Predictive content delivery

• US 9,928,307 B2
• Filed: 04/14/2016
• Issued: 03/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seven Networks LLC (SoftBank Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Seven Networks LLC (SoftBank Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Fiatal, Trevor
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Kim T
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bui, Thuy T
• Application Number:
  US15/099,072
• Publication Number:
  US 20160232253A1
• Time in Patent Office: 712 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/148 File search processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/172 Caching, prefetching or hoarding of files
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/635 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/636 by using biological or physiological data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9574 of access to content, e.g. by caching

Abstract

A method and related hardware for improved search engine results delivered to multiple devices associated with a same user is provided. The multiple devices may each have a user profile associated therewith and the search results delivered may be based on the user profile.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving first information identifying a first user logged in at a mobile device;

receiving, from the mobile device, a first search query generated by the first user at the mobile device;

transmitting a first set of results to the mobile device in response to the first search query;

associating the first set of results with a first profile associated with the first user;

receiving second information identifying the mobile device in use by an unidentified user without identifying the first user logged in at the mobile device;

receiving, from the mobile device, a second search query generated by the unidentified user at the mobile device;

transmitting a second set of results to the mobile device in response to the second search query;

associating the second set of results with a second profile associated with the mobile device in use without the first user logged in;

determining a first predicted content for the mobile device based on the first profile;

determining a second predicted content for the mobile device based on the second profile;

transmitting at least a portion of the first predicted content to the mobile device for display before receiving a subsequent search request; and

transmitting at least a portion of the second predicted content to the mobile device for display before receiving the subsequent search request,

wherein the first predicted content is different from the second predicted content,

wherein the first predicted content is reformatted in response to a user selection at the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the first profile includes at least one of:

a username, a password, and a personal identification number (PIN) associated with the first user.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the first profile is associated with a user name and password related to a content server for the first predicted content.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the first profile indicates user preferences for certain types of content.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the second profile includes at least one of a first telephone number, a first Internet Protocol (IP) address, a first mobile identification number (MIN), a first electronic identification number (EIN), and a first subscriber identity module (SIM) card information associated with the mobile device.

6. A content server comprising:

a memory; and

a processor, the content server configured for;

receiving first information identifying a first user logged in at a mobile device;

receiving, from the mobile device, a first search query generated by the first user at the mobile device;

transmitting a first set of results to the mobile device in response to the first search query;

associating the first set of results with a first profile associated with the first user;

receiving second information identifying the mobile device in use by an unidentified user without identifying the first user logged in at the mobile device;

receiving, from the mobile device, a second search query generated by the unidentified user at the mobile device;

transmitting a second set of results to the mobile device in response to the second search query;

associating the second set of results with a second profile associated with the mobile device in use without the first user logged in;

determining a first predicted content for the mobile device based on the first profile;

determining a second predicted content for the mobile device based on the second profile;

transmitting at least a portion of the first predicted content to the mobile device for display before receiving a subsequent search request; and

transmitting at least a portion of the second predicted content to the mobile device for display before receiving the subsequent search request,

wherein the first predicted content is different from the second predicted content,

wherein the first predicted content is reformatted in response to a user selection at the mobile device.

7. The content server of claim 6 wherein the first profile includes at least one of:

a username, a password, and a personal identification number (PIN) associated with the first user.

8. The content server of claim 6 wherein the first profile is associated with a user name and password related to the content server.

9. The content server of claim 6 wherein the first profile indicates user preferences for certain types of content.

10. The content server of claim 6 wherein the second profile includes at least one of a first telephone number, a first Internet Protocol (IP) address, a first mobile identification number (MIN), a first electronic identification number (EIN), and a first subscriber identity module (SIM) card information associated with the mobile device.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium configured for being executed by a server for:

receiving first information identifying a first user logged in at a mobile device;

receiving, from the mobile device, a first search query generated by the first user at the mobile device;

transmitting a first set of results to the mobile device in response to the first search query;

associating the first set of results with a first profile associated with the first user;

receiving second information identifying the mobile device in use by an unidentified user without identifying the first user logged in at the mobile device;

receiving, from the mobile device, a second search query generated by the unidentified user at the mobile device;

transmitting a second set of results to the mobile device in response to the second search query;

associating the second set of results with a second profile associated with the mobile device in use without the first user logged in;

determining a first predicted content for the mobile device based on the first profile;

determining a second predicted content for the mobile device based on the second profile;

transmitting at least a portion of the first predicted content to the mobile device for display before receiving a subsequent search request; and

transmitting at least a portion of the second predicted content to the mobile device for display before receiving the subsequent search request,

wherein the first predicted content is different from the second predicted content,

wherein the first predicted content is reformatted in response to a user selection at the mobile device.