Peter Cranstone

Systems and methods for a contextual data platform are provided. According to one embodiment, a web server receives from a web browser running on an Internet-enabled device a HyperText Transport Protocol (HTTP) request. The HTTP request includes multiple HTTP header fields. A value of at least one of the HTTP header fields has been set based on a web browser privacy setting that was active at the time the HTTP request was generated by the Internet-enabled device. And, the web browser privacy… Show more

Systems and methods for a contextual data platform are provided. According to one embodiment, a web server receives from a web browser running on an Internet-enabled device a HyperText Transport Protocol (HTTP) request. The HTTP request includes multiple HTTP header fields. A value of at least one of the HTTP header fields has been set based on a web browser privacy setting that was active at the time the HTTP request was generated by the Internet-enabled device. And, the web browser privacy setting was selected by an end user of the Internet-enabled device from among multiple web browser privacy settings supported by the web browser. The value of the at least one HTTP header field is determined by the web server. Based on the value and responsive to the HTTP request, content tailored in accordance with the web browser privacy setting is returned by the web server. Show less

Systems and methods for a contextual data platform are provided. According to one embodiment, a HyperText Transport Protocol (HTTP) request is generated by a user agent running on an Internet-enabled device. The HTTP request includes multiple HTTP header fields complying with Request for Comments (RFC) 2616. Each of the HTTP header fields includes a name-value pair having a name separated from a value by a colon. The value of the name-value pair of an HTTP header field is set based on a privacy… Show more

Systems and methods for a contextual data platform are provided. According to one embodiment, a HyperText Transport Protocol (HTTP) request is generated by a user agent running on an Internet-enabled device. The HTTP request includes multiple HTTP header fields complying with Request for Comments (RFC) 2616. Each of the HTTP header fields includes a name-value pair having a name separated from a value by a colon. The value of the name-value pair of an HTTP header field is set based on a privacy setting or a data sharing setting that was established based on input received from an end user of the Internet-enabled device. A web server is directed by the user agent to return content tailored in accordance with the privacy setting or the data sharing setting by transmitting the HTTP request to the web server. Show less

Systems and methods for an unsolicited cookie enabled contextual data platform are provided. According to one embodiment, a mobile device is able to reconfigure a browser menu. An HTTP request is transmitted to a server device relating to a service supported by the server device. The request contains therein an unsolicited cookie including data indicative of information regarding (a) an end user of the mobile device, (b) the mobile device, (c) a location of the mobile device and/or (d) a… Show more

Systems and methods for an unsolicited cookie enabled contextual data platform are provided. According to one embodiment, a mobile device is able to reconfigure a browser menu. An HTTP request is transmitted to a server device relating to a service supported by the server device. The request contains therein an unsolicited cookie including data indicative of information regarding (a) an end user of the mobile device, (b) the mobile device, (c) a location of the mobile device and/or (d) a network to which the mobile device is connected. Responsive to the request, an HTML file is received from the server device having embedded therein contextual menu information based on the service and the unsolicited cookie. The contextual menu information is extracted from the HTML file. End user interaction with the service is then customized by dynamically reconfiguring a browser menu of the mobile device based on the contextual menu information. Show less

Systems and methods for a contextual data platform are provided. According to one embodiment, an Internet-enabled mobile device is provided, including a storage device having embodied thereon instructions and one or more processors operable to execute the instructions. An HTTP request relating to a service supported by the server device and contextual information including (a) information regarding an end user, (b) information regarding the mobile device and (c) information regarding a location… Show more

Systems and methods for a contextual data platform are provided. According to one embodiment, an Internet-enabled mobile device is provided, including a storage device having embodied thereon instructions and one or more processors operable to execute the instructions. An HTTP request relating to a service supported by the server device and contextual information including (a) information regarding an end user, (b) information regarding the mobile device and (c) information regarding a location of the mobile device are concurrently transmitted to the server device. Responsive to the request and the contextual information, an HTML file within which contextual menu information based on the service and the contextual information is embedded is received from the server device. Contextual menu information is extracted from the HTML file. End user interaction with the service is customized by dynamically reconfiguring a browser menu of the mobile device based on the contextual menu information. Show less

Systems and methods for a contextual data platform are provided. According to one embodiment, a request is received from a client at a server. Responsive to the request, the client is caused to display a customized menu structure by transmitting to the client contextual menu information based in part on a resource associated with the request. According to another embodiment, an augmented HyperText Transport Protocol (HTTP) request is received from a client application. The augmented HTTP… Show more

Systems and methods for a contextual data platform are provided. According to one embodiment, a request is received from a client at a server. Responsive to the request, the client is caused to display a customized menu structure by transmitting to the client contextual menu information based in part on a resource associated with the request. According to another embodiment, an augmented HyperText Transport Protocol (HTTP) request is received from a client application. The augmented HTTP request identifies a resource and indicates a desired action to be performed on the resource. Personalization information is identified and extracted from HTTP header fields associated with the request. The personalization information includes one or more of personal and preference information, device information and location information. Then, the content associated with the resource and/or a format in which the content is delivered to the client application is customized based on the personalization information. Show less