Method and system for performing tasks on a computer network using user personas

• US 6,671,682 B1
• Filed: 07/28/2000
• Issued: 12/30/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: VL Collective IP, LLC (VideoLabs, Inc.), VL IP Holdings, LLC (VideoLabs, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Nolte, Diana Brown, Rajchel, Suzanne Kennedy
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Kim
• Assistant Examiner(s): Liang, Gwen
• Application Number:
  US09/627,990
• Time in Patent Office: 1,250 Days
• Field of Search: 725/116, 709/224, 709/217, 709/203, 709/232, 707/3, 707/4, 707/100, 707/102, 707/5, 707/6, 707/2, 345/775
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99932 Access augmentation or optimizing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99935 Query augmenting and refining, e.g. inexact access
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface

Abstract

A plurality of user personas relating to various criteria for performing tasks for a user is created. A policy manager for various criteria, which apply to the user regardless of any one persona among the plurality of personas, including sub-personas thereof is established. At least one user persona from among the plurality of user personas is selected. A computer network searching task based on the policy manager and the at least one user persona selected from among the plurality of user personas is performed. Results of the computer network searching task for the user in at least a two dimensional graphical representation are presented.

Claims

1. A method for performing tasks on a computer network, said method comprising the steps of:

creating a plurality of user personas relating to various criteria for performing tasks for a user;

establishing a policy manager for various criteria, which apply to said user regardless of any one persona among said plurality of personas, including sub-personas thereof;

selecting at least one user persona from among said plurality of user personas;

performing a computer network searching task based on said policy manager and said at least one user persona selected from among said plurality of user personas; and

presenting results of said computer network searching task for said user in at least a two dimensional graphical representation.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the step of performing comprises the step of:

searching the computer network for one or more keywords.

3. The method as recited in claim 2 wherein the step of performing comprises the step of:

presenting results of said computer network searching task, in response to performing said computer network searching task based on said policy manager and said at least one user persona selected from among said plurality of user personas.

4. The method as recited in claim 3 wherein said at least a two dimensional graphical representation comprises a three-dimensional graphical representation.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the step of presenting comprises the step of:

presenting the results in categories based on credibility of results.

6. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the step of selecting comprises the step of:

defining a default persona as one of the user personas; and

selecting the default persona if no other user persona is selected.