Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing customized content over a network

• US 20060224689A1
• Filed: 04/01/2005
• Published: 10/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Gupta, Kapil, Rozas, Santiago M., Rusch, Klaus Johannes, Ganis, Matthew R., Leip, David
• Granted Patent: US 8,898,162 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries

Abstract

Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing customized content over a network are provided. The method includes associating content with at least one of a domain name, group, and geography for an entity, the content relating to at least one of the domain name, group, and geography. For each entity, the method also includes storing results of the association in a database record that is mapped to a domain name. In response to receiving a request to access a resource by the entity, the method further includes obtaining a domain name of the entity utilizing address information provided in the request, searching a database for the domain name of the entity, retrieving the database record corresponding to the domain name, generating a resource that includes the content, and providing the entity with the resource.

Claims

1. A method for providing customized content over a network, comprising:

associating content with at least one of a domain name, group, and geography for an entity, the content relating to the at least one of a domain name, group, and geography;

for each entity, storing results of the associating in a database record, the database record mapped to the domain name; and

in response to receiving a request to access a resource by the entity;

obtaining the domain name of the entity utilizing address information provided in the request;

searching a database for the domain name of the entity;

retrieving the database record corresponding to the domain name;

generating a resource that includes the content; and

providing the entity with the resource.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

classifying entities by groups, the groups including at least one of;

associations of individuals;

business units;

categories of commodities;

subsidiaries of an enterprise;

trading partners of an enterprise; and

industry subsets.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the geography is determined by at least one of a region, country, and language spoken.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein associating content with a country includes associating the content by country code provided in a domain name.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein associating content with at least one of a domain name, group, and geography for an entity includes acquiring content from external sources of content.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating a resource that includes the content further includes providing at least one of:

generic information elements common to all requesting entities; and

customized information elements specific to the requesting entity.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining a domain name of the entity utilizing address information provided in the request includes performing a reverse domain name search using address information provided in the request.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the associating content relating to the at least one of a domain name, group, and geography results in customized content and is provided in response to the request without an explicit request for the customized content.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising deploying process software for implementing customized content services, said deploying comprising:

installing said process software on at least one server;

identifying server addresses for users accessing said process software on said at least one server;

sending said process software to said at least one server; and

copying said process software to a file system of said at least one server.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising integrating process software for implementing customized content services, said integrating comprising:

determining if said process software will execute on at least one server;

identifying an address of said at least one server;

checking said at least one server for operating systems, applications, and version numbers for validation with said process software, and identifying any missing software applications for said at least one server that are required for integration; and

updating said at least one server with respect to any operating system and application that is not validated for said process software, and providing any of said missing software applications for said at least one server required for said integration.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising on-demand sharing of process software for implementing customized content services, said on demand sharing comprising:

creating a transaction containing unique customer identification, requested service type, and service parameters;

sending said transaction to at least one main server;

querying said at least one main server about processing capacity associated with said at least one main server to help ensure availability of adequate resources for processing of said transaction; and

allocating additional processing capacity when additional capacity appears needed to process said transaction, said additional processing capacity being selected from the group of additional capacities consisting of central processing unit capacity, processor memory capacity, network bandwidth capacity, and storage capacity.

12. A computer program product for providing customized content over a network, the computer program product including instructions for implementing a method, comprising:

associating content with at least one of a domain name, group, and geography for an entity, the content relating to the at least one of a domain name, group, and geography;

for each entity, storing results of the associating in a database record, the database record mapped to the domain name; and

in response to receiving a request to access a resource by the entity;

obtaining the domain name of the entity utilizing address information provided in the request;

searching a database for the domain name of the entity;

retrieving the database record corresponding to the domain name;

generating a resource that includes the content; and

providing the entity with the resource.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, further comprising instructions for implementing:

classifying entities by groups, the groups including at least one of;

associations of individuals;

business units;

categories of commodities;

subsidiaries of an enterprise;

trading partners of an enterprise; and

industry subsets.

14. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the geography is determined by at least one of a region, country, and language spoken.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein associating content with a country includes associating the content by country code provided in a domain name.

16. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein associating content with at least one of a domain name, group, and geography for an entity includes acquiring content from external sources of content.

17. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the generating a resource that includes the content further includes providing at least one of:

generic information elements common to all requesting entities; and

customized information elements specific to the requesting entity.

18. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the obtaining a domain name of the entity utilizing address information provided in the request includes performing a reverse domain name search using address information provided in the request.

19. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the associating content relating to the at least one of a domain name, group, and geography results in customized content and is provided in response to the request without an explicit request for the customized content.

20. The computer program product of claim 12, further comprising instructions for deploying process software for implementing customized content services, said deploying comprising:

installing said process software on at least one server;

identifying server addresses for users accessing said process software on said at least one server;

sending said process software to said at least one server; and

copying said process software to a file system of said at least one server.

21. The computer program product of claim 12, further comprising instructions for integrating process software for implementing customized content services, said integrating comprising:

determining if said process software will execute on at least one server;

identifying an address of said at least one server;

checking said at least one server for operating systems, applications, and version numbers for validation with said process software, and identifying any missing software applications for said at least one server that are required for integration; and

updating said at least one server with respect to any operating system and application that is not validated for said process software, and providing any of said missing software applications for said at least one server required for said integration.

22. The computer program product of claim 12, further comprising instructions for implementing on-demand sharing of process software for implementing customized content services, said on demand sharing comprising:

creating a transaction containing unique customer identification, requested service type, and service parameters;

sending said transaction to at least one main server;

querying said at least one main server about processing capacity associated with said at least one main server to help ensure availability of adequate resources for processing of said transaction; and

allocating additional processing capacity when additional capacity appears needed to process said transaction, said additional processing capacity being selected from the group of additional capacities consisting of central processing unit capacity, processor memory capacity, network bandwidth capacity, and storage capacity.

23. A system for implementing customized content services over a network, the system comprising:

a customized content application executing on a host system, the customized content application associating content with at least one of a domain name, group, and geography for an entity, the content relating to the at least one of a domain name, group, and geography;

for each entity, the customized content application stores results of the associating in a database record, the database record mapped to the domain name; and

in response to receiving a request to access a resource by the entity, the customized content application performs;

obtaining the domain name of the entity utilizing address information provided in the request;

searching a database for the domain name of the entity;

retrieving the database record corresponding to the domain name;

generating a resource that includes the content; and

providing the entity with the resource.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the customized content application further performs:

classifying entities by groups, the groups including at least one of;

associations of individuals;

business units;

categories of commodities;

subsidiaries of an enterprise;

trading partners of an enterprise; and

industry subsets.

25. The system of claim 23, wherein the geography is determined by at least one of a region, country, and language spoken;

and wherein further, associating content with a country includes associating the content by country code provided in a domain name.

26. The system of claim 23, wherein associating content with at least one of a domain name, group, and geography for an entity includes acquiring content from external sources of content.

27. The system of claim 23, wherein the generating a resource that includes the content further includes providing at least one of:

generic information elements common to all requesting entities; and

customized information elements specific to the requesting entity.

28. The system of claim 23, wherein the associating content relating to the at least one of a domain name, group, and geography results in customized content and is provided in response to the request without an explicit request for the customized content.