Differential dynamic content delivery with alternative content presentation

• US 7,890,848 B2
• Filed: 01/13/2004
• Issued: 02/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Watson, Thomas J., Schumacher, Daniel Mark, Burkhart, Michael John, Bodin, William Kress, Eisenhauer, Daniel G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Rutledge; Amelia
• Application Number:
  US10/756,146
• Publication Number:
  US 20050154975A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,590 Days
• Field of Search: 715/511, 715/229, 715/201
• US Class Current: 715/201
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/437 Administration of user profiles, e.g. generation, initialisation, adaptation, distribution
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4393 Multimedia presentations, e.g. slide shows, multimedia albums

Abstract

Differential dynamic content delivery including providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; receiving a presentation control instruction to present a classified structural element of the session document, wherein the classified structural element comprises one or more versions of presentation content; determining whether at least one version of presentation content of the classified structural element exists for a user; identifying alternative display content for the user if no version of presentation content of the classified structural element exists for the user; and presenting the identified alternative display content to the user.

Claims

1. A method for differential dynamic content delivery, the method comprising:

providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document;

receiving a presentation control instruction to present a classified structural element of the session document, wherein the classified structural element comprises one or more versions of presentation content;

determining whether at least one version of presentation content of the classified structural element exists for a user;

identifying alternative display content for the user if no version of presentation content of the classified structural element exists for the user; and

presenting the identified alternative display content to the user.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the presentation control instruction includes a presentation action identifier and one or more optional parameters; and

determining whether at least one version of presentation content of the classified structural element exists for a user further comprises;

searching for a classified structural element in dependence upon the presentation action identifier and the parameters; and

searching for a classified structural element having an associated classification identifier that corresponds to the user classification.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising creating the presentation control instruction, including:

receiving from a user participating in the presentation a key phrase and optional parameters for invoking a presentation action; and

parsing the key phrase and parameters against a voice response grammar into a presentation control instruction.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein presenting the presenting the identified alternative display content to the user further comprises:

selecting a data communications protocol for the presentation;

inserting the identified alternative display content in a data structure appropriate to the data communications protocol; and

transmitting the data structure to the user according to the data communications protocol.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising creating a session document from a presentation document, including:

identifying a presentation document for a presentation, the presentation document including a presentation grammar and a structured document having structural elements classified with classification identifiers;

identifying a user participant for the presentation, the user having a user profile comprising user classifications; and

filtering the structured document in dependence upon the user classifications and the classification identifiers.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein filtering the structured document comprises:

extracting, from the structured document, structural elements having classification identifiers corresponding to the user classifications; and

writing the extracted structural elements into a session structured document in the session document.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising filtering the presentation grammar, in dependence upon the extracted structural elements, into a session grammar in the session document.

8. The method of claim 5 further comprising creating a presentation document, including:

creating, in dependence upon an original document, a structured document comprising one or more structural elements;

classifying a structural element of the structured document according to a presentation attribute; and

creating a presentation grammar for the structured document, wherein the presentation grammar for the structured document includes grammar elements each of which includes an identifier for at least one structural element of the structured document.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein classifying a structural element comprises:

identifying a presentation attribute for the structural element;

identifying a classification identifier in dependence upon the presentation attribute; and

inserting the classification identifier in association with the structural element in the structured document.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein creating a presentation grammar for the structured document comprises:

identifying the content type of the original document;

selecting, in dependence upon the content type, a full presentation grammar from among a multiplicity of full presentation grammars; and

filtering the full presentation grammar into a presentation grammar for the structured document in dependence upon the structural elements of the structured document.

11. A system for differential dynamic content delivery, the system comprising:

means for providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document;

means for receiving a presentation control instruction to present a classified structural element of the session document, wherein the classified structural element comprises one or more versions of presentation content;

means for determining whether at least one version of presentation content of the classified structural element exists for a user;

means for identifying alternative display content for the user if no version of presentation content of the classified structural element exists for the user; and

means for presenting the identified alternative display content to the user.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein:

the presentation control instruction includes a presentation action identifier and one or more optional parameters; and

means for determining whether at least one version of presentation content of the classified structural element exists for a user further comprises;

means for searching for a classified structural element in dependence upon the presentation action identifier and the parameters; and

means for searching for a classified structural element having an associated classification identifier that corresponds to the user classification.

13. The system of claim 11 further comprising means for creating the presentation control instruction, including:

means for receiving from a user participating in the presentation a key phrase and optional parameters for invoking a presentation action; and

means for parsing the key phrase and parameters against a voice response grammar into a presentation control instruction.

14. The system of claim 11 wherein means for presenting the presenting the identified alternative display content to the user further comprises:

means for selecting a data communications protocol for the presentation;

means for inserting the identified alternative display content in a data structure appropriate to the data communications protocol; and

means for transmitting the data structure to the user according to the data communications protocol.

15. The system of claim 11 further comprising means for creating a session document from a presentation document, including:

means for identifying a presentation document for a presentation, the presentation document including a presentation grammar and a structured document having structural elements classified with classification identifiers;

means for identifying a user participant for the presentation, the user having a user profile comprising user classifications; and

means for filtering the structured document in dependence upon the user classifications and the classification identifiers.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein means for filtering the structured document comprises:

means for extracting, from the structured document, structural elements having classification identifiers corresponding to the user classifications; and

means for writing the extracted structural elements into a session structured document in the session document.

17. The system of claim 16 further comprising means for filtering the presentation grammar, in dependence upon the extracted structural elements, into a session grammar in the session document.

18. The system of claim 15 further comprising means for creating a presentation document, including:

means for creating, in dependence upon an original document, a structured document comprising one or more structural elements;

means for classifying a structural element of the structured document according to a presentation attribute; and

means for creating a presentation grammar for the structured document, wherein the presentation grammar for the structured document includes grammar elements each of which includes an identifier for at least one structural element of the structured document.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein means for classifying a structural element comprises:

means for identifying a presentation attribute for the structural element;

means for identifying a classification identifier in dependence upon the presentation attribute; and

means for inserting the classification identifier in association with the structural element in the structured document.

20. The system of claim 18 wherein means for creating a presentation grammar for the structured document comprises:

means for identifying the content type of the original document;

means for selecting, in dependence upon the content type, a full presentation grammar from among a multiplicity of full presentation grammars; and

means for filtering the full presentation grammar into a presentation grammar for the structured document in dependence upon the structural elements of the structured document.

21. A computer program product for differential dynamic content delivery, the computer program product comprising:

a recording medium;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving a presentation control instruction to present a classified structural element of the session document, wherein the classified structural element comprises one or more versions of presentation content;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for determining whether at least one version of presentation content of the classified structural element exists for a user;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying alternative display content for the user if no version of presentation content of the classified structural element exists for the user; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for presenting the identified alternative display content to the user.

22. The computer program product of claim 21 wherein:

the presentation control instruction includes a presentation action identifier and one or more optional parameters; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for determining whether at least one version of presentation content of the classified structural element exists for a user further comprises;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for searching for a classified structural element in dependence upon the presentation action identifier and the parameters; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for searching for a classified structural element having an associated classification identifier that corresponds to the user classification.

23. The computer program product of claim 21 further comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating the presentation control instruction, including:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving from a user participating in the presentation a key phrase and optional parameters for invoking a presentation action; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for parsing the key phrase and parameters against a voice response grammar into a presentation control instruction.

24. The computer program product of claim 21 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for presenting the presenting the identified alternative display content to the user further comprises:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting a data communications protocol for the presentation;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for inserting the identified alternative display content in a data structure appropriate to the data communications protocol; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for transmitting the data structure to the user according to the data communications protocol.

25. The computer program product of claim 21 further comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a session document from a presentation document, including:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a presentation document for a presentation, the presentation document including a presentation grammar and a structured document having structural elements classified with classification identifiers;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a user participant for the presentation, the user having a user profile comprising user classifications; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for filtering the structured document in dependence upon the user classifications and the classification identifiers.

26. The computer program product of claim 25 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for filtering the structured document comprises:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for extracting, from the structured document, structural elements having classification identifiers corresponding to the user classifications; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for writing the extracted structural elements into a session structured document in the session document.

27. The computer program product of claim 26 further comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for filtering the presentation grammar, in dependence upon the extracted structural elements, into a session grammar in the session document.

28. The computer program product of claim 25 further comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a presentation document, including:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating, in dependence upon an original document, a structured document comprising one or more structural elements;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for classifying a structural element of the structured document according to a presentation attribute; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a presentation grammar for the structured document, wherein the presentation grammar for the structured document includes grammar elements each of which includes an identifier for at least one structural element of the structured document.

29. The computer program product of claim 28 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for classifying a structural element comprises:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a presentation attribute for the structural element;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a classification identifier in dependence upon the presentation attribute; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for inserting the classification identifier in association with the structural element in the structured document.

30. The computer program product of claim 28 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a presentation grammar for the structured document comprises:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying the content type of the original document;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting, in dependence upon the content type, a full presentation grammar from among a multiplicity of full presentation grammars; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for filtering the full presentation grammar into a presentation grammar for the structured document in dependence upon the structural elements of the structured document.