Extended user profile

• US 8,756,227 B2
• Filed: 10/13/2011
• Issued: 06/17/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Kim, Jacob Dong Ju, Bassett, Charles, Bierlein, Randee, Tam, Helen, Bruno, John
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, UYEN T
• Application Number:
  US13/272,620
• Publication Number:
  US 20120036141A1
• Time in Patent Office: 978 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 707/732
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

A method of extending a user profile. A user specific data related to an application is received and stored for integration with a user profile. A template for the application is received and stored. The template tailors the user specific data based on aesthetic preferences of the user to generate a tailored user specific data. The user profile is extended based on the user specific data for the application and the template for the application. The user profile comprising the tailored user specific data may be provided for rendering. Local information, e.g., geographical location, of the user may be determined to tailor the user profile based on the local information. The user specific data and/or the template may be in a markup language format. Update to the user specific data and/or template may be pushed when available.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

tailoring user specific data of a user to generate tailored user specific data, the user specific data associated with an application and tailored based on one or more aesthetic preferences of the user as indicated by a template for the application; and

extending a user profile of the user to comprise the tailored user specific data to generate an extended user profile, at least one of the tailoring or the extending implemented at least in part via a processing unit.

2. The method of claim 1, the user specific data indicative of performance of the user with regard to the application.

3. The method of claim 1, the tailoring comprising:

tailoring the user specific data based on a geographical location of the user.

4. The method of claim 1, the tailored user specific data indicative of performance of the user with regard to the application.

5. The method of claim 1, the template comprising at least one of extensible markup language (XML), hypertext markup language (HTML), or extensible HTML (XHTML).

6. The method of claim 1, comprising authenticating the user.

7. The method of claim 1, the template in a markup language format.

8. The method of claim 1, comprising:

generating updated tailored user specific data using the template based on an update for the user specific data.

9. The method of claim 8, comprising:

generating an updated extended user profile based on the updated tailored user specific data.

10. The method of claim 1, comprising:

generating updated tailored user specific data based on an update for the template.

11. The method of claim 10, comprising:

generating an updated extended user profile based on the updated tailored user specific data.

12. A computer readable medium comprising executable instructions that when executed perform a method comprising:

tailoring user specific data of a user to generate tailored user specific data, the user specific data associated with an application and tailored based on one or more aesthetic preferences of the user as indicated by a template for the application; and

extending a user profile of the user to comprise the tailored user specific data to generate an extended user profile.

13. The computer readable medium of claim 12, the tailoring comprising:

tailoring the user specific data based on a geographical locality of the user.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 12, the user specific data indicative of performance of the user with regard to the application.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 12, the method comprising:

generating updated tailored user specific data based on an update for the user specific data.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 12, the method comprising:

generating updated tailored user specific data based on an update for the template.

17. A system comprising:

one or more processing units; and

memory comprising instructions that when executed by at least one of the one or more processing units, perform a method comprising;

tailoring user specific data of a user to generate tailored user specific data, the user specific data associated with an application and tailored based on one or more aesthetic preferences of the user as indicated by a template for the application; and

extending a user profile of the user to comprise the tailored user specific data to generate an extended user profile.

18. The system of claim 17, the tailoring comprising:

tailoring the user specific data based on a geographical locality of the user.

19. The system of claim 17, the method comprising:

generating updated tailored user specific data based on an update for the user specific data.

20. The system of claim 17, the method comprising:

generating updated tailored user specific data based on an update for the template.