NETWORK APPLIANCE

• US 20140020065A1
• Filed: 07/10/2012
• Published: 01/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Yahoo! Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Motgi, Nitin, Fernandez-Ruiz, Bruno
• Granted Patent: US 10,193,887 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/4
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources

Abstract

System, method, and device for providing services on a network. The device comprises a security assessor and a service provider unit. The security assessor is connected to the network and is configured to identify rights of an entity on the network. The service provider unit is connected to the network and the security assessor. The service provider unit comprises a discovery unit, an interaction unit, and an interest unit. The discovery unit identifies content available on the network. The interaction unit identifies interactions of the entity on the network. The interest unit identifies interests of the entity based on the identified interactions and the identified content. The service provider unit provides services to the entity on the network, based on the rights of the entity, and at least one of the identified content and the identified interests of the entity.

Claims

1. A device for providing services comprising:

a security assessor connected to a network and configured to identify rights of an entity on the network;

a service provider unit connected to the network and the security assessor, the service provider unit comprising;

a content discovery unit that identifies first content on the network;

an interaction unit that identifies interactions of the entity on the network; and

an interest discovery unit that identifies interests of the entity based on the identified interactions and the first content identified by the discovery unit; and

the service provider unit providing a service to the entity on the network, based on the rights of the entity, and at least one of the first content and the identified interests of the entity.

2. The device according to claim 1, the service provider unit further comprising a new interest unit that identifies second content of interest to the entity based on at least one of the identified interests of the entity and the first content, wherein the service provider unit provides the service to the entity on the network, further based on the second content.

3. The device according to claim 2, the service provider unit further comprising a social network engine and a social network database connected to the social network engine, the social network engine providing a portion of the service based on third content stored in the social network database and the second content, wherein the social network engine updates the third content based on interactions between the social network engine and the entity.

4. The device according to claim 3 the interest discovery unit further identifies the interests of the entity based on the third content in the social network database.

5. The device according to claim 1, the service provider unit further comprising a search engine database and a search engine, wherein the discovery unit indexes the first content and stores the indexed first content in the search engine database and the search engine delivers fourth content to the entity based on the indexed first content in the search engine database and a request by the entity.

6. A system for providing services on comprising a network appliance comprising:

a security assessor connected to a first network and configured to identify rights of an entity on the first network; and

a service provider unit connected to the first network and the security assessor, the service provider unit comprising;

a content discovery unit that identifies first content on the first network;

an interaction unit that identities activities of the entity on the first network; and

an interest discovery unit that identifies interests of the entity based on the identified activities and the first content;

wherein the service provider unit provides a service to the entity on the first network, based on the rights of the entity, and at least one of the first content and the identified interests of the entity.

7. The system according to claim 6, the service provider unit further comprising a new interest unit that identifies second content of interest to the entity based on at least one of the identified interests of the entity and the first content, wherein the service provider unit provides the service to the entity on the network, further based on the second content.

8. The system according to claim 7, the service provider unit further comprising a social network engine and a social network database connected to the social network engine, the social network engine providing a portion of the service to the entity on the first network, based on third content in the social network database and the second content, wherein the social network engine updates the third content based on interactions between the social network engine and the entity.

9. The system according to claim 8, the interest unit further identifies the interests of the entity based on the third content.

10. The system according to claim 7, further comprising an appliance provider attached to a second network, the appliance provider connected to the service provider unit, wherein the new interest unit requests content on the second network via the appliance provider based on the second content.

11. A method of providing services implemented on a machine having at least one processor, storage, and a communication platform connected to a network, the method comprising:

identifying rights of an entity on the network, via the communication platform;

identifying first content on the network, via the communication platform;

identifying activities of the entity on the network, via the communication platform;

identifying interests of the entity based on the identified activities and the first content; and

providing a service to the entity on the network, based on the identified rights of the entity, and at least one of the first content and the identified interests of the entity.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the service includes providing customized second content to the entity based on the interests of the entity.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the second content comprises a first portion including a selected part of the first content, and a second portion including third content, the third content from outside of the network, and the method further comprising indicating to the entity which is the first portion and which is the second portion.

14. The method according to claim 11, wherein the provided service excludes portions of the first content that the entity has no rights to view.

15. The method according to claim 11, further comprising identifying third content outside of the network and of interest to the entity, via the communication platform;

and

providing the service to the entity on the network further based on the third content.

16. A machine-readable tangible and non-transitory medium with information recorded thereon, wherein the information, when read by a machine, causes the machine to perform the following steps:

identify rights of an entity on a network;

identify first content on the network;

record activities of the entity on the network;

identify interests of the entity based on the recorded activities and the content available; and

provide a service to the entity on the network, based on the rights of the entity, and at least one of the first content and the identified interests of the entity.

17. The machine-readable medium according to claim 16, wherein the service includes providing customized second content to the entity based on the interests of the entity.

18. The machine-readable medium according to claim 17, wherein the second content comprises a first portion including a selected part of the first content, and a second portion including third content, the third content from outside of the network, and the steps further comprising indicating to the entity, which is the first portion and which is the second portion.

19. The machine-readable medium according to claim 16, wherein the service excludes portions of the first content that the entity has no rights to view.

20. The machine-readable medium according to claim 16, further comprising identifying third content outside of the network and of interest to the entity;

and

the service to the entity on the network further based on the third content.