Synchronization of Fixed and Mobile Data

• US 20080172373A1
• Filed: 01/17/2007
• Published: 07/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Jenson, Scott, Rechis, Leland, Shacham, Yael
• Granted Patent: US 8,326,858 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/5
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for coordinating web-based content between networked computing devices is disclosed. The method includes associating an identifier with a first remote device without connecting the identifier to a registered user account, receiving from the first remote device a request to modify a web page, receiving a log-in from a registered user and associating the log-in with the first remote device after receiving the request to modify a first personalized web page, and associating the request to modify a web page with a first personalized home page associated with the registered user, and modifying the first personalized home page.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for coordinating web-based content between networked computing devices, comprising:

associating an identifier with a first remote device without connecting the identifier to a registered user account;

receiving from the first remote device a request to modify a web page;

receiving a log-in from a registered user and associating the log-in with the first remote device after receiving the request to modify a first personalized web page; and

associating the request to modify a web page with a first personalized home page associated with the registered user, and modifying the first personalized home page.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifier comprises a cookie stored on the first remote device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising modifying a second personalized home page associated with the registered user, wherein the first personalized home page and the second personalized home page share some or all common content.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the first personalized home page is associated with a first type of user device, and the second personalized home page is associated with a second type of user device having display capabilities that differ from display capabilities of the first type of user device.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising receiving a request associated with the registered user to modify the second personalized home page, and making a corresponding modification to the first home page.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying on a mobile device a plurality of controls whose selection will cause a module of web content to be added to a mobile-related web page associated with the first remote device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting the plurality of controls for display according to popularity of each control in a region associated with the first remote device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the log-in is received from a full-featured computer and is associated with the first remote device by causing a text message to be sent to the first remote device that directs the first remote device to a server storing the anonymous identifier and provides the server with information associated with the registered user.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising modifying an equivalent home page to the personalized homepage, wherein the equivalent homepage contains substantially the same topics as the personalized home page with different formatting.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the personalized home page is formatted for display on a mobile device and the equivalent homepage is formatted for display on a full-featured computer.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein modifying the equivalent home page comprises creating the equivalent home page and populating it with modules corresponding to modules selected for the personalized home page.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising synchronizing content on the personalized home page with content on the equivalent homepage by identifying content that has been added to or deleted from one of the personalized home page and equivalent home page, and adding or deleted the corresponding content from the other home page.

13. A computer-implemented system, comprising:

a web page content database storing associations between session identifiers for devices of unknown users and entries corresponding to personalized web page content for the devices;

a personalized web page database containing code defining web pages for registered users; and

a personalized home page manager to associate a registered user with a session identifier upon a log in by the registered user, and to associate entries corresponding to personalized web page content with a personalized web page associated with the registered user.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the entries corresponding to personalized web page content are generated from messages received from the devices.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the messages received from the devices are delivered by a browser redirect upon selection by users of the devices of a control for adding content to a personalized page.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the code defining web pages for registered users comprises code defining two or more corresponding but different pages for each of a plurality of users.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the personalized home page manager is configured to associate entries corresponding to personalized web page content with the two or more corresponding but different pages for each of a plurality of users.

18. A computer-implemented system, comprising:

a web page content database storing associations between session identifiers for devices of unknown users and entries corresponding to personalized web page content for the devices;

a personalized web page database containing code defining web pages for registered users; and

means for associating entries corresponding to personalized web page content for a device with a personalized home page for a registered user.