Content filtering for personal productivity applications

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016261603-A1
Application number	US-201615156434-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 17, 2016
Priority date	Nov 26, 2013
Publication date	Sep 8, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A set of context profiles containing profile content rules for filtering which content within a set of personal productivity applications (such as e-mail, chat, calendar, and contacts applications) is accessible by a user. Content rules support filtering content by, for example, content originator, and/or subject matter. The context profiles are centrally maintained for control of integrated, non-integrated, and/or independently administered personal productivity applications.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method comprising:
determining a set of content rules that control accessibility of content in a personal productivity application according to a first context profile; applying the set of content rules to a first set of content of a personal productivity application to identify context-specific data; and displaying, from the personal productivity application, only the context-specific data.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the applying the set of content rules is responsive to a selection of the first context profile from a set of context profiles.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein each context profile of the set of context profiles is associated with pre-determined content rules.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of content rules includes content filtering based on an identity of respective content originators.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of content rules includes content filtering based on an identity of one of a set of content recipients.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the personal productivity application displays the context-specific data on a first computer; and the step of applying the set of content rules to a first set of content is performed by an application operable by a second computer so that only context-specific data is downloaded to the first computer.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
registering the personal productivity application with a registration service; wherein: the registration service provides the processing hardware and machine logic to apply the set of content rules to the personal productivity application; and the personal productivity application and the registration service are administered by different entities.

8 . A computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having a set of instructions stored therein which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to filter application content by:
determining a set of content rules that control accessibility of content in a personal productivity application according to a first context profile; applying the set of content rules to a first set of content of a personal productivity application to identify context-specific data; and displaying, from the personal productivity application, only the context-specific data.

9 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the applying the set of content rules is responsive to a selection of the first context profile from a set of context profiles.

10 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the set of content rules includes content filtering based on an identity of respective content originators.

11 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the set of content rules includes content filtering based on an identity of one of a set of content recipients.

12 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein:
the personal productivity application displays the context-specific data on a first computer; and the step of applying the set of content rules to a first set of content is performed by an application operable by a second computer so that only context-specific data is downloaded to the first computer.

13 . The computer program product of claim 8 , further causing the processor to filter application content by:
registering the personal productivity application with a registration service; wherein: the registration service provides the processing hardware and machine logic to apply the set of content rules to the personal productivity application; and the personal productivity application and the registration service are administered by different entities.

14 . A computer system comprising:
a processor set; and a computer readable storage medium; wherein: the processor set is structured, located, connected, and/or programmed to run program instructions stored on the computer readable storage medium; and the program instructions which, when executed by the processor set, cause the processor set to filter application content by:
determining a set of content rules that control accessibility of content in a personal productivity application according to a first context profile;
applying the set of content rules to a first set of content of a personal productivity application to identify context-specific data; and
displaying, from the personal productivity application, only the context-specific data.

15 . The computer system of claim 14 , wherein the applying the set of content rules is responsive to a selection of the first context profile from a set of context profiles.

16 . The computer system of claim 14 , wherein the set of content rules includes content filtering based on an identity of respective content originators.

17 . The computer system of claim 14 , wherein the set of content rules includes content filtering based on an identity of one of a set of content recipients.

18 . The computer system of claim 14 , wherein:
the personal productivity application displays the context-specific data on a first computer; and the step of applying the set of content rules to a first set of content is performed by an application operable by a second computer so that only context-specific data is downloaded to the first computer.

19 . The computer system of claim 14 , further causing the processor set to filter application content by:
registering the personal productivity application with a registration service; wherein: the registration service provides the processing hardware and machine logic to apply the set of content rules to the personal productivity application; and the personal productivity application and the registration service are administered by different entities.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Hariharan Rajaraman
• Kumar Krishna C
• Muthuswamy Srinivasan S

Classifications

• G06F17/30528

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F17/30867

  Physics · mapped topic

• H04L63/102 Primary

  Entity profiles · CPC title

• G06F3/0481

  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 title

• H04L67/30

  Profiles · CPC title