Administration of web page

• US 9,832,178 B2
• Filed: 04/17/2013
• Issued: 11/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories Incorporated
• Inventors: Lund, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Ries, Laurie
• Assistant Examiner(s): Garmon, Brian
• Application Number:
  US13/865,030
• Publication Number:
  US 20140181947A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,686 Days
• Field of Search: 715234
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

Personalization and projection of television or other content related services is contemplated. Services may be personalized according to a user identifier or other identifier associated with a mobile device, a second screen device or other type of device. The personalized services may be projected, transferred or otherwise accessed through another device, such as but not necessarily limited to a computer, a television, a settop box (STB), a gateway, etc.

Claims

1. A method for personalizing television services delivered through webpages comprising:

downloading an authentication webpage to a mobile device;

transmitting identification information from the authentication webpage to a server, the identification information corresponding with data input to the mobile device through corresponding user interaction;

receiving an identity token at the mobile device, the identity token being transferred thereto from the server in response to receipt of the identification information;

detecting a static device in proximity to the mobile device;

downloading a personalized services webpage to the mobile device, the personalized services webpage being created by the server as a function of the identification information to indicate television services available to the mobile device, the personalized services webpage indicating the static device as one or more devices available to support one or more remote services;

downloading a services selection webpage to the mobile device, the services selection webpage being created by the server in response to user interaction at the mobile device indicating selection of a first link of the personalized services webpage, selection of the first link requesting use of the static device to support the one or more remote services;

transmitting a service token request from the mobile device to the server in response to user interaction at the mobile device indicating selection of a second link of the services selection webpage, selection of the second link requesting use of a first remote service of the one or more remote services, the service token request identifying the first remote service and including the identity token;

receiving at the mobile device a service token generated by the server in response to authenticating they identity token included within the service token request, the service token being a transferable file having data sufficient for authorizing use of the first remote service;

determining a document object model (DOM) operating on a browser of the static device to facilitate display of a remote services waiting webpage; and

transmitting a transfer service token message from the mobile device to the static device, the transfer service token message including the service token and DOM instructions, the DOM instructions being sufficient to facilitate updating the DOM operating on the static device such that the browser is forced to;

i) transmit the service token to the server without corresponding user interaction at the static device; and

subsequently

ii) download a remote services active webpage, the remote services active webpage being created by the server to activate a session sufficient for accessing the first remote service at the static device.

2. The method claim 1 further comprising the mobile device generating the DOM instructions to trigger issuance of a service token message from the static device to the server, the service token message including the service token, the server generating the remote services active webpage in response to authentication of the service token included with the service token message.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising the mobile device generating the DOM instructions to adjust at least an object associated with the DOM, the adjustment of the DOM object causing automatic issuance of the service token message from the static device.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising facilitating download of a remote controller webpage to the mobile device, the remote controller webpage displaying user selectable features sufficient to facilitate controlling operation of the first remote service at the static device.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising the mobile device transmitting additional instructions to the static device to facilitate control of the first remote service at the static device, the additional instructions being sufficient to adjust an additional DOM object of the browser according to user interaction with the remote controller webpage.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising facilitating communication of the transfer service token message through a bridge constructed between the static device and the mobile device.

7. The method claim 1 further comprising:

designating the first remote service within the services selection webpage as a television guide application, the remote services active page instigating the television guide application on the static device; and

facilitating download of a remote controller webpage to the mobile device, the remote controller webpage displaying user selectable features sufficient to facilitate controlling operation of the television guide application at the static device according to corresponding manipulation of the DOM.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

designating the first remote service within the services selection webpage as a content push application, the remote services active page presenting content associated with the content push application on the static device; and

facilitating download of a remote controller webpage to the mobile device, the remote controller webpage displaying user selectable features sufficient to facilitate controlling operation of the content push application at the static device according to corresponding manipulation of the DOM.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising determining detection of the static device within proximity to the mobile device as a function of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses associated with the mobile device and the static device, the one or more devices available to support the one or more remote services having outside IP addresses matching with an outside IP address of the mobile device.

10. The method of claim 2 further comprising the mobile device generating the DOM instructions to trigger issuance of the service token message without including the identification information and the identity token therein.

11. The method of claim 2 further comprising the mobile device generating the DOM instructions to trigger issuance of the service token message such that the remote services active webpage is automatically downloaded to the static device without identifying a user associated with the static device.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a plurality of instructions executable with a processor of a mobile device to facilitate personalizing television services delivered through webpages, the plurality of instructions being sufficient to facilitate:

downloading an authentication webpage to the mobile device;

transmitting identification information from the authentication webpage to a server, the identification information corresponding with data input to the mobile device through corresponding user interaction;

receiving an identity token at the mobile device, the identity token being transferred thereto from the server in response to receipt of the identification information;

detecting a static device in proximity to the mobile device;

downloading a personalized services webpage to the mobile device, the personalized services webpage being created by the server as a function of the identification information to indicate television services available to the mobile device, the personalized services webpage indicating the static device as one or more devices available to support one or more remotes services;

downloading a services selection webpage to the mobile device, the services selection webpage being created by the server in response to user interaction at the mobile device indicating selection of a first link of the personalized services webpage, selection of the first link requesting use of the static device to support the one or more remote services;

transmitting a service token request from the mobile device to the server in response to user interaction at the mobile device indicating selection of a second link of the services selection webpage, selection of the second link requesting use of a first remote service of the one or more remote services, the service token request identifying the first remote service and including the identity token;

receiving at the mobile device a service token generated by the server in response to authenticating the identity token included within the service token request, the service token being a transferable file having data sufficient for authorizing use of the first remote service;

determining a document object model (DOM) operating on a browser of the static device to facilitate display of a remote services waiting webpage; and

transmitting a transfer service token message from the mobile device to the static device, the transfer service token message including the service token and DOM instructions, the DOM instructions being sufficient to facilitate updating the DOM operating on the static device such that the browser is forced to;

i) transmit the service token to the server without corresponding user interaction at the static device; and

subsequently

ii) download a remote services active webpage, the remote services active webpage being created by the server to activate a session sufficient for accessing the first remote service at the static device.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 further comprising the plurality of instructions being sufficient to facilitate the mobile device generating the DOM instructions to trigger issuance of a service token message from the static device to the server, the service token message including the service token, the server generating the remote services active webpage in response to authentication of the service token included with the service token message.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 further comprising the plurality of instructions being sufficient to facilitate the mobile device generating the DOM instructions to adjust at least an object associated with the DOM, the adjustment of the DOM object causing automatic issuance of the service token message from the static device.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 further comprising the plurality of instructions being sufficient to facilitate download of a remote controller webpage to the mobile device, the remote controller webpage displaying user selectable features sufficient to facilitate controlling operation of the first remote service at the static device.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 further comprising the plurality of instructions being sufficient to facilitate the mobile device transmitting additional instructions to the static device to facilitate control of the first remote service at the static device, the additional instructions being sufficient to adjust an additional DOM object of the browser according to user interaction with the remote controller webpage.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 further comprising the plurality of instructions being sufficient to facilitate the mobile device generating the DOM instructions to trigger issuance of the service token message without including the identification information and the identity token therein.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 further comprising the plurality of instructions being sufficient to facilitate the mobile device generating the DOM instructions to trigger issuance of the service token message such that the remote services active webpage is automatically downloaded to the static device without identifying a user associated with the static device.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 further comprising the plurality of instructions being sufficient to facilitate detection of the static device within proximity to the mobile device as a function of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses associated with the mobile device and the static device, the one or more devices available to support one or more remotes services having outside IP addresses matching with an outside IP address of the mobile device.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a plurality of instructions executable with a processor of a server to facilitate personalizing television services delivered through webpages, the plurality of instructions being sufficient to facilitate:

downloading an authentication webpage to a mobile device;

receiving identification information from the mobile device, the identification information corresponding with data input to the mobile device through corresponding user interaction;

transmitting an identity token to the mobile device in response to receipt of the identification information;

determining a static device in proximity to the mobile device;

downloading a personalized services webpage to the mobile device, the personalized services webpage being created by the server as a function of the identification information to indicate television services available to the mobile device, the personalized services webpage indicating the static device as one or more devices available to support one or more remotes services;

downloading a services selection webpage to the mobile device, the services selection webpage being created by the server in response to user interaction at the mobile device indicating selection of a first link of the personalized services webpage, selection of the first link requesting use of the static device to support the one or more remote services;

transmitting a service token request from the mobile device to the server in response to user interaction at the mobile device indicating selection of a second link of the services selection webpage, selection of the second link requesting use of a first remote service of the one or more remote services, the service token request identifying the first remote service and including the identity token;

transmitting to the mobile device a service token generated by the server in response to authenticating the identity token included within the service token request, the service token being a transferable file having data sufficient for authorizing use of the first remote service;

determining a document object model (DOM) operating on a browser of the static device to facilitate display of a remote services waiting webpage; and

instructing the mobile device to transmit a transfer service token message to the static device, the transfer service token message including the service token and DOM instructions, the DOM instructions being sufficient to facilitate updating the DOM operating on the static device such that the browser is forced to;

i) transmit the service token to the server without corresponding user interaction at the static device; and

subsequently

ii) download a remote services active webpage, the remote services active webpage being created by the server to activate a session sufficient for accessing the first remote service at the static device.