Content management and access systems and methods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9372935-B2
Application number	US-16502708-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 30, 2008
Priority date	Jun 30, 2008
Publication date	Jun 21, 2016
Grant date	Jun 21, 2016

Abstract

An exemplary method includes receiving data representative of a content instance over a network from an access device associated with a user, storing the data representative of the content instance, providing the user with an interface configured to allow the user to define at least one access rule corresponding to the content instance, the at least one access rule based on at least one user profile and at least one access device profile, receiving a communication from another access device over the network, and performing a predefined action related to the content instance in response to the communication and in accordance with the at least one access rule.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving data representative of a content instance over a network from a first access device associated with a first user;
storing said content instance;
defining at least one access rule corresponding to said content instance, said at least one access rule based on a user profile associated with said first user and at least one access device profile, said defining comprising
presenting, within a single graphical user interface view, a list showing a plurality of personas included within said user profile associated with said first user together with a separate list showing a plurality of users other than said first user,
receiving first input that is representative of
a selection by said first user of a first persona included in said plurality of personas, said separate list including at least one user that is not associated with said first persona, and
a selection by said first user of a first set of selected users including said at least one user that is not associated with said first persona, said first input provided by said first user by way of said single graphical user interface view, said first input causing a corresponding update to said separate list as presented in said single graphical user interface view,

associating, based on said first input, each of said users in said first set of selected users with said first persona,
receiving second input that is representative of
a selection by said first user of a second persona included in said plurality of personas,
a selection by said first user of a second set of selected users, said second input provided by said first user by way of said single graphical user interface view, said second input causing a corresponding update to said separate list as presented in said single graphical user interface view, said first set of selected users differing from said second set of selected users, at least one selected user being included in both said first set of selected users and said second set of selected users, and

associating, based on said second input, said second set of selected users with said second persona;

receiving, from a second access device associated with a second user over said network, a request for the second user to access the content instance by way of the second access device;
determining that a particular persona included in said plurality of personas is associated with both of said content instance and said second user; and
performing a predefined action related to said content instance in response to said request and in accordance with said at least one access rule, said predefined action comprising providing said second access device with a level of access to said content instance as specified by the particular persona and in accordance with an access device profile associated with said second access device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
using a first network platform to receive said data representative of said content instance; and
using a second network platform to receive said request.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said predefined action further comprises at least one of formatting said content instance for said second access device and denying access to said content instance.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising associating said content instance with at least one of said user profile and said at least one access device profile.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said single graphical user interface view comprises at least one graphical user interface displayed by said first access device associated with said first user.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing one or more content recommendations related to said content instance.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said single graphical user interface view is further configured to facilitate sharing of said content instance with one or more other users.

8. The method of claim 1 , tangibly embodied as computer-executable instructions on at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
said particular persona is associated with said content instance and a plurality of types of access device;
said at least one access rule restricts access to said content instance by one or more of said plurality of types of access device.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
said particular persona is associated with said content instance and a plurality of other users;
said at least one access rule restricts access to said content instance by one or more of said plurality of other users.

11. The method of claim 6 , further comprising identifying one or more relationships between said content instance and one or more other content instances;
wherein the providing said one or more content recommendations related to said content instance further comprises providing one or more links to said one or more other content instances based on said one or more relationships between said content instance and said one or more other content instances.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
said predefined action further comprises applying a specific formatting to said content instance for said second access device in accordance with a type of device identified in the access device profile associated with said second access device.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein defining said at least one access rule further comprises:
receiving input that is representative of a selection by said first user granting full access to said content instance by at least one of said first set of selected users;
receiving input that is representative of a selection by said first user granting partial access to said content instance by at least another of said first set of selected users;
denying access to said content instance by users from said list showing said plurality of users that are not included in said first set of selected users.

14. A system comprising at least one computing device, the at least one computing device implementing:
a content management subsystem configured to maintain data representative of a plurality of content instances; and
a first access subsystem associated with a first user and selectively and communicatively coupled to said content management subsystem over a network;
wherein said first access subsystem is configured to
transmit data representative of a content instance to said content management subsystem, and
define at least one access rule corresponding to said content instance, said at least one access rule based on a user profile associated with said first user and at least one access device profile, by
presenting, within a single graphical user interface view, a list showing a plurality of personas included within said user profile associated with said first user together with a separate list showing a plurality of users other than said first user,
receiving first input that is representative of
a selection by said first user of a first persona included in said plurality of personas, said separate list including at least one user that is not associated with said first persona, and
a selection by said first user of a first set of selected users including said at least one user that is not associated with said first persona, said first input provided by said first user by way of said single graphical user interface view, said first input causing a corresponding update to said separate list as presented in said single graphical user interface view,

associating, based on said first input, each of said users in said first set of selected users wi

Assignees

• Roberts Brian
• Relyea Don
• Zafar Shadman
• Verizon Patent & Licensing Inc

Inventors

• Roberts Brian
• Relyea Don
• Zafar Shadman

Classifications

• G06F16/958 Primary

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• G06F3/0649

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• G06F16/951

  Indexing; Web crawling techniques · CPC title

• G06F16/437

  Administration of user profiles, e.g. generation, initialisation, adaptation, distribution · CPC title