Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing customized content over a network

• US 8,898,162 B2
• Filed: 04/01/2005
• Issued: 11/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Gupta, Kapil, Leip, David, Ganis, Mathew R., Rozas, Santiago M., Rusch, Klaus Johannes
• Primary Examiner(s): Perveen, Rehana
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hoffler, Raheem
• Application Number:
  US11/097,415
• Publication Number:
  US 20060224689A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,525 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 707/736
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries

Abstract

Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing customized content over a network are provided. The method includes associating content with at least one of a domain name, group, and geography for an entity, the content relating to at least one of the domain name, group, and geography. For each entity, the method also includes storing results of the association in a database record that is mapped to a domain name. In response to receiving a request to access a resource by the entity, the method further includes obtaining a domain name of the entity utilizing address information provided in the request, searching a database for the domain name of the entity, retrieving the database record corresponding to the domain name, generating a resource that includes the content, and providing the entity with the resource.

Claims

1. A method for providing customized content over a network, comprising:

associating, via a customized content application executing on a computer, content of information resources with at least one of a domain name, group, and geography for network entities, the content including subject matter relating to the at least one of a domain name, group, and geography;

for each of the network entities, the customized content application stores results of the associating in a database record in a storage device, the database record mapped to the domain name; and

in response to receiving, at the computer, a request to access one of the information resources by a network entity, the customized content application performs;

obtaining the domain name of the network entity by extracting an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the network entity, performing a reverse domain look up from the IP address, parsing the domain name resulting from the look up into subdomains, and using parsed subdomain information to search the database records;

retrieving a database record corresponding to the domain name of the network entity in response to the search;

determining an information resource to return to the network entity by identifying content of the information resource that is associated with the at least one of a domain name, group, and geography of the network entity via the database record; and

providing the network entity with the information resource;

wherein the information resource returned to the network entity is provided as client-side software that is interpreted and executed by the requesting network entity; and

further comprising deploying process software for implementing customized content services, said deploying comprising;

installing said process software on at least one server;

identifying server addresses for users accessing said process software on said at least one server;

sending said process software to said at least one server; and

copying said process software to a file system of said at least one server.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

classifying, via the customized content application, the network entities by groups, the groups including at least one of;

associations of individuals;

business units;

categories of commodities;

subsidiaries of an enterprise;

trading partners of an enterprise; and

industry subsets.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the geography is determined by at least one of a region, country, and language spoken.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein associating content with a country includes associating the content by country code provided in a domain name.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein associating content with at least one of a domain name, group, and geography for the network entities includes acquiring content from external sources of content.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the information resource to return to the network entity further includes providing at least one of.”

generic information elements common to all requesting network entities; and

customized information elements specific to the requesting network entity.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the associating content relating to the at least one of a domain name, group, and geography results in customized content and is provided in response to the request without an explicit request for the customized content.

8. A storage medium encoded with machine-readable program code for providing customized content over a network, the storage medium including instructions for causing a computer to implement a method, comprising:

associating content of information sources with at least one of a domain name, group, and geography for network entities, the content including subject matter relating to the at least one of a domain name, group, and geography;

for each of the network entities, storing results of the associating in a database record, the database record mapped to the domain name; and

in response to receiving a request to access one of the information resources by a network entity;

obtaining the domain name of the network entity by extracting an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the network entity, performing a reverse domain look up from the IP address, parsing the domain name resulting from the look up into subdomains, and using parsed subdomain information to search the database records;

retrieving a database record corresponding to the domain name of the network entity in response to the search;

determining an information resource to return to the network entity by identifying content of the information resource that is associated with the at least one of a domain name, group, and geography of the network entity via the database record; and

providing the network entity with the information resource;

wherein the information resource returned to the network entity is provided as client-side software that is interpreted and executed by the requesting network entity; and

further comprising instructions for deploying process software for implementing customized content services, said deploying comprising;

installing said process software on at least one server;

identifying server addresses for users accessing said process software on said at least one server;

sending said process software to said at least one server; and

copying said process software to a file system of said at least one server.

9. The storage medium of claim 8, further comprising instructions for implementing:

classifying the network entities by groups, the groups including at least one of;

associations of individuals;

business units;

categories of commodities;

subsidiaries of an enterprise;

trading partners of an enterprise; and

industry subsets.

10. The storage medium of claim 8, wherein the geography is determined by at least one of a region, country, and language spoken.

11. The storage medium of claim 10, wherein associating content with a country includes associating the content by country code provided in a domain name.

12. The storage medium of claim 8, wherein associating content with at least one of a domain name, group, and geography for the network entities includes acquiring content from external sources of content.

13. The storage medium of claim 8, wherein determining the information resource to return to the network entity further includes providing at least one of:

generic information elements common to all requesting network entities; and

customized information elements specific to the requesting network entity.

14. The storage medium of claim 8, wherein the associating content relating to the at least one of a domain name, group, and geography results in customized content and is provided in response to the request without an explicit request for the customized content.

15. A system for implementing customized content services over a network, the system comprising:

a host system; and

a customized content application executing on the host system, the customized content application associating content of information resources with at least one of a domain name, group, and geography for network entities, the content including subject matter relating to the at least one of a domain name, group, and geography;

for each of the network entities, the customized content application stores results of the associating in a database record, the database record mapped to the domain name; and

in response to receiving a request to access one of the information resources by a network entity, the customized content application performs;

obtaining the domain name of the network entity by extracting an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the network entity, performing a reverse domain look up from the IP address, parsing the domain name resulting from the look up into subdomains, and using parsed subdomain information to search the database records;

retrieving a database record corresponding to the domain name of the network entity;

determining an information resource to return to the network entity by identifying content of the information resource that is associated with the at least one of a domain name, group, and geography of the network entity via the database record; and

providing the network entity with the information resource;

wherein the information resource returned to the network entity is provided as client-side software that is interpreted and executed by the requesting network entity; and

further comprising deploying process software for implementing customized content services, said deploying comprising;

installing said process software on at least one server;

identifying server addresses for users accessing said process software on said at least one server;

sending said process software to said at least one server; and

copying said process software to a file system of said at least one server.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the customized content application further performs:

classifying the network entities by groups, the groups including at least one of;

associations of individuals;

business units;

categories of commodities;

subsidiaries of an enterprise;

trading partners of an enterprise; and

industry subsets.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the geography is determined by at least one of a region, country, and language spoken;

and wherein further, associating content with a country includes associating the content by country code provided in a domain name.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein associating content with at least one of a domain name, group, and geography for the entities includes acquiring content from external sources of content.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein determining the information resource to return to the network entity further includes providing at least one of:

generic information elements common to all requesting network entities; and

customized information elements specific to the requesting network entity.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the associating content relating to the at least one of a domain name, group, and geography results in customized content and is provided in response to the request without an explicit request for the customized content.