Internet tool
First Claim
1. A system for providing profile information about at least one internet user, the system comprising:
- at least one receiving means for receiving internet usage information and registration information about each of the at least one internet users;
a profile generating means for generating a profile data set for each of the at least one internet users from the registration information and internet usage information;
an information providing means for providing at least one party with profile information obtained from at least one profile data set, wherein the at least one party includes each of the at least one internet users.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and a system for providing profile information about at least one internet user. The profile information is provided to users of the internet, and may also be provided to a third party. The profile information may be used by a user to view their own web-surfing habits, and may allow the surfing habits of particular demographic groups of a site or set of web sites to be examined. For example, parents may use the profile information to monitor the internet usage of children. Preferably, profile information provided to any party is presented as summarised demographic information about a selection of users, rather than personal details about any single user. However, a user may be given access to their own personal details. The present invention also provides a display system including means for graphically displaying a navigation history of an internet user. The display system may construct a visual display of the navigation history using history data provided by a web browser.
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52 Claims
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1. A system for providing profile information about at least one internet user, the system comprising:
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at least one receiving means for receiving internet usage information and registration information about each of the at least one internet users;
a profile generating means for generating a profile data set for each of the at least one internet users from the registration information and internet usage information;
an information providing means for providing at least one party with profile information obtained from at least one profile data set, wherein the at least one party includes each of the at least one internet users. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 38, 39, 44)
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2. The system of claim 2, wherein the at least one party further comprises at least one third party which does not supply internet usage information.
- 19. A display system for comprising a means for graphically displaying a navigation history of an internet user.
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20. A method of providing profile information about at least one internet user, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving registration information from each of the at least one internet users;
receiving internet usage information about each of the at least one internet users;
generating a profile data set for each user from the registration information and internet usage information;
providing at least one party with profile information obtained from at least one profile data set, wherein the at least one party includes each of the at least one internet users. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 40)
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- 37. A method of displaying a navigation history of an internet user wherein the navigation history is displayed graphically.
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48. A system for providing profile information about at least one internet user, substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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49. A computer readable medium storing instructions for controlling at least one computing device to provide profile information about at least one internet user, substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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50. A display system for comprising a means for graphically displaying a navigation history of an internet user, substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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51. A method of providing profile information about at least one internet user, substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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52. A method of displaying a navigation history of an internet user wherein the navigation history is displayed graphically, substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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