INTERNET CONTEXTUAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20080140761A1
• Filed: 10/30/2007
• Published: 06/12/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ContextWeb Incorporated (Pulsepoint Holdings LLC)
• Original Assignee: ContextWeb Incorporated (Pulsepoint Holdings LLC)
• Inventors: Subramanian, Anand, Shanthini, Rajendram, Sterns, Jeremy
• Granted Patent: US 9,965,765 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/201
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0239 Online discounts or incentives
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0251 Targeted advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0256 User search
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0257 User requested
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0271 Personalized advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange

Abstract

This invention relates to a system and method for presenting to a user relevant areas of distributed computer network sites. In particular, the invention disclosed infers and cross reference user mind sets with data stores of potential user goals. The user mind sets indicate a navigational goal of a user over the distributed computer network. In addition, the invention cross-references indicated user goals with data stores of service and service providers providing those services. The invention presents targeted service and service providers to the user across the distributed computer network thereby enabling the user to navigate towards the user goal.

Claims

1. A method for presenting to a user at a station connected to a distributed computer network, relevant areas of distributed computer network sites, comprising, the steps of:

receiving across the distributed computer network an indication of a mind set of the user in navigating the network, wherein the mind set indicates a navigational goal of the user over the distributed computer network;

cross-referencing the indicated user mind set with a mind set data store of potential user goals to find at least one indicated goal;

cross-referencing the indicated user goal with a service data store of a set of services, the set of services potentially reflecting the navigational goal of the user mind set;

matching the set of services in the cross-referencing step with a list of service providers that provide the set of services that potentially reflect the navigational goal of the user; and

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displaying the list of services and service providers to the user at the station.

2. A method as in claim 1, further comprising, the step of:

offering the user a promotion associated with a service provider that relates to the received user mind set.

3. A method as in claim 1, wherein the displaying step, further comprises, the step of:

sending the list to a toot that creates a user interface for the constructed list.

4. A method as in claim 1, wherein the station is at least one of a personal computer, a pager, a Web-enabled phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a pen-based platform, a wireless digital platform, and a voice-based platform.

5-18. -18. (canceled)

19. A system for presenting to a user at a station connected to a distributed computer network, relevant computer network sites, comprising:

a mind set data store that stores a set of potential user goals;

a service data store that stores a set of services; and

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a processor that receives from the user an indication of a user mind set in navigating the network, wherein the mind set indicates a navigational goal of the user over the distributed computer network, the processor cross-references the indicated mind set with the potential user goals in the mind set data store, cross-references the indicated user goal with the set of services potentially reflecting the navigational goal of the user, matches the set of cross-referenced services with a list of service providers that provide that set of services, and displays the list of services and service providers to the user at the station.

20. A system as in claim 19, wherein the station is at least one of a personal computer, a pager, a Web-enabled phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a pen-based platform, a wireless digital platform, and a voice-based platform.

21-26. -26. (canceled)