CUSTOMIZING WEB 2.0 APPLICATION BEHAVIOR BASED ON RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN A CONTENT CREATOR AND A CONTENT REQUESTER
First Claim
1. A method for customizing Web 2.0 applications based on relationships between a content creator and a content requester comprising:
- receiving Web 2.0 content from content creator;
receiving at least one creator established customization which is associated with a set of at least one user that is specified by the content creator;
communicating with a user accessing a Web 2.0 application associated with the Web 2.0 content;
determining that the user is a member of the set specified by the content creator;
applying the customization associated with the set; and
serving the Web 2.0 content as modified by the customization.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a solution for developer customization of Web 2.0 applications based on relationships between a content creator and a content requester. In the solution, Web 2.0 content can be received from a content creator. One or more creator established customizations can also be received where the customizations are each a set of one or more users. In the method, a communication can be established with a user who requests the Web 2.0 content. It can be determined that the user is a member of a set specified by the content creator. The customization associated with the set can be applied. Web 2.0 content as modified by the customization can be served to the user. In one embodiment, users can also establish customizations, which are also applied to the served Web 2.0 content.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for customizing Web 2.0 applications based on relationships between a content creator and a content requester comprising:
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receiving Web 2.0 content from content creator; receiving at least one creator established customization which is associated with a set of at least one user that is specified by the content creator; communicating with a user accessing a Web 2.0 application associated with the Web 2.0 content; determining that the user is a member of the set specified by the content creator; applying the customization associated with the set; and serving the Web 2.0 content as modified by the customization. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A Web 2.0 application exhibiting variable behavior based on the relationships between a content creator and a content requester comprising:
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default Web content established by a content creator and stored in a machine readable medium, wherein said default Web content is configured to be served to remotely located requesters by a Web 2.0 server; and a plurality of creator established customizations that are stored in a machine readable medium, wherein each creator established customization is associated with at least one user, and wherein each creator established customization is configured to replace a portion of the default Web content when a Web 2.0 server serves Web content to a user associated with the related customization. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A service-side data storage area for Web 2.0 applications comprising:
a server-side customization data store configured to store content creator established customizations for a Web 2.0 application, wherein different ones of the customizations are associated with at least one content requester, wherein when the Web 2.0 application is served to a user by a Web 2.0 server, an identity of the user is compared against the at least one content requesters, wherein a positive comparison result causes the customizations associated with the compared at least one content requester to be applied to the served Web 2.0 application. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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