Methods for enhancing communication of content over a network

• US 20020165986A1
• Filed: 01/22/2002
• Published: 11/07/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Harry L. Tarnoff
• Original Assignee: Harry L. Tarnoff
• Inventors: Tarnoff, Harry L.
• Application Number:
  US10/055,798
• Publication Number:
  US 20020165986A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/246
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/382 insuring higher security of transaction
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/101 applying security measures for digital rights management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/102 applying security measure for e-commerce
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0442 wherein the sending and receiving network entities apply asymmetric encryption, i.e. different keys for encryption and decryption cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for public-key encryption H04L9/30
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/104 Grouping of entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/561 Adding application-functional data or data for application control, e.g. adding metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/564 Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5682 Policies or rules for updating, deleting or replacing the stored data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/62 Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

Methods for enabling a content node of a communication network to automatically modify a plurality of other nodes about changes to the content of the content node. The methods enable a node including a website to efficiently update the information and content of search engines connected to the network. The methods can also be used to filter, block and enhance the content transmitted by the content node over the network. The methods further facilitate E-commerce and data rights management (DRM) functions over the network.

Claims

1. The method of automatically modifying content transmitted over a network from a website to a requester client comprising:

attaching a RevBot to a website, said RevBot;

receiving from the website the content requested by said client;

automatically determining the type of access to be provided to said client; and

automatically modifying the content sent to said client.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said RevBot automatically deletes a portion of the content before it is provided to said client.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said RevBot automatically enhances the content sent to said client.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said RevBot automatically filters the content before it is provided to said client.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said RevBot participates in an e-commerce transaction.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said RevBot participates in an e-commerce transaction for fee-based content access.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein said RevBot participates in a commerce transaction for supporting distribution of goods and services.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein said RevBot provides digital rights management for protecting copyrighted material.

9. The method of claim 5, wherein said RevBot provides digital rights management for protecting intellectual property.

10. The method of enabling a search engine and other nodes to have access to restricted content of a network site comprising:

attaching a RevBot to said site, said RevBot;

receiving from a network site the content requested by said search engine and other nodes;

automatically determining the type of access to restricted content to be provided to said search engine and other nodes; and

automatically transmitting the restricted content or subset or derivative thereof to said search engine and other nodes.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein said subset is pay-for-access content.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein said RevBot participates in an e-commerce transaction.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein said RevBot participates in a commerce transaction for supporting physical distribution.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein said RevBot provides digital rights management for protecting copyrighted material.

15. The method of automatically modifying content transmitted over a network to a requester client;

receiving from said network the content requested by said client;

automatically determining the type of access to be provided to said client; and

automatically modifying the content to be provided to said client.