Methods and systems for providing a document

• US 8,762,286 B1
• Filed: 09/14/2012
• Issued: 06/24/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Smith, Adam Douglas, Zoufonoun, Amin
• Primary Examiner(s): OUELLETTE, JONATHAN P
• Application Number:
  US13/617,947
• Time in Patent Office: 648 Days
• Field of Search: 705 11-912
• US Class Current: 705/319
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing a document are described. In one described method, a document comprising a portion selected by a first member of a social network is hosted for the first member. The portion is dynamically updated with content. An audience criterion for the portion and a type of relationship between the first member and a second member of the social network are identified. If the type of relationship between the first member and the second member satisfies the audience criterion, the second member is provided access to at least the portion.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

hosting, by one or more processors, a document for a first member of a social network, the document being dynamically updated with content;

determining, by the one or more processors, that the content is of interest to a second member of the social network;

identifying, by the one or more processors, audience criterion for the document;

determining, by the one or more processors, whether a relationship between the first member and the second member satisfies the audience criterion; and

responsive to satisfying the audience criterion, providing the second member with access to the document.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the content is an advertisement.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the content is from a third party.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the content is customized by the first member.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining that the content is of interest to the second member of the social network is based on the second member being associated with a member category to which the first member belongs.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining that the content is of interest to the second member of the social network is based on profile data associated with the second member.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the audience criterion is a common-geography association between the first member and the second member.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the dynamically updated content is based on information for a geographic area.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein determining that the content is of interest to the second member is based on determining whether the dynamically updated content is time sensitive.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein determining that the content is of interest to the second member is based on a usage rate of the document by a plurality of members of the social network.

11. A non-transitory computer program product comprising a computer usable medium including a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:

host a document for a first member of a social network, the document being dynamically updated with content;

determine that the content is of interest to a second member of the social network;

identifying audience criterion for the document;

determine whether a relationship between the first member and the second member satisfies the audience criterion; and

responsive to satisfying the audience criterion, providing the second member with access to the document.

12. The computer program of claim 11, wherein the content is an advertisement.

13. The computer program of claim 11, wherein the content is customized by the first member.

14. The computer program of claim 11, wherein determining that the content is of interest to the second member of the social network is based on profile data associated with the second member.

15. The computer program of claim 11, wherein the audience criterion is a common-geography association between the first member and the second member.

16. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the system to;

host a document for a first member of a social network, the document being dynamically updated with content;

determine that the content is of interest to a second member of the social network;

identifying audience criterion for the document;

determine whether a relationship between the first member and the second member satisfies the audience criterion; and

responsive to satisfying the audience criterion, providing the second member with access to the document.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the content is an advertisement.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the content is customized by the first member.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the memory also stores instructions that, when executed, causes the system to determine that the content is of interest to the second member of the social network based on profile data associated with the second member.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the audience criterion is a common-geography association between the first member and the second member.