Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture for displaying user-selection controls associated with clusters on a GUI

• US 7,925,991 B2
• Filed: 01/23/2007
• Issued: 04/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Ruckart, John, Starr, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): SAX, STEVEN PAUL
• Application Number:
  US11/626,044
• Publication Number:
  US 20080177774A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,540 Days
• Field of Search: 715/803, 715/804, 715/805, 715/806, 715/807, 715/810, 715/817, 715/776, 715/777, 715/749, 715/760, 715/855, 715/708, 715/712, 715/811, 715/513, 715/501.1, 715/514, 715/517, 707/100, 707/101, 707/102, 370/338
• US Class Current: 715/811
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing

Abstract

Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture for displaying user-selection controls associated with clusters on a GUI are provided. One exemplary method includes automatically generating a first table having URLs associated with websites accessed by at least one user over a time interval and content information associated with the URLs. The method further includes automatically determining cluster names for grouping the URLs based on the content information. Each cluster name has at least one URL associated therewith. The method further includes automatically generating a second table having the cluster names and URLs associated with the cluster names. The method further includes displaying the GUI having the user-selection controls associated with the cluster names on a display device, utilizing the second table.

Claims

1. A method for displaying user-selection controls associated with clusters on a GUI, comprising:

automatically generating a first table having URLs associated with websites accessed by at least one user over a time interval and content information associated with the URLs, the content information including metadata defining a category for the URLs, the first table generated by monitoring URLs selected by the user and generating the first table in response to the user selections;

automatically determining cluster names for grouping the URLs in the first table based on the content information including the metadata, each cluster name having at least two URLs associated therewith; and

automatically generating a second table from the first table, the second table having the cluster names and URLs associated with the cluster names, the second table including a weight factor for each cluster name, the weight factor being derived in response to the length of time the user views websites associated with a cluster name; and

displaying the GUI having the user-selection controls associated with the cluster names on a display device, utilizing the second table.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

selecting one user-selection control associated with one cluster name on the GUI; and

accessing a website associated with the selected user-selection control.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising automatically determining subcluster names for grouping at least a portion of the URLs, each subcluster name being associated with at least one cluster name, the second table further having the subcluster names.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein displaying the GUI further comprises displaying the user-selection controls associated with the subcluster names on the GUI, utilizing the second table.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

selecting one user-selection control associated with one cluster name or one user-selection control associated with one subcluster name; and

accessing a website associated with the selected user-selection control.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein automatically generating the first table includes automatically generating the first table having URLs and at least one of tag identifiers, cookie identifiers, ad identifiers, search terms, favorite identifiers, and internet video identifiers accessed by the at least one user, the first table further having content information associated with the URLs and content information associated with at least one of the tag identifiers, cookie identifiers, ad identifiers, search terms, favorite identifiers, and internet video identifiers.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the URLs is associated with an internet video file.

8. A system for displaying user-selection controls associated with clusters on a GUI, comprising:

a display device; and

a computer operably communicating with the display device, the computer configured to automatically generate a first table having URLs associated with websites accessed by at least one user over a time interval and content information associated with the URLs, the content information including metadata defining a category for the URLs, the first table generated by monitoring URLs selected by the user and generating the first table in response to the user selections, the computer further configured to automatically determine cluster names for grouping the URLs in the first table based on the content information including the metadata, each cluster name having at least two URLs associated therewith, the computer further configured to automatically generate a second table from the first table, the second table having the cluster names and URLs associated with the cluster names, the second table including a weight factor for each cluster name, the weight factor being derived in response to the length of time the user views websites associated with a cluster name, the computer further configured to display the GUI having the user-selection controls associated with the cluster names on the display device, utilizing the second table.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the computer is further configured to allow a user to select one user-selection control associated with one cluster name on the GUI, the computer further configured to access a website associated with the selected user-selection control.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the computer is further configured to automatically determine subcluster names for grouping at least a portion of the URLs, each subcluster name being associated with at least one cluster name, the second table further having the subcluster names.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the computer is further configured to display the user-selection controls associated with the subcluster names on the GUI, utilizing the second table.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the computer is further configured to allow a user to select one user-selection control associated with one cluster name or one user-selection control associated with one subcluster name, the computer further configured to access a website associated with the selected user-selection control.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the computer is further configured to automatically generate the first table having URLs and at least one of tag identifiers, cookie identifiers, ad identifiers, search terms, favorite identifiers, and internet video identifiers accessed by the at least one user, the first table further having content information associated with the URLs and content information associated with at least one of the tag identifiers, cookie identifiers, ad identifiers, search terms, favorite identifiers, and internet video identifiers.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein at least one of the URLs is associated with an interne video file.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method for displaying user-selection controls on a GUI, comprising:

automatically generating a first table having URLs associated with websites accessed by at least one user over a time interval and content information associated with the URLs, the content information including metadata defining a category for the URLs, the first table generated by monitoring URLs selected by the user and generating the first table in response to the user selections;

automatically determining cluster names for grouping the URLs in the first table based on the content information including the metadata, each cluster name having at least two URLs associated therewith; and

automatically generating a second table from the first table, the second table having the cluster names and URLs associated with the cluster names, the second table including a weight factor for each cluster name, the weight factor being derived in response to the length of time the user views websites associated with a cluster name; and

displaying the GUI having the user-selection controls associated with the cluster names on a display device, utilizing the second table.

16. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

selecting one user-selection control associated with one cluster name on the GUI; and

accessing a website associated with the selected user-selection control.

17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises automatically determining subcluster names for grouping at least a portion of the URLs, each subcluster name being associated with at least one cluster name, the second table further having the subcluster names.

18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein displaying the GUI further comprises displaying the user-selection controls associated with the subcluster names on the GUI, utilizing the second table.

19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the method further comprises:

selecting one user-selection control associated with one cluster name or one user-selection control associated with one subcluster name; and

accessing a website associated with the selected user-selection control.