Selecting web page content based on user permission for collecting user-selected content
First Claim
1. A method for selecting web page content based on user permission collecting user-selected content within a web page comprising:
- analyzing web page content of a web page displayed in a web browser to determine at least one block of content;
accessing web page data stored in a popular selection data storage device associated with the web page, the web page data comprising a consensus-based selection of content in the web page;
determining at least one popular selection by comparing the determined at least one block of content with the consensus-based selection of content;
presenting the popular selection of content to a user;
creating a selection of the at least one block of content based on the user'"'"'s selection of content, the selection of content comprising a preliminary selection of content;
indicating the selection of content using a number of control points located around the at least one block of selected content;
providing a default selection button and a popular selection button integrated in the web browser;
responsive to activation of the popular selection button;
requesting authorization from the user to the use of the user'"'"'s selected content in exchange for use of the popular selection of content on the web page;
when the user provides authorization, changing the indicated selection to the popular selection; and
when the user does not provide authorization, restricting the user'"'"'s access to the popular selection of content of the web page;
responsive to activation of the default selection button, changing the indicated selection to the default selection;
responsive to the user dragging one or more control points, changing the indicated selection to reflect the change in the control points; and
saving the indicated selection.
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Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product for selecting web page content based on user permission for collecting user-selected content within web pages (FIG. 4, 400) may comprise accessing web page data associated with a currently viewed web page (FIG. 4, 400), the web page data comprising a popular selection of content on the currently viewed web page (FIG. 4, 408) (505), with an electronic client device, presenting the popular selection of content of the currently viewed web page (FIG. 4, 400) to a user (535), and prompting the user to agree to the use of the user'"'"'s selected content within a number of web pages in exchange for use of the popular selection of content on the web page (FIG. 4, 400). The web page content is selected, based on the user'"'"'s response.
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1. A method for selecting web page content based on user permission collecting user-selected content within a web page comprising:
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analyzing web page content of a web page displayed in a web browser to determine at least one block of content; accessing web page data stored in a popular selection data storage device associated with the web page, the web page data comprising a consensus-based selection of content in the web page; determining at least one popular selection by comparing the determined at least one block of content with the consensus-based selection of content; presenting the popular selection of content to a user; creating a selection of the at least one block of content based on the user'"'"'s selection of content, the selection of content comprising a preliminary selection of content; indicating the selection of content using a number of control points located around the at least one block of selected content; providing a default selection button and a popular selection button integrated in the web browser; responsive to activation of the popular selection button; requesting authorization from the user to the use of the user'"'"'s selected content in exchange for use of the popular selection of content on the web page; when the user provides authorization, changing the indicated selection to the popular selection; and when the user does not provide authorization, restricting the user'"'"'s access to the popular selection of content of the web page; responsive to activation of the default selection button, changing the indicated selection to the default selection; responsive to the user dragging one or more control points, changing the indicated selection to reflect the change in the control points; and saving the indicated selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for selecting web page content based on user permission for collecting user-selected content within a web page comprising:
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a data storage device that stores web page data associated with a web page, the web page data comprising a consensus-based selection of content of a number of other users within the web page; and a data processing device, communicatively coupled to the data storage device, that accesses the web page data, and presents the consensus-based selection of content of the number of other users of the web page to a user, in which the data processing device further; analyzes web page content of the web page displayed in a web browser to determine at least one block of content; determines a demographic of the user; determines existence of other users with a common demographic; accesses the web page data stored in the popular selection data storage device; determines a popular selection of content by comparing the determined block of content with the consensus-based selection of content; presents the popular selection of content to the user; creates a selection of the at least one block of content, the selection of content comprising a preliminary selection of content; indicates the selection of content using a number of control points located around the at least one block of selected content; provides a default selection button and a popular selection button integrated in the web browser; responsive to activation of the popular selection button; requests authorization from the user to the use of the user'"'"'s selected content in exchange for use of the popular selection of content; when the user provides authorization, changes the indicated selection to the popular selection; and when the user does not provide authorization, restricts the user'"'"'s access to the popular selection of content of the web page; responsive to activation of the default selection button, changes the indicated selection to a default selection; responsive to the user dragging one or more control points, changes the indicated selection to reflect the change in the control points; and saves the indicated selection. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product for selecting web page content based on user permission for collecting user-selected content within a web page, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer readable storage device having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code to, when executed; analyze web page content of a web page displayed in a web browser to determine at least one block of content; access web page data stored in a popular selection data storage device associated with the web page, the web page data comprising a consensus-based selection of content in the web page; determine at least one popular selection by comparing the determined at least one block of content with the consensus-based selection of content; present the popular selection of content of the web page to a user, create a selection of the at least one block of content based on the user'"'"'s selection of content, the selection of content comprising a preliminary selection of content; indicating the selection of content using a number of control points located around the at least one block of selected content; providing a default selection button and a popular selection button integrated in the web browser; responsive to activation of the popular selection button; requesting authorization from the user to the use of the user'"'"'s selected content in exchange for use of the popular selection of content on the web page; when the user provides authorization, changing the indicated selection to the popular selection; and when the user does not provide authorization, restricting the user'"'"'s access to the popular selection of content of the web page; and responsive to activation of the default selection button, changing the indicated selection to a default selection; responsive to the user dragging one or more control points, changing the indicated selection to reflect the change in the control points; and saving the indicated selection. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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