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Dynamic summary module

  • US 7,620,996 B2
  • Filed: 11/01/2004
  • Issued: 11/17/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for displaying a subset of components contained on a web site to a user, wherein the web site is accessible via the Internet and is configured by a web site owner, comprising:

  • providing a messenger client interface to a user upon the user logging into an instant messaging system, wherein the messenger client interface displays a messenger contact list of contacts associated with the user and provides an indicator proximate each contact in the messenger contact list that is associated with a web site;

    receiving a request from the user to view a contact'"'"'s web site, wherein the contact'"'"'s web site contains multiple web site components;

    determining whether the user is included on a permission list associated with the contact'"'"'s web site, the permission list stored in an address book clearing house;

    if the user is included on the permission list,retrieving a subset of the multiple web site components from the contact'"'"'s web site based on the permission list; and

    displaying the subset of the multiple web site components to the user for presentation to the user in a summary module window.

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