Method and system for determining and sharing a user's web presence

• US 9,432,376 B2
• Filed: 12/12/2014
• Issued: 08/30/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Wherry, Elaine, Jen, Sandy, Sternberg, Seth, Shen, Jian
• Primary Examiner(s): Hussain, Tauqir
• Application Number:
  US14/569,528
• Publication Number:
  US 20150150080A1
• Time in Patent Office: 627 Days
• Field of Search: 709/204
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/95 Retrieval from the web
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2216/15 Synchronised browsing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users

Abstract

A method and system for determining and sharing a user'"'"'s web presence have been disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer implemented method comprises providing web presence information associated with a first user from a first computer having a first software module. The web presence in formation is received at a second computer. The web presence information is used to dynamically inform a second user communicating with the second computer of a website that the first user is viewing.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

determining, with one or more processors, presence information of users visiting an application;

determining, with the one or more processors, whether a number of users visiting the application satisfies a threshold number of visits to the application using the presence information;

responsive to satisfying the threshold, retrieving, with the one or more processors, targeted information from a third party providing the application; and

transmitting, with the one or more processors, an instruction to a device that causes the device to display the targeted information to at least one of the users visiting the application, the targeted information being displayed within a graphical element on the device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the number of users visiting the application satisfies the threshold includes generating presence statistics using the presence information, the presence statistics including a duration of the at least one user on the application.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the presence information of the users visiting the application includes identifying behavior of the users while the users are visiting the application.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the presence information of the users includes retrieving a designation of an active browser associated with the application the users are visiting.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the targeted information includes determining whether the users are currently active on the application.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the targeted information includes at least one of from the group of an RSS feed, a pop-up window, an instant message and an email.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the presence information of the users includes restricting the presence information of the users from being associated with a secure application.

8. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer useable medium including a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:

determine presence information of users visiting an application;

determine whether a number of users visiting the application satisfies a threshold number of visits to the application using the presence information;

responsive to satisfying the threshold, retrieve targeted information from a third party providing the application; and

transmit an instruction to a device that causes the device to display the targeted information to at least one of the users visiting the application, the targeted information being displayed within a graphical element on the device.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the determination of whether the number of users visiting the application satisfies the threshold includes generating presence statistics using the presence information, the presence statistics including a duration of the at least one user on the application.

10. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the determination of the presence information of the users visiting the application includes identifying behavior of the users while the users are visiting the application.

11. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the determination of the presence information of the users includes retrieving a designation of an active browser associated with the application the users are visiting.

12. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein provision of the targeted information includes determining whether the users are currently active on the application.

13. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the targeted information includes at least one of an RSS feed, a pop-up window, an instant message and an email.

14. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the determination of the presence information of the users includes restricting the presence information of the users from being associated with a secure application.

15. A system comprising:

a processors; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the system to;

determine presence information of users visiting an application;

determine whether a number of users visiting the application satisfies a threshold number of visits to the application using the presence information;

responsive to satisfying the threshold, retrieve targeted information from a third party providing the application; and

transmit an instruction to a device that causes the device to display the targeted information to at least one of the users visiting the application, the targeted information being displayed within a graphical element on the device.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the determination of whether the number of users visiting the application satisfies the threshold includes generating presence statistics using the presence information, the presence statistics including a duration of the at least one user on the application.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the determination of the presence information of the users visiting the application includes identifying behavior of the users while the users are visiting the application.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the determination of the presence information of the users includes retrieving a designation of an active browser associated with the application the users are visiting.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein provision of the targeted information includes determining whether the users are currently active on the application.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the determination of the presence information of the users includes restricting the presence information of the users from being associated with a secure application.