Advanced internet interface
First Claim
1. An Internet interface for tailoring of a web page to an individual user without requiring a user to disclose information that identifies the user, the interface having a user portion and a web page portion;
- the interface comprising;
said user portion comprising;
a data file hang a plurality of user-selectable fields, each field for describing a personal characteristic of said user; and
means for automatically transmitting said data file upon initially accessing said web page; and
said web page portion comprising;
said web page comprising data organized into a plurality of discrete sections, each section having a plurality of mutually exclusive subsections;
means for receiving said data file; and
means for analyzing said plurality of user-selectable fields of said data file with respect to said plurality of discrete sections; and
means for selecting one of said mutually exclusive subsections for each section in response to said analysis;
whereby said web page presents a plurality of sections that are specifically tailored for each user, each of which is related to one or more of said personal characteristics.
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Abstract
An Internet interface is disclosed for tailoring of a web page to an individual user without requiring a user to disclose information that specifically identifies the user. The interface includes a user portion and a web page portion. The user portion includes a data file having information related to the user and means for automatically transmitting the data file upon initially accessing the web page. The web page portion includes data organized into sections and subsections. The web page also includes means for receiving the data file and means for analyzing and presenting the data based on information within the data file.
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1. An Internet interface for tailoring of a web page to an individual user without requiring a user to disclose information that identifies the user, the interface having a user portion and a web page portion;
- the interface comprising;
said user portion comprising;
a data file hang a plurality of user-selectable fields, each field for describing a personal characteristic of said user; and
means for automatically transmitting said data file upon initially accessing said web page; and
said web page portion comprising;
said web page comprising data organized into a plurality of discrete sections, each section having a plurality of mutually exclusive subsections;
means for receiving said data file; and
means for analyzing said plurality of user-selectable fields of said data file with respect to said plurality of discrete sections; and
means for selecting one of said mutually exclusive subsections for each section in response to said analysis;
whereby said web page presents a plurality of sections that are specifically tailored for each user, each of which is related to one or more of said personal characteristics.
- the interface comprising;
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2. An Internet interface comprising a user unit and a web page unit for interfacing an information user with an information provider;
- said information provider providing at least N discrete data streams, the interface comprising;
said user unit comprising;
means for automatically generating an information user profile having at least one user-selectable data field, said at least one user-selectable data field for identifying characteristics particular to said user, said characteristics selected from the group of age, race, sex, income and native language; and
means for automatically transmitting said information user profile over the Internet to the information provider upon accessing said information provider; and
said web page unit comprising;
means for receiving said information user profile;
means for analyzing said information user profile with respect to N discrete data streams; and
for each of said N discrete data streams, means for selecting one data stream that are specifically tailored for each user from among a plurality of mutually exclusive data streams located within each of the N discrete data streams and outputting said selected data stream, said selection being in response to said analysis of the received information user profile. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6)
- said information provider providing at least N discrete data streams, the interface comprising;
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