Differential dynamic delivery of content according to user expressions of interest

• US 20060010365A1
• Filed: 07/08/2004
• Published: 01/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Watson, Thomas J., Schumacher, Daniel Mark, Burkhart, Michael John, Bodin, William Kress, Eisenhauer, Daniel G.
• Granted Patent: US 8,185,814 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/202
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/117 Tagging; Marking up details of markup languages G06F40/143; Designating a block; Setting of attributes style sheets, e.g. eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformation [XSLT], G06F40/154
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/169 Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/228 of application context

Abstract

More particularly, methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for differential dynamic content delivery. Typical embodiments include providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element bearing a preview designation; presenting the selected structural element to a prospective user participant; and receiving from the prospective user participant an indication of interest in the selected structural element. Typical embodiments also include recording the indication of interest in association with the selected structural element.

Claims

1. A method for differential dynamic content delivery, the method comprising:

providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document;

selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element bearing a preview designation;

presenting the selected structural element to a prospective user participant; and

receiving from the prospective user participant an indication of interest in the selected structural element.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising recording the indication of interest in association with the selected structural element.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising recording during a presentation session a presentation control instruction for the classified structural element if the prospective user participant does not attend the presentation and if the selected structural element is presented during the presentation session.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving a presentation control instruction, wherein:

the presentation control instruction includes a presentation action identifier and one or more optional parameters; and

selecting a classified structural element includes selecting a classified structural element in dependence upon the presentation action identifier and the parameters.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising creating the presentation control instruction, including:

receiving from a user participating in the presentation a key phrase and optional parameters for invoking a presentation action; and

parsing the key phrase and parameters against a voice response grammar into a presentation control instruction.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising creating a session document from a presentation document, including:

identifying a presentation document for a presentation, the presentation document including a presentation grammar and a structured document having structural elements classified with classification identifiers;

identifying a user participant for the presentation, the user having a user profile comprising user classifications; and

filtering the structured document in dependence upon the user classifications and the classification identifiers.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising creating a presentation document, including:

creating, in dependence upon an original document, a structured document comprising one or more structural elements;

classifying a structural element of the structured document according to a presentation attribute; and

creating a presentation grammar for the structured document, wherein the presentation grammar for the structured document includes grammar elements each of which includes an identifier for at least one structural element of the structured document.

8. A system for differential dynamic content delivery, the system comprising:

means for providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document;

means for selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element bearing a preview designation;

means for presenting the selected structural element to a prospective user participant; and

means for receiving from the prospective user participant an indication of interest in the selected structural element.

9. The system of claim 8 further comprising means for recording the indication of interest in association with the selected structural element.

10. The system of claim 8 further comprising means for recording during a presentation session a presentation control instruction for the classified structural element if the prospective user participant does not attend the presentation and if the selected structural element is presented during the presentation session.

11. The system of claim 8 further comprising means for receiving a presentation control instruction, wherein:

the presentation control instruction includes a presentation action identifier and one or more optional parameters; and

means for selecting a classified structural element includes means for selecting a classified structural element in dependence upon the presentation action identifier and the parameters.

12. The system of claim 11 further comprising means for creating the presentation control instruction, including:

means for receiving from a user participating in the presentation a key phrase and optional parameters for invoking a presentation action; and

means for parsing the key phrase and parameters against a voice response grammar into a presentation control instruction.

13. The system of claim 8 further comprising means for creating a session document from a presentation document, including:

means for identifying a presentation document for a presentation, the presentation document including a presentation grammar and a structured document having structural elements classified with classification identifiers;

means for identifying a user participant for the presentation, the user having a user profile comprising user classifications; and

means for filtering the structured document in dependence upon the user classifications and the classification identifiers.

14. The system of claim 13 further comprising means for creating a presentation document, including:

means for creating, in dependence upon an original document, a structured document comprising one or more structural elements;

means for classifying a structural element of the structured document according to a presentation attribute; and

means for creating a presentation grammar for the structured document, wherein the presentation grammar for the structured document includes grammar elements each of which includes an identifier for at least one structural element of the structured document.

21. The computer program product of claim 10 further comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a presentation document, including:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating, in dependence upon an original document, a structured document comprising one or more structural elements;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for classifying a structural element of the structured document according to a presentation attribute; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a presentation grammar for the structured document, wherein the presentation grammar for the structured document includes grammar elements each of which includes an identifier for at least one structural element of the structured document.

15. A computer program product for differential dynamic content delivery, the computer program product comprising:

a recording medium;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element bearing a preview designation;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for presenting the selected structural element to a prospective user participant; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving from the prospective user participant an indication of interest in the selected structural element.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 further comprising means, recorded on the recording medium for recording the indication of interest in association with the selected structural element.

17. The computer program product of claim 15 further comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for recording during a presentation session a presentation control instruction for the classified structural element if the prospective user participant does not attend the presentation and if the selected structural element is presented during the presentation session.

18. The computer program product of claim 15 further comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving a presentation control instruction, wherein:

the presentation control instruction includes a presentation action identifier and one or more optional parameters; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting a classified structural element includes means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting a classified structural element in dependence upon the presentation action identifier and the parameters.

19. The computer program product of claim 18 further comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating the presentation control instruction, including:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving from a user participating in the presentation a key phrase and optional parameters for invoking a presentation action; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for parsing the key phrase and parameters against a voice response grammar into a presentation control instruction.

20. The computer program product of claim 15 further comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a session document from a presentation document, including:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a presentation document for a presentation, the presentation document including a presentation grammar and a structured document having structural elements classified with classification identifiers;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a user participant for the presentation, the user having a user profile comprising user classifications; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for filtering the structured document in dependence upon the user classifications and the classification identifiers.