user third-party content viewing preferences are determined based on at least one of a default setting and a combination of two or more of a user interaction with the interactive service, the data corresponding to the user interactive service content preference, and a second user input;

receiving, by the interactive service, a plurality of third-party content elements from a plurality of third-party content providers, wherein the third-party content elements are for presentation by the interactive service;

determining a subset of third-party content elements for presentation to the user, wherein the subset is determined based on filtering the plurality of third-party content elements in correspondence with the user third-party content viewing preferences corresponding to the user;

presenting, to the user, at least one element of the subset of the third-party content elements, wherein the presented third-party content element is based on the determined user content viewing preferences, and wherein the third-party content element is presented in connection with the interactive service content provided to the user;

receiving user content input responsive to user interaction with the presented third-party content element;

anonymizing the user content input with respect to the third-party content provider, wherein the anonymizing includes at least precluding access by the third-party content provider to at least a portion of the identity information corresponding to the user; and

communicating the anonymized user content input to the third-party content provider.

9. The platform server system according to claim 8 , wherein the interactive service content is presented within a mobile-based application executing on a mobile device.

10. The platform server system according to claim 9 , wherein the first user input corresponds to a selection of a first graphical user interface mechanism presented within the mobile-based application.

11. The platform server system according to claim 9 , wherein the second user input corresponds to a selection of a second graphical user interface mechanism presented within the mobile-based application.

12. The platform server system according to claim 8 , wherein the identity information includes at least one of a user identifier and a device identifier for a device associated with the user.

13. The platform server system according to claim 8 , wherein anonymizing the user content input with respect to the third-party content provider is based on the user third-party content viewing preferences corresponding to the user.

14. The platform server system according to claim 8 , wherein the third-party content elements are presented within a mobile-based application.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to execute a method comprising:

receiving identity information corresponding to a user of an interactive service;

providing interactive service content to the user, the interactive service content being provided to the user in accordance with a user interactive service content preference, wherein the user interactive service content preference is determined at least in part based on data in a data store corresponding to a first user input within the interactive service, and wherein the user interactive service content preference is associated with the identity information corresponding to the user;

determining user third-party content viewing preferences corresponding to the user, wherein the user third-party content viewing preferences are determined based on at least one of a default setting and a combination of two or more of a user interaction with the interactive service, the data corresponding to the user interactive service content preference, and a second user input;

receiving, by the interactive service, a plurality of third-party content elements from a plurality of third-party content providers, wherein the third-party content elements are for presentation by the interactive service;

determining a subset of third-party content elements for presentation to the user, wherein the subset is determined based on filtering the plurality of third-party content elements in correspondence with the user third-party content viewing preferences corresponding to the user;

presenting, to the user, at least one element of the subset of the third-party content elements, wherein the presented third-party content element is based on the determined user content viewing preferences, and wherein the third-party content element is presented in connection with the interactive service content provided to the user;

receiving user content input responsive to user interaction with the presented third-party content element;

anonymizing the user content input with respect to the third-party content provider, wherein the anonymizing includes at least precluding access by the third-party content provider to at least a portion of the identity information corresponding to the user; and

communicating the anonymized user content input to the third-party content provider.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the interactive service content is presented within a mobile-based application executing on a mobile device.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the first user input corresponds to a selection of a first graphical user interface mechanism presented within the mobile-based application.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the second user input corresponds to a selection of a second graphical user interface mechanism presented within the mobile-based application.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the identity information includes at least one of a user identifier and a device identifier for a device associated with the user.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein anonymizing the user content input with respect to the third-party content provider is based on the user third-party content viewing preferences corresponding to the user.

21. The computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the third-party content elements are presented within a mobile-based application.

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