System and method for providing discriminated content to network users

• US 7,266,839 B2
• Filed: 07/12/2001
• Issued: 09/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Paragon Trade Brands Inc. (Johnson Controls International plc), JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JP Morgan Chase & Co)
• Original Assignee: JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JP Morgan Chase & Co)
• Inventors: Sanders, Shelley F., Ilijasic, Dean, Bowers, Theodore J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Moise; Emmanuel L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): PYZOCHA, MICHAEL J
• Application Number:
  US09/902,612
• Publication Number:
  US 20030014519A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,245 Days
• Field of Search: 713155-156, 713/182, 713200-202, 705/53, 705 77- 78, 705/14, 709223-229, 726/8
• US Class Current: 726/8
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2115 Third party
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2129 Authenticate client device independently of the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

The present invention provides methods and systems for providing discriminated partner system resources to the user of a host system. A host entity has a business relationship with one or more partnered entities. A user accesses the host'"'"'s system and then uses the host'"'"'s system to connect to a partner'"'"'s system. Access from one system to the next is seamless and requires no additional user input to verify the user'"'"'s access rights to subsequently accessed partners'"'"' systems. The content delivered to the user from a partner'"'"'s system is discriminated from a larger pool of information to appear consistent in appearance, message, or both with the host system. The host system, the partner system or both systems may perform the discrimination functions. The user is thereby provided with seamless access to partnered systems that reflects the business partnership of the host and various partners.

Claims

1. A method of providing discriminated partner system resources to a user of a host system during a single login session comprising:

receiving a request to access partner system resources through a host system, said host system comprising a financial service provider system with which a user of said host system has one or more financial accounts;

receiving host system data;

identifying said host system;

receiving user data;

identifying said user based at least in part on said user data;

identifying said user'"'"'s financial account data; and

providing discriminated partner system resources to said user, said discriminated partner system resources being selected based at least upon a preexisting association between the host system and the partner system, a preexisting association between the user and the partner system, and said user'"'"'s financial account data;

wherein providing discriminated partner system resources comprises creating discriminated partner system resources identified with said host system comprising;

identifying graphical information used by said host system,

replicating said graphical information,

classifying said host system,

identifying non-conflicting additional partner system resources that do not conflict with said host system'"'"'s classification, and

incorporating said replicated graphical information and said non-conflicting additional partner system resources into a standard partner system resource to create a discriminated partner system resource.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving host system data comprises receiving host system data from said host system.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein identifying said host system comprises identifying said host system based at least in part on said host system data.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving user data comprises receiving user data from said host system.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising authenticating said request to access partner system resources.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising transmitting said discriminated partner system resources to at least one of said host system and said user.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein said partner system resources and host resources are accessible through a web browser.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein said user data comprises a user name and a user password.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein said user data comprises authentication data provided by a single sign on authentication system.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein providing discriminated partner system resources to said user further comprises:

selecting, based at least in part on said financial account data, a discriminated web page identified with said host system from a plurality of discriminated web pages.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said additional partner system resources comprise financial information.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein said additional partner system resources comprise incentive reward information.

13. A system for providing discriminated partner system resources to a user of a host'"'"'s system resources during a single login session comprising:

a partner system for providing partner system resources through a computer network, wherein said partner system comprises downloadable executable code stored on computer-readable storage media for performing the following;

receiving a request to access partner system resources through a host system said host system comprising a financial service provider system with which a user of a host'"'"'s system resources has one or more financial accounts;

receiving host system data;

identifying a host system;

receiving user data;

identifying said user based at least in part on said user data;

identifying said user'"'"'s financial account data; and

providing discriminated partner system resources to said user, said discriminated partner system resources being selected based at least upon a preexisting association between the host system and the partner system, a preexisting association between the user and the partner system, and said user'"'"'s financial account data;

wherein providing discriminated partner system resources to said user comprises creating discriminated partner system resources identified with said host system comprising downloadable executable code stored on computer-readable storage media for performing the following;

identifying graphical information used by said host system;

replicating said graphical information;

classifying said host system;

identifying nonconflicting additional partner system resources that do not conflict with said host system'"'"'s classification; and

incorporating said replicated graphical information and said non-conflicting additional partner system resources into a standard partner system resource to create a discriminated partner system resource.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein said receiving host system data comprises instructions for receiving host system data from said host system.

15. The system of claim 13 wherein said identifying a host system comprises instructions for identifying the host system based at least in part on said host system data.

16. The system of claim 13 wherein said receiving user data comprises instructions for receiving user data from said host system.

17. The system of claim 13 further comprising downloadable executable code stored on computer-readable storage media for authenticating said request to access partner system resources.

18. The system of claim 13 further comprising downloadable executable code stored on computer-readable storage media for transmitting said discriminated partner system resources to at least one of said host system and said user.

19. The system of claim 13 wherein said partner system and said host system are accessible through a web browser.

20. The system of claim 13 wherein said user data comprises a user name and a user password.

21. The system of claim 13 wherein said user data comprises authentication data provided by a single sign on authentication system.

22. The system of claim 13 wherein said providing discriminated partner system resources to said user further comprises downloadable executable code stored on computer-readable storage media for performing the following:

a set of instructions for selecting, based at least in part on said financial account data, a discriminated web page identified with said host system from a plurality of discriminated web pages.

23. The system of claim 13, wherein said additional partner system resources comprise financial information.

24. The system of claim 13, wherein said additional partner system resources comprise incentive reward information.