Method and system for interface presentation

• US 9,659,011 B1
• Filed: 02/18/2008
• Issued: 05/23/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: United Services Automobile Association
• Original Assignee: United Services Automobile Association
• Inventors: Stotts, Benjamin Hunter, Billman, Bradly Jay
• Primary Examiner(s): Beausoliel, Jr., Robert
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bromell, Alexandria
• Application Number:
  US12/032,941
• Time in Patent Office: 3,382 Days
• Field of Search: 707716, 707721, 707781, 707732, 707784, 715200
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/00 Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/245 Query processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/635 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/904 Browsing; Visualisation therefor for navigating the web G06F16/954; browsing optimisation for the web G06F16/957
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/907 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/629 to features or functions of an application
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2117 User registration
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2141 Access rights, e.g. capability lists, access control lists, access tables, access matrices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/38 for implementing user interfaces

Abstract

Methods and systems for interface presentation are described. A user interface for the user may be selected among a plurality of available user interfaces in accordance with the personal characteristic information. A user access profile level for the user may be selected among a plurality of available user access profile levels in accordance with the personal characteristic information. Product information may be selected in accordance with the age data.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining, by a computing device having a computer processor and computer-readable code stored on a computer-readable medium and executable by the computer processor, personal characteristic information of a user;

wherein the determining of the personal characteristic information of the user is based on a monitoring of a plurality of web sites visited by the user;

selecting, by the computing device, a user access profile level for the user among a plurality of available user access profile levels in accordance with the personal characteristic information;

selecting, by the computing device, an application in accordance with the user access profile level;

notifying the user of an availability of the application;

receiving a request from the user to access the application with a first application interface;

receiving an access profile level modification request from the user;

assessing a functional ability of the user to utilize the application through the first application interface using a functional ability assessment subsystem;

altering the user access profile level for the user in accordance with;

the receiving of the access profile level modification request, and

the functional ability of the user to utilize the application through the first application interface;

selecting a replacement application interface to the application in accordance with the altered user access profile level;

and presenting the replacement application interface to the user.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request for the application;

wherein the determining of the personal characteristic information is in accordance with the receiving of the request.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining of the personal characteristic information comprises:

monitoring a plurality of interactions received from the user to determine the personal characteristic information of the user.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

monitoring a plurality of additional interactions received from the user, wherein the user access profile level for the user is altered further in accordance with the monitoring of the plurality of additional interactions.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the functional ability of the user comprises at least one of a speed of use of the application and a comprehension of features of the application.

6. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions, which when implemented by one or more processors perform the following operations:

determine personal characteristic information of a user;

wherein determining personal characteristic information of the user is based on monitoring a plurality of web sites visited by the user;

select a user access profile level for the user among a plurality of available user access profile levels in accordance with the personal characteristic information;

select an application in accordance with the user access profile level;

notify the user of an availability of the application;

receive a request from the user to access the application with a first application interface;

receive an access profile level modification request from the user;

assess a functional ability of the user to utilize the application through the first application interface using a functional ability assessment subsystem;

alter the user access profile level for the user in accordance with;

the receiving of the access profile level modification request, and

the functional ability of the user to utilize the application through the first application interface;

select a replacement application interface to the application in accordance with the altered user access profile level;

and present the replacement application interface to the user.

7. The machine-readable medium of claim 6 further comprising instructions, which when implemented by one or more processors perform the following operations:

receive a request for the application;

wherein determination of the personal characteristic information is in accordance with receipt of the request.

8. The machine-readable medium of claim 6, wherein the one or more instructions to determine the personal characteristic information include:

monitoring a plurality of interactions received from the user to determine the personal characteristic information of the user.

9. The machine-readable medium of claim 8 further comprising instructions, which when implemented by one or more processors perform the following operations:

monitoring a plurality of additional interactions received from the user, wherein the user access profile level for the user is altered further in accordance with the monitoring of the plurality of additional interactions.

10. The machine-readable medium of claim 6, wherein the functional ability of the user comprises at least one of a speed of use of the application and a comprehension of features of the application.

11. A system comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to execute non-transitory instructions stored in the memory using;

at least one subsystem that determines personal characteristic information of a user;

wherein determining personal characteristic information of the user is based on monitoring a plurality of web sites visited by the user;

at least one subsystem that selects a user access profile level for the user among a plurality of available user access profile levels in accordance with the personal characteristic information;

at least one subsystem that selects an application in accordance with the user access profile level;

at least one subsystem that notifies the user of an availability of the application;

at least one subsystem that receives a request from the user to access the first application with a first application interface;

at least one subsystem that receives an access profile level modification request from the user;

at least one subsystem that assesses a functional ability of the user to utilize the application through the application interface;

at least one subsystem that alters the user access profile level for the user in accordance with;

the receiving of the access profile level modification request, and

the functional ability of the user to utilize the application through the first application interface;

at least one subsystem that selects a replacement application interface to the application in accordance with the altered user access profile level; and

at least one subsystem that presents the replacement application interface to the user.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

at least one subsystem that receives a request for the application;

wherein determination of the personal characteristic information is in accordance with receipt of the request.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the determining of the personal characteristic information comprises:

monitoring a plurality of interactions received from the user to determine the personal characteristic information of the user.

14. The system of claim 13, further comprising:

at least one subsystem that monitors a plurality of additional interactions received from the user; and

at least one subsystem that alters the user access profile level for the user in accordance with monitoring of the plurality of additional interactions,

wherein system is further configured to select a replacement application interface to the application in accordance with the altered user access profile level and presents the replacement application interface to the user.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the functional ability of the user comprises at least one of a speed of use of the application and a comprehension of features of the application.