COMPONENTIZED SITE ENGINE SERVICES

• US 20090077177A1
• Filed: 09/19/2007
• Published: 03/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Steinbok, Jeffrey E., Luk, Karen G., Perrin, Brian M.
• Granted Patent: US 8,010,597 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management

Abstract

A plurality of modules which provide a user with tools for engaging in social networking are created. The plurality of modules are associated with a service. A server hosting the web space receives a selection from the user corresponding to a first module. In response to the selection, the server associates the service with the web space. The first module renders the web space on a client accessing the web space. The server enables a visitor to the web space to access a second module form the plurality of modules associated with the service. The accessed second module will display the web space in a second format on the client of the visitor.

Claims

1. A method for associating a service to a web space comprising:

creating a plurality of modules, said plurality of modules providing a user with one or more tools for engaging in social networking via the web space;

associating the plurality of modules with at least one service;

receiving, from the user, a selection corresponding to a first module, the service being associated with the web space in response to said selection, wherein said first module renders the web space on a client accessing the web space and enables a visitor to the web space to access a second module from the plurality of modules associated with the service.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

rendering, by the first module, the web space in a first format on said client to a visitor; and

receiving, from the visitor via the client accessing the web space, a selection corresponding to a second module, said second module and said first module being associated with the service, wherein the second module renders the user'"'"'s web space on the client of the visitor in a second format.

3. A method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of modules include one or more of the following:

small photo viewer, large photo viewer, blog writer, blog categories, blog archives, radio, guestbook, friends, profile, music list, music list index, custom list, book list, blog list, movie list.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the user customizes the selected first module.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first selected module formats content for the user'"'"'s web space.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of modules is defined as a serialized XML object stored in a database.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the service includes one or more of the following:

photo sharing, blogging, people, advertising and lists.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

associating the service with the web space;

disassociating the first module from the web space by the user;

determining if no modules associated with the service are associated with the web space; and

disassociating the service from the web space if no modules associated with the service are associated with the web space wherein the visitor to the web space is blocked from selecting a second module based on the first module, said second module and said first module being associated with the disassociated service.

9. One or more computer-readable storage media with instructions for performing the method of claim 1.

10. A method for associating a plurality of services for a web space with a user, said web space being used by said user for rendering content to a visitor of said web space:

creating a first plurality of modules, said first plurality of modules providing the user with one or more tools for rendering content in the web space;

creating a second plurality of modules, said second plurality of modules also providing the user with one or more tools for rendering content in the web space;

associating the first plurality of modules with a first service and the second plurality of modules with a second service;

receiving, from the user, a selection of a first module, said first module being associated with said first service, said first service being associated with the web space in response to said selection, wherein first module renders the web space on a client accessing the web space and a visitor to the web space is enabled to access a second module from the first plurality of modules associated with said first service.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

rendering, by the first module, the web space in a first format on said client to a visitor; and

receiving, from the visitor via the client accessing the web space, a selection corresponding to a second module, said second module and said first module being associated with the first service, wherein the second module renders the user'"'"'s web space on the client of the visitor in a second format.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the first and second plurality of modules include one or more of the following:

small photo viewer, large photo viewer, blog writer, blog categories, blog archives, radio, guestbook, friends, profile, music list, music list index, custom list, book list, blog list, movie list.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the user customizes the selected first module.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the first and second plurality of modules providing the user with tools for engaging in social networking.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the first and second service include one or more of the following:

photo sharing, blogging, people, advertising and lists.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the second service is associated with the first service.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein each of the plurality of modules is defined as a serialized XML object stored in a database.

18. A system for rendering a user'"'"'s web space to a visitor:

a server for hosting the user'"'"'s web space, said server being configured for executing instructions for;

creating a plurality of modules, said plurality of modules providing the user with one or more tools for engaging in social networking;

associating the plurality of modules with a service;

identifying a first module selected by the user, the service associated with the plurality of modules also being associated with the web space in response to the selection of the first module;

a client for connecting the visitor to the user'"'"'s web space, said first module rendering the web space on the client, said client being configured for executing instructions for;

accessing the web space of the user by the client, wherein the first module renders the web space in a first format on said client; and

selecting a second module by the visitor via the client, said second module and said first module being associated with the service, wherein the second module renders the user'"'"'s web space on the client of the visitor in a second format.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the first selected module formats content for the user'"'"'s web space.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein each of the plurality of modules is defined as a serialized XML object stored in a database.