Synchronization of fixed and mobile data

• US 8,326,858 B2
• Filed: 01/17/2007
• Issued: 12/04/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Jenson, Scott, Rechis, Leland, Shacham, Yael
• Primary Examiner(s): HO, BINH VAN
• Application Number:
  US11/624,189
• Publication Number:
  US 20080172373A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,148 Days
• Field of Search: 707/766
• US Class Current: 707/766
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for coordinating web-based content between networked computing devices is disclosed. The method includes associating an identifier with a first remote device without connecting the identifier to a registered user account, receiving from the first remote device a request to modify a web page, receiving a log-in from a registered user and associating the log-in with the first remote device after receiving the request to modify a first personalized web page, and associating the request to modify a web page with a first personalized home page associated with the registered user, and modifying the first personalized home page.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for coordinating web-based content between networked computing devices, comprising:

associating an identifier with a first remote device without connecting the identifier to a registered user account;

receiving from the first remote device a first request to modify a first personalized home page and in response associating the first request with the identifier;

receiving from the first remote device a second request to modify the first personalized home page and in response associating the second request with the identifier, the second request being different from the first request;

receiving a log-in from a registered user of the first remote device after receiving the first request and the second request;

associating, after receiving the log-in, the registered user with the first request and the second request based on the identifier associated with the first remote device;

modifying the first personalized home page based on the first request and the second request;

providing the modified first personalized home page for display by the first remote device;

prompting the registered user whether to associate the first request and the second request with a display of a second personalized home page by a second remote device; and

modifying the second personalized home page which is associated with the registered user, wherein the first personalized home page and the second personalized home page share some or all common content.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifier comprises a cookie stored on the first remote device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first personalized home page is associated with a first type of user device, and the second personalized home page is associated with a second type of user device having display capabilities that differ from display capabilities of the first type of user device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a request associated with the registered user to modify the second personalized home page, and making a corresponding modification to the first home page.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying on a mobile device a plurality of controls whose selection will cause a module of web content to be added to a mobile-related web page associated with the first remote device.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising selecting the plurality of controls for display according to popularity of each control in a region associated with the first remote device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the log-in is received from a full-featured computer and is associated with the first remote device by causing a text message to be sent to the first remote device that directs the first remote device to a server storing the identifier and provides the server with information associated with the registered user.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising modifying an equivalent home page to the first personalized home page, wherein the equivalent home page contains substantially equivalent topics as the first personalized home page with different formatting.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the first personalized home page is formatted for display on a mobile device and the equivalent home page is formatted for display on a full-featured computer.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein modifying the equivalent home page comprises creating the equivalent home page and populating it with modules corresponding to modules selected for the first personalized home page.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising synchronizing content on the first personalized home page with content on the equivalent home page by identifying content that has been added to or deleted from one of the first personalized home page and equivalent home page, and adding or deleting the corresponding content from the other home page.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a request from the second remote device to deliver content associated with the first personalized home page, and applying predetermined rules to select content from the first personalized home page to deliver to the second remote device based on identifying the second remote device, before transmitting the selected content to the second remote device.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein the content associated with the first personalized home page comprises a plurality of content modules, and selecting content comprises determining which of the modules has been associated with the identified second remote device.

14. A computer-implemented system, comprising:

a processor;

a web page content database storing associations between session identifiers for devices of unknown users and entries corresponding to personalized web page content for the devices;

a personalized web page database containing code defining web pages for registered users; and

a personalized home page manager, executing on the processor, to (i) associate a registered user with a session identifier upon a log in by the registered user, (ii) associate entries corresponding to personalized web page content with a first personalized web page associated with the registered user, wherein at least two of the entries associated with the registered user are stored before the registered user logs in, to (iii) provide the first personalized web page for display by a first remote computing device, (iv) prompt the registered user whether to associate the at least two entities with a display of a second personalized web page by a second remote computing device, and (v) modify the second personalized web page which is associated with the registered user, wherein the first personalized web page and the second personalized web page share some or all common content.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the entries corresponding to personalized web page content are generated from messages received from the devices.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the messages received from the devices are delivered by a browser redirect upon selection by users of the devices of a control for adding content to a personalized page.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the code defining web pages for registered users comprises code defining two or more corresponding but different pages for each of a plurality of users.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the personalized home page manager is configured to associate entries corresponding to personalized web page content with the two or more corresponding but different pages for each of a plurality of users.

19. A computer-readable storage device having instructions stored and tangibly embodied thereon that, when executed, cause one or more processing devices to perform operations comprising:

associating an identifier with a first remote device without connecting the identifier to a registered user account;

receiving from the first remote device a first request to modify a first personalized home page and in response associating the first request with the identifier;

receiving from the first remote device a second request to modify the first personalized home page and in response associating the second request with the identifier, the second request being different from the first request;

receiving a log-in from a registered user of the first remote device after receiving the first request and the second request;

associating, after receiving the log-in, the registered user with the first request and the second request based on the identifier associated with the first remote device;

modifying the first personalized home page based on the first request and the second request;

providing the modified first personalized home page for display by the first remote device;

prompting the registered user whether to associate the first request and the second request with a display of a second personalized home page by a second remote device; and

modifying the second personalized home page which is associated with the registered user, wherein the first personalized home page and the second personalized home page share some or all common content.