Worldwide web registration information processing system

• US 8,903,745 B2
• Filed: 09/13/2012
• Issued: 12/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Acacia Research Group LLC (Acacia Research Corporation), Customer Communications Group
• Original Assignee: Acacia Research Group LLC (Acacia Research Corporation)
• Inventors: Klug, John R., Peterson, Thad D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Cheung, Mary
• Application Number:
  US13/615,261
• Publication Number:
  US 20130132512A1
• Time in Patent Office: 810 Days
• Field of Search: 705/1, 705/14, 705/44, 705 64- 67, 707705-788, 713182-186, 235/2, 235/3, 235/6, 235/7, 709200-203, 709223-232
• US Class Current: 705/64
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/41 where a single sign-on provides access to a plurality of computers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6272 by registering files or documents with a third party
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/922 Communications
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/959 Network
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99931 Database or file accessing

Abstract

A World Wide Web registration processing system is disclosed for assisting World Wide Web users in registering at World Wide Web web sites. For each such user, the registration processing system includes a long term repository for the user'"'"'s web site registration information so that this information can be automatically transferred to a plurality of web sites to which the user may at time to time request to be registered. Further, the registration processing system provides the user with the capability to have a common user identification that may be used for accessing services at a plurality of web sites.

Claims

1. A system for facilitating access to at least one third party web site, the system comprising:

at least one computer-readable storage medium associated with a registration web site and configured to store user registration information; and

at least one network server operatively connected to the at least one computer-readable storage medium and configured to

receive the user registration information from a user for storage on the at least one computer-readable storage medium,

provide a user interface for receiving a request that the at least one network server provide at least a portion of the user registration information to a third-party web site,

receive a request to transmit the at least a portion of the user registration information associated with the user to the third-party web site, and

transmit the at least a portion of the user registration information to the third-party web site.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the request is a user request.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the request is a third-party web site request.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the user registration information comprises basic information and expanded information.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the request comprises a selection of the at least a portion of the user registration information, and wherein the selection comprises one or more of the basic information and the expanded information.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one network server encrypts the at least a portion of the user registration information prior to transmittal.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the received user registration information comprises a user identifier and a password.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein a network server of the at least one network server is configured to enrich the user registration information with additional information acquired from sources other than the user.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein a network server of the at least one network server is configured to log activities of users with third-party web sites.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein a network server of the at least one network server is configured to:

analyze the activities of the users; and

,

based on the analysis, suggest additional third-party web sites to the users.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein a network server of the at least one network server is configured to transmit statistics to one or more of the third-party web sites.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein a network server of the at least one network server is configured to receive a request by the user to delete the user registration information.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one network server, after transmitting the at least a portion of the user registration information to the third-party web site, alerts the third-party web site if the at least a portion of the user registration information becomes outdated.

14. A method for facilitating access to at least one third party web site, the method comprising performing the following by at least one network server:

receiving user registration information from a user;

providing a user interface for receiving a request that the at least one network server provide at least a portion of the user registration information to a third-party web site;

receiving a request to transmit the at least a portion of the user registration information associated with the user to the third-party web site, wherein the requested at least a portion of the user registration information is stored in at least one computer-readable storage medium associated with a registration web site; and

transmitting the at least a portion of the user registration information to the third-party web site.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the request is a user request.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the request is a third-party web site request.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the user registration information comprises basic information and expanded information.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the request comprises a selection of the at least a portion of the user registration information, and wherein the selection comprises one or more of the basic information and the expanded information.

19. The method of claim 14, further comprising encrypting the at least a portion of the user registration information prior to transmittal.

20. The method of claim 14, wherein the received user registration information comprises a user identifier and a password.

21. The method of claim 14, further comprising enriching the user registration information with additional information acquired from sources other than the user.

22. The method of claim 14, further comprising logging activities of users with third-party web sites.

23. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

analyzing the activities of the users; and

based on the analysis, suggesting additional third-party web sites to the users.

24. The method of claim 22, further comprising providing statistics to the third-party web sites.

25. The method of claim 14, further comprising receiving a request by the user to delete the user registration information.

26. The method of claim 14, further comprising, after transmitting the at least a portion of the user registration information to the third-party web site, alerting the third-party web site if the at least a portion of the user registration information becomes outdated.

27. A system for facilitating access to at least one third party web site, the system comprising:

at least one computer-readable storage medium associated with a registration web site and configured to store user registration information; and

at least one network server operatively connected to the at least one computer-readable storage medium and configured to

receive the user registration information from a user for storage on the at least one computer-readable storage medium,

receive a request to transmit at least a portion of the user registration information associated with the user to a third-party web site, and

transmit the at least a portion of the user registration information directly to the third-party web site.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein the request is a user request.

29. The system of claim 27, wherein the request is a third-party web site request.

30. The system of claim 27, wherein the user registration information comprises basic information and expanded information.

31. The system of claim 30, wherein the request comprises a selection of the at least a portion of the user registration information, and wherein the selection comprises one or more of the basic information and the expanded information.

32. The system of claim 27, wherein the at least one network server encrypts the at least a portion of the user registration information prior to transmittal.

33. The system of claim 27, wherein the received user registration information comprises a user identifier and a password.

34. The system of claim 27, wherein a network server of the at least one network server is configured to enrich the user registration information with additional information acquired from sources other than the user.

35. The system of claim 27, wherein a network server of the at least one network server is configured to log activities of users with third-party web sites.

36. The system of claim 35, wherein a network server of the at least one network server is configured to:

analyze the activities of the users; and

,

based on the analysis, suggest additional third-party web sites to the users.

37. The system of claim 35, wherein a network server of the at least one network server is configured to transmit statistics to one or more of the third-party web sites.

38. The system of claim 27, wherein a network server of the at least one network server is configured to receive a request by the user to delete the user registration information.

39. The system of claim 27, wherein the at least one network server, after transmitting the at least a portion of the user registration information to the third-party web site, alerts the third-party web site if the at least a portion of the user registration information becomes outdated.