MANAGING CUSTOMIZED USER INTERFACES

• US 20130151991A1
• Filed: 12/26/2012
• Published: 06/13/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/1998
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kimball, Jeffrey David, Dolan, Christina Ann Rank, Wassom, John Thurston Jr.
• Granted Patent: US 10,423,289 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/753
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99939 Privileged access
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface

Abstract

A user interface including one or more references to content is customized. Several user profiles are provided from which a user may be associated. Each user profile includes user profile information. The user profile associated with a user to whom a user interface will be provided is accessed. A user interface is configured for the user, based at least in part upon the user profile accessed as being associated with the user. Access to content is enabled based on user manipulation of the configured user interface.

Claims

1-60. -60. (canceled)

61. A method comprising:

accessing, using at least one processor, user profile information associated with a user;

receiving a request from the user to add requested content to a user interface;

determining whether the requested content is permitted based on the user profile information; and

adding the requested content to the user interface if permitted based on the user profile information.

62. The method as recited in claim 61, further comprising customizing the user interface to include customized content based on the user profile information.

63. The method as recited in claim 62, further comprising preventing the user from modifying the customized content of the user interface.

64. The method as recited in claim 63, wherein the customized content comprises one or more pre-approved links to content.

65. The method as recited in claim 61, wherein the requested content comprises one or more links to content.

66. The method as recited in claim 65, wherein the one or more links to content provide access to one or more websites.

67. The method as recited in claim 61, wherein the requested content comprises one or more toolbar controls.

68. The method as recited in claim 67, wherein the one or more toolbar controls comprise a control for accessing one or more websites.

70. The method as recited in claim 67, wherein the one or more toolbar controls comprise a button.

71. The method as recited in claim 67, wherein the one or more toolbar controls comprise a menu option.

72. The method as recited in claim 71, wherein the one or more toolbar controls comprises a pull down menu.

73. The method as recited in claim 61, wherein the requested content comprises one or more pictures.

74. The method as recited in claim 61, wherein the user profile information indicates one or more attributes of the user.

75. The method as recited in claim 74, wherein one or more attributes is an age of the user.

76. The method as recited in claim 74, wherein the one or more attributes are set by a master user.

77. The method as recited in claim 74, further comprising detecting the one or more attributes based on one or more activities of the user.

78. The method as recited in claim 77, wherein the one or more activities comprises viewing of one or more webpages.

79. The method as recited in claim 77, wherein the one or more activities comprises accessing one or more services.

80. The method as recited in claim 79, wherein the one or more services comprises one or more of website browsing, email, chat sessions, and file downloading.

81. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including a set of instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to perform steps comprising:

accessing user profile information associated with a user;

receiving a request from the user to add requested content to a user interface;

determining whether the requested content is permitted based on the user profile information; and

adding the requested content to the user interface if permitted based on the user profile information.

82. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 81, further comprising instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to customize the user interface to include customized content based on the user profile information.

83. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 82, further comprising instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to prevent the user from modifying the customized content of the user interface.

84. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 83, wherein the customized content comprises one or more pre-approved links to content.

85. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 83, wherein the user profile information indicates one or more attributes of the user.

86. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 85, wherein one or more attributes is an age of the user.

87. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 86, wherein the one or more attributes are set by a master user.

88. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 85, further comprising instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to detect the one or more attributes based on one or more activities of the user.

89. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 88, wherein the one or more activities comprises accessing one or more services.

90. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 89, wherein the one or more services comprises one or more of website browsing, email, chat sessions, and file downloading.

91. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 88, wherein the one or more activities comprises viewing of one or more webpages.

92. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 91, wherein the one or more toolbar controls comprise a button.

93. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 91, wherein the one or more toolbar controls comprise a menu option.

94. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 93, wherein the one or more toolbar controls comprises a pull down menu.

95. A method comprising:

accessing, using at least one processor, user profile information associated with a user;

customizing a user interface to include customized content based on the user profile information;

receiving a request from the user to add requested content to the customized user interface;

determining whether the requested content is permitted based on the user profile information; and

adding the requested content to the customized user interface if permitted based on the user profile information.

96. The method as recited in claim 95, further comprising:

receiving a request to remove at least a portion of the customized content from the user interface; and

preventing the removal of the customized content.

97. The method as recited in claim 95, wherein the user profile information indicates one or more attributes of the user.

98. The method as recited in claim 96, wherein one or more attributes is an age of the user.

99. The method as recited in claim 96, wherein the one or more attributes are set by a master user.

100. The method as recited in claim 96, further comprising detecting the one or more attributes based on one or more activities of the user.

101. The method as recited in claim 100, wherein the one or more activities comprises viewing of one or more webpages.

102. The method as recited in claim 96, wherein the one or more activities comprises accessing one or more services.

103. The method as recited in claim 102, wherein the one or more services comprises one or more of website browsing, email, chat sessions, and file downloading.