INTEGRATED CONTEXT-DRIVEN INFORMATION SEARCH AND INTERACTION

• US 20130212496A1
• Filed: 02/14/2012
• Published: 08/15/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amir Leshem, Oudi Antebi, Ran Hanoch Meiteles, Roy Antebi, Sagi Eliyahu
• Original Assignee: Amir Leshem, Oudi Antebi, Roy Antebi
• Inventors: ANTEBI, OUDI, LESHEM, AMIR, ANTEBI, ROY, MEITELES, RAN HANOCH, ELIYAHU, SAGI
• Granted Patent: US 9,424,364 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/760
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation

Abstract

A method and a device are disclosed including an integrated connection between a Social Business Network (SBN) and a webpage configured to provide context-based relevant information about content and/or metadata associated with the webpage. A SBN provides business-oriented information in a social networking environment. In some embodiments, SBN connection automatically provides information about the webpage'"'"'s owner, or is used used or to start a conversation with another user. In still other embodiments, the SBN connection may retrieve information from external sources such as Facebook®, web, and databases associated with the SBN, including prior relevant conversations, project information, participant information, articles, historical data, and the like. In various embodiments, the SBN connection is in the form of a browser plugin component, which may be enhanced by custom software cartridges developed by customers of SBN to dynamically alter the behavior or add functionality to the SBN plugin component.

Claims

1. An integrated information search environment comprising:

a integration software module configured to provide an integrated data connection between a webpage and a social network, the integration software module further configured to cause a search for data relevant to the webpage; and

a display area configured by the integration software module to display search results generated by the integration software module.

2. The integrated information search environment of claim 1, further comprising a user interface component associated with a content of the webpage, wherein the user interface component, when selected, causes information associated with the webpage to be displayed.

3. The integrated information search environment of claim 1, wherein the integration software module is a browser plugin component.

4. The integrated information search environment of claim 1, wherein the social network is configured to perform the search caused by the integration software module.

5. The integrated information search environment of claim 1, wherein the integration software module is further configured to behave at least in part according to a custom software cartridge.

6. The integrated information search environment of claim 1, wherein the data relevant to the webpage includes a prior communication between users of the social network.

7. The integrated information search environment of claim 1, wherein the integration software module is built into the webpage.

8. An integration software module configured for communication that when executed on a processor causes the processor to:

provide an integrated data connection between a webpage and a social network, the integrated data connection configured to automatically deliver data relevant to the webpage based on a content of the webpage; and

display the delivered data on the webpage.

9. The integration software module of claim 8, that when executed on the processor further causes the processor to alter the delivered data according to a custom software cartridge associated with the website.

10. The integration software module of claim 8, that when executed on the processor further causes the processor to establish a communication path between two users based on a selection of a content of the webpage.

11. The integration software module of claim 8, wherein the integration software module is a browser plugin component.

12. The integration software module of claim 8, wherein the delivered data is obtained from one or more of a database associated with the social network, an external social network, and other websites.

13. The integration software module of claim 8, wherein the software integration module is activated by selecting a user interface component associated with the software integration on the webpage.

14. A method of communication comprising:

using an integrated data connection between a webpage and a social network, the integrated data connection configured to automatically deliver data relevant to the webpage based on a content of the webpage; and

establishing a communication path between two users by using the webpage.

15. The method of communication of claim 14, further comprising providing a user interface component that when selected by a user causes a launch of a software integration module configured to establish the integrated data connection.

16. The method of communication of claim 15, wherein the software integration module comprises a browser plugin component.

17. The method of communication of claim 15, wherein the software integration module is built into the webpage.

18. The method of communication of claim 14, further comprising providing a user interface component that when selected causes delivery of data associated with the user interface component.

19. The method of communication of claim 14, wherein establishing a communication path between two users comprises opening a dialog area on the webpage.

20. The method of communication of claim 14, wherein establishing a communication path between two users by using the webpage comprises establishing a communication path based on a selected content on the webpage.