Distribution of Content Document to Varying Users With Security Customization and Scalability

• US 20080033956A1
• Filed: 06/01/2007
• Published: 02/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Jesse Shieh, Jon Snitow, Shoumen Saha
• Inventors: Shieh, Jesse, Saha, Shoumen, Snitow, Jon
• Granted Patent: US 8,407,250 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/9
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2119 Authenticating web pages, e.g. with suspicious links
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99939 Privileged access
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/9994 Distributed or remote access

Abstract

A system and method for receiving a request for a container document, determining whether the request is for a container document associated with a user group, determining whether a requestor of the request is associated with a level of status within the user group among a plurality of levels of status within the user group, determining the level of status of the requestor based on a determination that the requestor is associated with a level of status within the user group, requesting configuration information based on a determination that the container document is associated with a user group and the level of status, receiving the configuration information, and serving the container document using the configuration information.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving a request for a container document;

determining whether the request is for a container document associated with a user group;

determining whether a requestor of the request is associated with a level of status within the user group among a plurality of levels of status within the user group;

determining the level of status of the requester based on a determination that the requestor is associated with a level of status within the user group;

requesting configuration information based on a determination that the container document is associated with a user group and the level of status;

receiving the configuration information; and

serving the container document using the configuration information.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein contents of the container document varies based on the plurality of levels of status.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of levels of status is associated with a respective container document, and contents of each of the container documents varies based on the level of status.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein all of the respective container documents comprise a common template and content within a portion of each of the respective container documents varies based on the level of status.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the level of status is based on a user subscription.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining whether the request is for a container document associated with a user group includes retrieving information associated with a domain name, wherein the domain name is selectable by the user group, and the information associated with the domain name is stored in a dynamic table.

6. A method, comprising:

receiving a request for a container document;

determining whether the request is for a container document associated with a user group;

determining a location associated with the request;

requesting configuration information based on a determination that the container document is associated with a user group and the location;

receiving the configuration information; and

serving the container document using the configuration information.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein contents of the container document is based on the location.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein each location among a plurality of locations is associated with a respective container document, and contents of each of the container documents varies based on the location.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein all of the respective container documents comprise a common template and content within a portion of each of the respective container documents varies based on the location.

10. The method according to claim 6, wherein a language of the container document is based on the location.

11. The method according to claim 6, wherein the location is automatically determined using information associated with a network device.

17. The method of claim 6, wherein the determining whether the request is for a container document associated with a user group includes retrieving information associated with a domain name, wherein the domain name is selectable by the user group, and the information associated with the domain name is stored in a dynamic table.

12. A system that serves content in a container document, comprising:

a first server to receive a request for a container document, determine whether the request is for a container document associated with a user group, determine whether a requestor of the request is associated with a level of status within the user group among a plurality of levels of status within the user group, determine the level of status of the requestor based on a determination that the requestor is associated with a level of status within the user group, request configuration information from a configuration server based on a determination that the request is for a container document associated with a user group and the level of status, receive the configuration information from the configuration server, and serve the requested container document using the configuration information,

wherein the configuration server enables configuration of at least a portion of a container document, and

wherein the container document is associated with a user group.

13. A system that serves content in a container document, comprising:

a first server to receive a request for a container document, determine whether the request is for a container document associated with a user group, determine a location associated with the request, request configuration information from a configuration server based on a determination that the request is for a container document associated with a user group and the location, receive the configuration information from the configuration server, and serve the requested container document using the configuration information,

wherein the configuration server enables configuration of at least a portion of a container document, and

wherein the container document is associated with a user group.

14. A computer-accessible medium encoded with computer program code effective to perform the following:

receive a request for a container document;

determine whether the request is for a container document associated with a user group;

determine whether a requestor of the request is associated with a level of status within the user group among a plurality of levels of status within the user group;

determine the level of status of the requester based on a determination that the requestor is associated with a level of status within the user group;

request configuration information based on a determination that the container document is associated with a user group and the level of status;

receive the configuration information; and

serve the container document using the configuration information.

15. A computer-accessible medium encoded with computer program code effective to perform the following:

receive a request for a container document;

determine whether the request is for a container document associated with a user group;

determine a location associated with the request;

request configuration information based on a determination that the container document is associated with a user group and the location;

receive the configuration information; and

serve the container document using the configuration information.