METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CONFIGURING A WEB BROWSER BASED ON AN OTHER PARTY'S PROFILE

• US 20130145273A1
• Filed: 12/02/2011
• Published: 06/06/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Original Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: Hymel, James Allen, Santo, William Donald, Thomas, Alec Reid, Hodder, Janine Mary
• Application Number:
  US13/583,061
• Publication Number:
  US 20130145273A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/733
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range

Abstract

Methods and devices for configuring a web browser based on an other party'"'"'s profile are described. In one aspect, the method includes: receiving a selection of an other party'"'"'s identifier within a web browser; and in response to receiving the selection of the other party'"'"'s identifier: i) receiving an other party'"'"'s profile associated with the other party'"'"'s identifier; and ii) configuring the web browser based on the other party'"'"'s profile. In another aspect, the present application describes a method implemented by a web server. The web server has stored therein an other party'"'"'s profile. The method includes: receiving a selection of an other party'"'"'s identifier; and in response to receiving a selection of the other party'"'"'s identifier: i) retrieving an other party'"'"'s profile associated with the other party'"'"'s identifier; and ii) sending the other party'"'"'s profile to the electronic device.

Claims

1. A method implemented by a processor of an electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving a selection of an other party'"'"'s identifier within a web browser; and

in response to receiving the selection of the other party'"'"'s identifier;

receiving an other party'"'"'s profile associated with the other party'"'"'s identifier; and

configuring the web browser based on the other party'"'"'s profile.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the web browser based on the other party'"'"'s profile comprises:

initiating an other party'"'"'s browsing experience in which the other party'"'"'s profile influences the web browser.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the web browser based on the other party'"'"'s profile comprises:

storing the other party'"'"'s profile to memory of the electronic device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the web browser based on the other party'"'"'s profile comprises:

temporarily suspending use of a user profile associated with a user of the electronic device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the web browser based on the other party'"'"'s profile comprises:

sending information associated with the other party'"'"'s profile from the electronic device to a server.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the server is a search engine and wherein the method further comprises:

receiving search results at the web browser based on the other party'"'"'s profile.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the other party'"'"'s profile is a profile defined for an other party who is not a user of the electronic device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the other party'"'"'s profile includes a cookie.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the cookie defines a preference of an other party associated with the other party'"'"'s profile.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the other party'"'"'s profile includes a bookmark and wherein configuring the web browser based on the other party'"'"'s profile comprises:

configuring the web browser to include the bookmark in a bookmarks area of the web browser.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the other party'"'"'s profile includes a web browsing history and wherein configuring the web browser based on the other party'"'"'s profile comprises configuring the web browser based on the web browsing history.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the other party'"'"'s profile includes a geographic location associated with the other party and wherein configuring the web browser based on the other party'"'"'s profile comprises configuring the web browser based on the geographic location.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a webpage including the other party'"'"'s identifier,

and wherein receiving a selection of an other party'"'"'s identifier comprises receiving a selection of the other party'"'"'s identifier displayed in the webpage.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving input corresponding to a predetermined trigger condition; and

in response to receiving the input corresponding to the predetermined trigger condition, stopping use of the other party'"'"'s profile within the web browser.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the trigger condition is a reset of the web browser.

16. An electronic device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled with the processor, the memory storing a web browser and computer readable instructions for;

receiving a selection of an other party'"'"'s identifier within a web browser; and

in response to receiving the selection of the other party'"'"'s identifier;

receiving an other party'"'"'s profile associated with the other party'"'"'s identifier; and

configuring the web browser based on the other party'"'"'s profile.

17. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the electronic device is a mobile communications device.

25. The electronic device of claim 16 wherein configuring the web browser based on the other party'"'"'s profile comprises:

initiating an other party'"'"'s browsing experience in which the other party'"'"'s profile influences the web browser.

26. The electronic device of claim 16 wherein configuring the web browser based on the other party'"'"'s profile comprises:

storing the other party'"'"'s profile to memory of the electronic device.

18. A method implemented by a processor of a web server, the web server having stored in memory an other party'"'"'s profile, the method comprising:

receiving a selection of an other party'"'"'s identifier; and

in response to receiving the selection of the other party'"'"'s identifier;

retrieving an other party'"'"'s profile associated with the other party'"'"'s identifier; and

sending the other party'"'"'s profile to an electronic device.

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