Systems and methods for configuring a website having a plurality of operational modes
First Claim
1. A system for providing web services for a business hierarchy, comprising:
- a web server comprising a processor and computer-readable storage media communicatively coupled to a network;
a website resident on the storage media of the webserver and made available on the network by the webserver, wherein the website is configurable to display content to a user in one of a plurality of operational modes, each operational mode corresponding to a geographic granularity of the business hierarchy, the operational modes including a local mode comprising content pertaining to a particular location, a regional mode comprising content pertaining to a plurality of locations, and a national mode comprising information pertaining to a plurality of regions; and
a configuration module communicatively coupled to the website to configure the website to display content to a user in a selected operational mode responsive to a request from the user for content from the web server, wherein the operational mode is selected based on a geographic granularity associated with the user.
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Abstract
A plurality of affiliated websites are configured to log user interactions. The logs comprise user identification information that allows a profile aggregation service to correlate user interactions across the affiliated websites and to generate respective user profiles. The user profiles may be used to configure the websites. A context aware platform (CAP) website may be configured to provide web services for entities in a business hierarchy. The CAP website may capable of presenting content in one of a plurality of operational modes associated with a geographical granularity of the business hierarchy. In addition, the CAP website may be configurable according to a user profile generated by a profile aggregation service.
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39 Claims
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1. A system for providing web services for a business hierarchy, comprising:
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a web server comprising a processor and computer-readable storage media communicatively coupled to a network; a website resident on the storage media of the webserver and made available on the network by the webserver, wherein the website is configurable to display content to a user in one of a plurality of operational modes, each operational mode corresponding to a geographic granularity of the business hierarchy, the operational modes including a local mode comprising content pertaining to a particular location, a regional mode comprising content pertaining to a plurality of locations, and a national mode comprising information pertaining to a plurality of regions; and a configuration module communicatively coupled to the website to configure the website to display content to a user in a selected operational mode responsive to a request from the user for content from the web server, wherein the operational mode is selected based on a geographic granularity associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of providing web services for a business hierarchy, comprising:
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providing a website capable of simultaneously operating in one of a plurality of operational modes, wherein each of the plurality of operational modes corresponds to a respective geographic granularity of the business hierarchy, the operational modes including a local mode comprising content pertaining to a particular location, a regional mode comprising content pertaining to a plurality of locations, and a national mode comprising information pertaining to a plurality of regions; detecting an incoming request for web content from a user using a configuration module operating on a processor; selecting an operational mode responsive to the request based upon a geographic granularity associated with the user; and configuring the website to present content to the user according to the selected operational mode. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of providing web services for a business hierarchy, comprising:
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providing a website capable of simultaneously operating in one of a plurality of operational modes, wherein each of the plurality of operational modes corresponds to a respective geographic granularity of the business hierarchy, the operational modes including a local advertising association mode comprising content of a local advertising association, an advertising association mode comprising content of a plurality of local advertising associations, and a national mode comprising content of a plurality of advertising associations; detecting an incoming request for web content from a user using a configuration module operating on a processor; selecting an operational mode responsive to the request based upon a geographic granularity associated with the user; and configuring the website to present content to the user according to the selected operational mode. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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