CUSTOMIZED USER WEB-PAGE SETTING TECHNIQUES

• US 20130227426A1
• Filed: 02/24/2012
• Published: 08/29/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Mohapatra, Bibhudendu
• Application Number:
  US13/404,645
• Publication Number:
  US 20130227426A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/744
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking

Abstract

Content configuration setting techniques, in accordance with embodiments of the present technology, include determining a given set of one or more configuration parameters associated with a given one of the items of content from a content configuration data structure. The one or more configuration parameters may include volume parameters, brightness parameters, contrast parameters, color parameters and/or the like. The given item of content is then output in a browser or a tab of the browser according to the given set of one or more configuration parameters.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a processing unit, one or more items of content;

determining, by the processing unit from a data structure, a given set of one or more configuration parameters previously associated by a user of the processing unit with a given one of the items of content, wherein the one or more configuration parameters are selected from a group consisting of a volume parameter, a brightness parameter, a contrast parameter, and a color parameter; and

outputting, by the processing unit, the given item of content in a browser or a tab of the browser according to the given set of one or more configuration parameters.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining the given set of one or more configuration parameters comprises matching a unique identifier of the given item of content received with the given item of content to the unique identifier in the data structure that is associated with the given set of one or more configuration parameters.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining the given set of one or more configuration parameters comprises:

determining if a content configuration data structure includes one or more configuration parameters associated with the given item of content;

adding an association of a unique identifier of the given item of content and one or more predetermined configuration parameters to the content configuration data structure, if the content configuration data structure does not already include one or more configuration parameters associated with the given item of content; and

determining if the given item of content has just been opened or has already been running in the browser or tab of the browser, if the content configuration data structure includes one or more configuration parameters associated with the given item of content.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein outputting the given item of content in the browser or the tab of the browser according to the given set of one or more configuration parameters comprises:

outputting the given item of content in the browser or the tab of the browser according to one or more predetermined configuration parameters associated with a unique identifier of the given item of content, if the given item of content has just been opened; and

outputting the given item of content in the browser or the tab of the browser according to one or more current configuration parameters associated with the unique identifier of the given item of content, if the given item of content has already been running in the browser or tab of the browser.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining, by a processing unit, another set of one or more predetermined configuration parameters used to output another one of the items of content; and

outputting, by the processing unit, the other item of content in another instance of the browser or another tab of the browser according to the other set of one or more predetermined configuration parameters.

6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising:

receiving an adjusted one or more configuration parameters for outputting the other item of content in the other instance of the browser or other tab of the browser; and

storing an association of the adjusted one or more configuration parameters with a unique identifier of the given item of content in the data structure.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the given set of one or more configuration parameters comprises one or more predetermined configuration parameters values.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the given set of one or more configuration parameters comprises one or more currently adjusted configuration parameters values.

9. A method comprising:

receiving, by a processing unit, one or more items of content;

determining, by the processing unit, if a content configuration data structure includes one or more configuration parameters associated with the given item of content having a unique identifier, the configuration parameters being prior user-established parameters not being derived from user navigation of a web page;

adding, by the processing unit, an association of the unique identifier of the given item of content and one or more predetermined configuration parameters to the content configuration data structure, if the content configuration data structure does not already include one or more configuration parameters associated with the given item of content;

determining, by the processing unit, if the given item of content has just been opened or has already been running in the browser or tab of the browser, if the content configuration data structure includes one or more configuration parameters associated with the given item of content;

outputting, by the processing unit, the given item of content in the browser or the tab of the browser according to one or more predetermined configuration parameters associated with the unique identifier of the given item of content, if the given item of content has just been opened; and

outputting, by the processing unit, the given item of content in the browser or the tab of the browser according to one or more current configuration parameters associated with the unique identifier of the given item of content, if the given item of content has already been running in the browser or tab of the browser.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the one or more predetermined configuration parameters comprise initial, default or average configuration parameters values.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein the one or more current configuration parameters comprise adjusted configuration parameters values.

12. The method according to claim 9, wherein determining if a content configuration data structure includes one or more configuration parameters associated with the given item of content comprises matching the unique identifier of the given item of content received with the given item of content to one of a plurality of unique identifier in the data structure.

13. An electronic device comprising:

a computer readable storage medium bearing instructions executable by a processor;

a configured for accessing and executing the instructions for;

receiving one or more items of content;

determining from a data structure a given set of one or more configuration parameters previously associated by a user of the electronic device with a given one of the items of content having a unique identifier, wherein the one or more configuration parameters are selected from a group consisting of a volume parameter, a brightness parameter, a contrast parameter, and a color parameter; and

outputting the given item of content in a browser or a tab of the browser according to the given set of one or more configuration parameters.

14. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the processor executes the instructions for matching the unique identifier of the given item of content received with the given item of content to one or a plurality of unique identifiers in the data structure.

15. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein:

the processor executes the instructions for;

determining if a content configuration data structure includes one or more configuration parameters associated with the given item of content;

adding an association of the unique identifier of the given item of content and one or more predetermined configuration parameters to the content configuration data structure, if the content configuration data structure does not already include one or more configuration parameters associated with the given item of content; and

determining if the given item of content has just been opened or has already been running in the browser or tab of the browser, if the content configuration data structure includes one or more configuration parameters associated with the given item of content.

16. The electronic device claim 15, wherein the processor executes the instructions for:

outputting the given item of content in the browser or the tab of the browser according to one or more predetermined configuration parameters associated with the unique identifier of the given item of content, if the given item of content has just been opened; and

outputting the given item of content in the browser or the tab of the browser according to one or more current configuration parameters associated with the unique identifier of the given item of content, if the given item of content has already been running in the browser or tab of the browser.

17. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the processor executes the instructions for:

determining another set of one or more predetermined configuration parameters used to output another one of the items of content; and

outputting the other item of content in another instance of the browser or another tab of the browser according to the other set of one or more predetermined configuration parameters.

18. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the processor executes the instructions for:

receiving an adjusted one or more configuration parameters for outputting the other item of content in the other instance of the browser or other tab of the browser; and

storing an association of the adjusted one or more configuration parameters with the unique identifier of the given item of content in the data structure.

19. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the given set of one or more configuration parameters comprises one or more predetermined configuration parameters values.

20. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the given set of one or more configuration parameters comprises one or more currently adjusted configuration parameters values.