1. A method of managing a security database in a computer memory, comprising:
presenting a content delivery unit including a plurality of URLs in a browser window on a computer display;
identifying a domain associated with the content delivery unit from a URL associated with the content delivery unit;
identifying a first set of URLs from the plurality of URLs included in the content delivery unit;
identifying a plurality of domains associated with the content delivery unit from the plurality of URLs, wherein a first set of domains is identified from the first set of URLs;
presenting a list of domains and a set of security categories to the user, the list of domains comprising the domain associated with the content delivery unit and the first set of domains;
receiving user input selecting a security category for a second set of domains, the second set of domains comprising a subset of the domain associated with the content delivery unit and the first set of domains based on the user input; and
associating the second set of domains with the selected security category in the security database.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving user input selecting an initial security category prior to presenting the list of domains, wherein presenting the list of domains and the set of security categories to the user includes presenting the selected initial security category to the user, and wherein receiving user input selecting a security category further includes receiving user input regarding the selected initial security category.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting the list of domains and the set of security categories to the user further includes presenting a plurality of protocols to the user, wherein receiving user input further includes receiving user input selecting a set of the plurality of protocols for the second set of domains, and wherein associating in the security database further includes associating the second set of domains with the selected set of the plurality of protocols in the security database.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining whether any of the second set of domains was previously assigned a security category in the security database; and
determining whether the previously assigned security category is different from the selected security category, wherein receiving user input selecting a security category for the second set of domains further includes the user overriding a previously selected security category, and wherein associating the second set of domains with the selected security category in the security database includes replacing a previously selected security category associated with the second set of domains in the security database.
5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
presenting a list of URLs and the set of security categories to the user, the list of URLs comprising the URL associated with the content delivery unit and the first set of URLs;
receiving user input selecting a security category for a second set of URLs, the second set of URLs comprising a subset of the URL associated with the content delivery unit and the first set of URLs based on the user input; and
associating the second set of URLs with the selected security category in the security database.
6. A computer usable program product comprising a non-transitory computer usable storage medium including computer usable code for use in managing a security database in a computer memory, the computer usable program product comprising code for:
presenting a content delivery unit including a plurality of URLs in a browser window on a computer display;
identifying a domain associated with the content delivery unit from a URL associated with the content delivery unit;
identifying a first set of URLs from the plurality of URLs included in the content delivery unit;
identifying a plurality of domains associated with the content delivery unit from the plurality of URLs, wherein a first set of domains is identified from the first set of URLs;
presenting a list of domains and a set of security categories to the user, the list of domains comprising the domain associated with the content delivery unit and the first set of domains;
receiving user input selecting a security category for a second set of domains, the second set of domains comprising a subset of the domain associated with the content delivery unit and the first set of domains based on the user input; and
associating the second set of domains with the selected security category in the security database.
7. The computer usable program product of claim 6, further comprising receiving user input selecting an initial security category prior to presenting the list of domains, wherein presenting the list of domains and the set of security categories to the user includes presenting the selected initial security category to the user, and wherein receiving user input selecting a security category further includes receiving user input regarding the selected initial security category.
8. The computer usable program product of claim 6, wherein presenting the list of domains and the set of security categories to the user further includes presenting a plurality of protocols to the user, wherein receiving user input further includes receiving user input selecting a set of the plurality of protocols for the second set of domains, and wherein associating in the security database further includes associating the second set of domains with the selected set of the plurality of protocols in the security database.
9. The computer usable program product of claim 6, further comprising code for:
determining whether any of the second set of domains was previously assigned a security category in the security database; and
determining whether the previously assigned security category is different from the selected security category, wherein receiving user input selecting a security category for the second set of domains further includes the user overriding a previously selected security category, and wherein associating the second set of domains with the selected security category in the security database includes replacing a previously selected security category associated with the second set of domains in the security database.
10. The computer usable program product of claim 6, wherein the computer usable code is stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium in a data processing system, and wherein the computer usable code was downloaded over a network from a remote data processing system.
11. The computer usable program product of claim 6, wherein the computer usable code is stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium in a server data processing system, and wherein the computer usable code is downloaded over a network to a remote data processing system for use in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium with the remote system.
12. A data processing system for managing a security database in a data processing system memory, the data processing system comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing program instructions which when executed by the processor execute the steps of:
presenting a content delivery unit including a plurality of URLs in a browser window on a computer display;
identifying a domain associated with the content delivery unit from a URL associated with the content delivery unit;
identifying a first set of URLs from the plurality of URLs included in the content delivery unit;
identifying a plurality of domains associated with the content delivery unit from the plurality of URLs, wherein a first set of domains is identified from the first set of URLs;
presenting a list of domains and a set of security categories to the user, the list of domains comprising the domain associated with the content delivery unit and the first set of domains;
receiving user input selecting a security category for a second set of domains, the second set domains comprising a subset of the domain associated with the content delivery unit and the first set of domains based on the user input; and
associating the second set of domains with the selected security category in the security database.
13. The data processing system of claim 12, further comprising receiving user input selecting an initial security category prior to presenting the list of domains, wherein presenting the list of domains and the set of security categories to the user includes presenting the selected initial security category to the user, and wherein receiving user input selecting a security category further includes receiving user input regarding the selected initial security category.
14. The data processing system of claim 12, wherein presenting the list of domains and the set of security categories to the user further includes presenting a plurality of protocols to the user, wherein receiving user input further includes receiving user input selecting a set of the plurality of protocols for the second set of domains, and wherein associating in the security database further includes associating the second set of domains with the selected set of the plurality of protocols in the security database.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A digital scale comprising:
a display;
a buttonless top platform;
a controller operatively associated with said display and said top platform wherein physical contact with said platform activates said scale, determines a mode of operation from among a plurality of independent modes of operation and identifies a user of said scale;
a memory for storage of measured weight values; and
wherein said controller comprises a clock for generating a relative date-stamp for each of said stored measured weight values based on the period of time that has passed since the initial application of electrical energy to said scale.
2. The scale of claim 1, wherein a first mode of operation measures and displays a user’s weight.
3. The scale of claim 1, wherein a second mode of operation measures and displays at least a user’s current weight and a delta weight value between the user’s current weight and a most recently stored measured weight value.
4. The scale of claim 3, wherein said second mode of operation additionally displays any delta weight values between the user’s current weight and the stored measured weight values most closely aligned with four, eight and twelve weeks earlier, selection of the most appropriate stored measured weight values being based on the relativistic date-stamp associated with each stored measured weight value.
5. The scale of claim 4, wherein said display includes a combination numerical and textual indication of the relativistic time period between the current measured weight value and said delta weight values.
6. The scale of claim 3, wherein said display provides a visual positivenegative indicator of the delta weight value relative to said current measured weight value.
7. The scale of claim 1, wherein a third mode of operation functions to provide said user a reminder of an important event or task.
8. The scale of claim 7, wherein either one of said first or said second modes of operation may simultaneously function during the performance of the third mode of operation.
9. The scale of claim 1, wherein said display is a multi-segment LED or LCD display.
10. The scale of claim 1, wherein said scale has a plurality of display animations indicative of the operation said scale is performing.
11. The scale of claim 10, wherein said individual display animations include indications for an error, the calibration of the scale, the measurement of a weight value, and the reset of data for a given user.
12. A method of using a digital scale comprising a display, a buttonless top platform, a controller operatively associated with said display and said top platform wherein physical contact with said platform allows a user of said scale to activate said scale, determine a mode of operation of said scale and identify a user of said scale, a memory for storage of measured weight values, and wherein said controller comprises a clock for generating a relativistic date-stamp for each of said stored measured weight values based on the period of time that has passed since the initial application of electrical energy to said scale, said method comprising:
physically contacting said platform to power on said scale and to determine said operating mode of said scale;
using said platform to identify said user of said scale;
displaying a current measured weight value in a first mode of operation or displaying a current measured weight value and at least a delta weight value between the current measured weight value and the most recently stored measured weight value in a second mode of operation; and
automatically powering off said scale after said reading is displayed.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein said a first mode of operation functions to measure and display a user’s weight.
14. The method of claim 12, wherein said second mode of operation additionally displays any delta weight values between the user’s current weight and the stored measured weight values most closely aligned with four, eight and twelve weeks earlier, selection of the most appropriate stored measured weight values being based on the relativistic date-stamp associated with each stored measured weight value.
15. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of displaying a combination numerical and textual indication of the relativistic time period between the current measured weight value and said delta weight values.
16. The method of claim 12, wherein said second mode of operation further comprises the step of displaying a visual positivenegative indicator of the delta weight value relative to said current measured weight value.
17. A digital scale comprising:
a display;
a buttonless top platform;
a controller operatively associated with said display and said top platform wherein physical contact with said platform allows a user of said scale to activate said scale, determine a mode of operation from among a plurality of independent modes of operation and identify a user of said scale;
a memory for storage of measured weight values, wherein said memory may be reset on a user-by-user basis through physical contact with said top platform; and
wherein said controller comprises a clock for generating a relative date-stamp for each of said stored measured weight values based on the period of time that has passed since the initial application of electrical energy to said scale.
18. The scale of claim 17, wherein said scale has a plurality of display animations indicative of the operation said scale is performing.