System and method for automatic user profile switching

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure include systems and methods for profile switching by a computing device. In one example, a computing device may include a memory storing instructions, and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions. The processor may receive a request to initiate a new instance of a website. The processor may also determine a domain name of the website in response to the request. The processor may also determine a first user profile corresponding to a domain name from a plurality of user profiles based on user profile information corresponding to one or more of profile history data, profile favorites data, or management settings data. The processor may also launch a new instance of the website in a browser according to the first user profile.

Description

Background Art

[0001] The present disclosure relates to computing devices and, more particularly, to systems and methods for automatic profile switching by computing devices.

[0002] User profiles can provide customized experiences for users on a domain or website based on stored settings (such as browsing settings, bookmarks, or saved passwords). For example, when a user visits a website, the website can request user profile information (e.g., username and password). Once the user profile information is entered, the browser can save the user profile information, and the website can store browsing information (e.g., cookies) related to the user profile information. In this example, the website can remember the products viewed by the user to provide recommendations to the user during the current visit or the next visit to the website. Typically, users do not provide any user profile information when visiting a website, or the browser automatically provides the website with the user profile information entered during a previous visit to the website. However, in some cases, the browser can provide user profile information to the website, but the user may prefer to use an alternative user profile associated with the website.

[0003] Therefore, there is a need in the art for improvements in user profile switching. Summary of the invention

[0004] A simplified summary of one or more implementations of the present disclosure is presented below to provide a basic understanding of these implementations. This summary is not an extensive overview of all contemplated implementations, and is neither intended to identify key or important elements of all implementations, nor to identify the scope of any or all implementations. Its sole purpose is to present some concepts of one or more implementations of the present disclosure in a simplified form as a prelude to a more detailed description presented later.

[0005] In one aspect, a computing device is disclosed, the computing device including a memory storing instructions for performing profile switching by the computing device, and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory. The processor may be configured to execute instructions to receive a request to initiate a new instance of a website. A domain name of the website is determined in response to the request. The processor may also be configured to execute instructions to determine a first user profile corresponding to the domain name from a plurality of user profiles based on user profile information corresponding to one or more of profile history data, profile favorites data, or management settings data. The processor may also be configured to execute instructions to launch a new instance of the website in a browser according to the first user profile.

[0006] In another aspect, a method for profile switching by a computing device is disclosed. The method may include receiving a request to initiate a new instance of a website. The method may also include determining a domain name of the website in response to the request. The method may also include determining a first user profile of a plurality of user profiles corresponding to the domain name based on user profile information corresponding to one or more of profile history data, profile favorites data, or management settings data. The method may also include launching a new instance of the website in a browser according to the first user profile.

[0007] In another aspect, a computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a processor is disclosed. The computer-readable medium may include instructions for receiving a request to initiate a new instance of a website. The computer-readable medium may also include instructions for determining a domain name of the website in response to the request. The computer-readable medium may also include instructions for determining a first user profile of a plurality of user profiles corresponding to a domain name based on user profile information corresponding to one or more of profile history data, profile favorites data, or management settings data. The computer-readable medium may also include instructions for launching a new instance of the website in a browser according to the first user profile.

[0008] Additional advantages and novel features associated with implementations of the present disclosure will be set forth in part in the following description and will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon examination or learning from practice of the following. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0009] In the attached picture:

[0010] Figure 1 is a conceptual view of an example user interface for a computing device according to aspects of the present disclosure;

[0011] Figure 2 is a conceptual diagram of an example computing device according to aspects of the present disclosure;

[0012] Figure 3 is another conceptual view of an example user interface for a computing device according to aspects of the present disclosure;

[0013] Figure 4 According to various aspects of the present disclosure, Figure 2 A flowchart of an example method for performing profile switching on a computing device; and

[0014] Figure 5 According to various aspects of the present disclosure Figure 2 A block diagram of additional components of an example computing device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0015] The present disclosure provides systems and methods for automatic user profile switching by a computing device. In an example, the systems and methods disclosed herein can allow a computing device to switch user profiles based on user profile information, the user profile information including one or more of user preferences, past use of the user profile, favorites settings, domain names, subdomains, query parameters of a uniform resource locator (URL), or administrative settings.

[0016] For example, a browser may support multiple user profiles, such as @microsoft.com or @outlook.com. When a user visits a website for personal reasons (e.g., an online shopping site), the user may want to use a user profile under @outlook.com, and when a user visits a website for business reasons (e.g., sharepoint.microsoft.com), the user may want to use a user profile under @microsoft.com. In another example, when a user clicks on a link sent in an email, a browser may start, but the browser does not know which account or user profile the user wants to use. If the URL associated with the link is work-related, a work-related user profile would be ideal, and if the URL is social, a personal-related user profile would be ideal. According to various aspects of the present disclosure, a browser may switch user profiles based on user profile information. In addition, when a user manually switches a user profile, the browser may be configured to prompt the user to provide an indication of whether the switch is a permanent switch, and record the indication accordingly.

[0017] Turning now to the drawings, examples of systems and methods for automatic user profile switching by a computing device are depicted. It should be understood that various aspects of the drawings may not be drawn to scale but are drawn for illustrative purposes.

[0018] Reference Figure 1 , depicts a conceptual view of an example user interface 100 for a computing device. Examples of computing devices may include a cellular phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a multimedia device, a video device, a digital audio player (e.g., an MP3 player), a camera, a game console, a tablet computer, a smart device, a wearable device, a large or small kitchen appliance, an Internet of Things (IoT) device, or any other similarly functional device capable of displaying the user interface 100.

[0019] As shown, the user interface 100 may display a first application 110 (e.g., an email application) for interacting with a user. In an example, the content 112 of the first application 110 may display a link 114 for the user to access a website (e.g., www.businesssite.com). In response to the link 114 being selected by the user, the user interface 100 may switch to a browser 120 to display the content 124 of a website 122 corresponding to the link 114.

[0020] In some cases, browser 120 may determine whether website 122 was accessed under first user profile 126 (e.g., profile 1) during a previous visit to website 122, and reuse the first user profile from the previous visit to website 122. In other words, a profile manager for browser 120 typically maintains user profile information including website 122 and credentials (e.g., username and password) associated with (or used during) the last visit to website 122. However, in some examples, a user may want website 122 to be displayed under a different user profile (e.g., profile 2) than the last user profile used to access website 122.

[0021] Aspects of the present disclosure describe a profile manager for browser 120 that allows browser 120 to switch user profiles based on one or more of a password list, a user profile history, an administrative setting, or a profile favorites setting. In some examples, the profile manager of browser 120 may also use domain names, subdomain names, and / or query parameters when determining which user profile to use.

[0022] refer to Figure 2 , depicts a conceptual view of an example computing device 200 for profile switching. In one aspect, the computing device 200 may include a profile manager 210 configured to manage a plurality of user profiles 222 and to select a user profile from the plurality of user profiles 222 to launch a website in the browser 120.

[0023] In one aspect, profile manager 210 can communicate with originating application 204 to receive a request (e.g., link 114) to access a website (e.g., website 122), and can provide information to browser 120 for the website to be launched under the selected user profile based on user profile information 220. In an example, originating application 204 can be any application installed on computing device 200 (e.g., first application 110 or browser 120) or any online application accessed by computing device 200 (e.g., an online email application).

[0024] In an example, profile manager 210 may include URL component manager 212 configured to receive a request from originating application 204 and determine URL component data 240 corresponding to a URL associated with the request. For example, URL component manager 212 may determine URL component data 240 by parsing a domain name, subdomain name, path, and / or query parameters from a URL associated with the request (e.g., www.businesssite.com).

[0025] In one aspect, profile manager 210 may further include profile determiner 214 configured to determine a first user profile corresponding to a domain name from among a plurality of user profiles 222 based on user profile information 220. In an example, profile determiner 214 may receive user profile information 220 from memory 216.

[0026] In one aspect, user profile information 220 may include user profile 222, credential data 224, profile history data 226, profile favorites data 228, or administrative settings data 230. In one example, user profile 222 may include data indicative of a user profile, such as a profile name or profile identifier corresponding to a website.

[0027] In an example, credential data 224 may include data indicating credential information that corresponds to user profile 222 and is used for the visited website. For example, credential data 224 may include a username and / or password corresponding to user profile 222 and the website.

[0028] In an example, the profile history data 226 may include data indicating historical visit information of the user profile 222 when visiting a website. For example, the profile history data 226 may include the number of visits that the user profile 222 has made to the website, the duration of these visits to the website, and / or the schedule of these visits to the website (e.g., time of day, day of the week).

[0029] In an example, the profile favorites data 228 may include data indicating favorites settings (e.g., as indicated by the user) corresponding to the user profile 222 and the website. For example, the profile favorites data 228 may indicate that the user has selected a user profile to be used when accessing the corresponding website.

[0030] Administrative settings data 230 may include data indicating settings (or restrictions) corresponding to user profiles 222 and websites. In some examples, administrative settings data 230 may allow or restrict websites to be launched under user profiles, such as restrictions on personal profiles of commercial intranet websites.

[0031] In an example, to determine the first user profile, the profile determiner 214 may examine the user profile information 220 and the URL component data 240 and determine one or more user profiles 222 corresponding to the domain name of the requested URL. When a single user profile is determined to correspond to the domain name of the requested URL, the profile determiner 214 may determine whether to open the URL under the single user profile 222 based on the user profile information 220. For example, the profile determiner 214 may verify that the management settings data 230 allows the single user profile 222 to be used when launching the website.

[0032] When multiple user profiles 222 correspond to the domain name of the requested URL, the profile determiner 214 can determine which user profile of the multiple user profiles 222 is provided to the browser 120 to launch the website. In an example, the profile determiner 214 can view the profile history data 226, the profile favorites data 228, and the management settings data 230 to determine whether a user profile 222 should be selected over another user profile 222. For example, the data of the user profile information 220 can be weighted so that some data is weighted relative to other data. In some examples, the user profile information 220 can be weighted based on the order of the descending order of the weight, such as the management settings data 230 can have a greater weight than the profile favorites data 228, and the profile favorites data 228 can have a greater weight than the profile history data 226.

[0033] Additionally, the profile determiner 214 can review the URL component data 240 to further determine one of the plurality of user profiles 222 to provide to the browser 120. For example, the URL component data 240 can be compared to the credential data 224, the profile history data 226, the profile favorites data 228, and / or the administrative settings data 230 to determine whether the URL component data 240 (e.g., a subdomain name or a query parameter) indicates which of the plurality of user profiles 222 to provide to the browser 120.

[0034] Once the user profile 222 has been determined (or selected), the profile determiner 214 may send the determined user profile 222 to the browser 120 to launch the website under the determined user profile 222. In an example, if the current browser window is open, the browser 120 may use the current browser window to launch the website under the determined user profile 222. In another example, if there are more than one browser windows open, the browser 120 may use the most recently used browser window to launch the website under the determined user profile 222. In another example, if no browser window is open, the browser 120 may open a new browser window and launch the website under the determined user profile 222 using the new browser window.

[0035] Reference Figure 3 , depicts another conceptual view of the example user interface 100. In this example, the browser 120 may have transitioned to the website 322 under a first profile (e.g., Profile 1) received from the profile manager 210 based on the user profile information 220. However, there may be multiple user profiles 326 corresponding to the website 322. Therefore, the user may select a second profile (e.g., Profile 2) as the user profile for the website 322.

[0036] In response to manually changing to the second profile, the content 324 of the website 322 may reflect the change in the user profile. Figure 3 As shown, content 324 of website 322 may display couches based on the second profile (eg, profile 2) having been selected, while content 324 may display furniture types other than couches based on the first profile (eg, profile 1).

[0037] Further in response to the manual change to the second profile, a profile favorite settings window 340 can be displayed in the user interface 100. The profile favorite settings window 340 can include content 342 that provides the user with one or more selections 344 to select whether the second profile (i.e., the profile selected by the user) should be designated as a permanent profile switch (e.g., a "favorite" profile) for the next visit to the website 322. The user can select one or more selections 344 and save the selections 344 (e.g., by selecting a save button 346) as the profile favorites data 228.

[0038] refer to Figure 4 , depicts an example method 400 for performing profile switching by a computing device. In an example, the method 400 may be performed by Figure 2 The computing device 200 and one or more components of the computing device 200 are executed as described herein (see, e.g. Figure 2 and Figure 5 ). An example of the operation of method 400 may be based on Figures 1 to 3 and Figure 5 is described.

[0039] At 402, method 400 may include receiving a request to initiate a new instance of a website. For example, computing device 200 and / or one or more components of computing device 200 (e.g., processor 502, profile manager 210, and / or URL component manager 212) may receive a request to initiate a new instance of website 122. In an example, the request may be received from originating application 204. An example of originating application 204 may be any application installed on computing device 200 (e.g., first application 110 or browser 120) or any online application accessed by computing device 200 (e.g., an online email application). In an example, the request may include a URL (e.g., URL 114) of a website (e.g., website 122).

[0040] At 404, method 400 may include determining a domain name of a website in response to the request. For example, computing device 200 and / or one or more components of computing device 200 (e.g., processor 502, profile manager 210, and / or URL component manager 212) may determine a domain name of website 122 in response to the request. For example, URL component manager 212 may parse components of a URL from the request to determine the domain name of the website.

[0041] At 406, method 400 may include determining, based on the user profile information, a first user profile corresponding to the domain name from the plurality of user profiles. For example, computing device 200 and / or one or more components of computing device 200 (e.g., processor 502, profile manager 210, and / or profile determiner 214) may determine, based on the user profile information corresponding to one or more of credential data 224, profile history data 226, profile favorites data 228, or management settings data 230, a first user profile corresponding to the domain name from the plurality of user profiles 222.

[0042] In some examples, method 400 may also include comparing the user profile information to the domain name and determining whether the user profile information corresponding to the first user profile corresponds to the domain name. For example, computing device 200 and / or one or more components of computing device 200 (e.g., processor 502, profile manager 210, and / or profile determiner 214) may compare user profile information 220 to the domain name to determine the first user profile, and determine whether the user profile information 220 corresponding to the first user profile corresponds to the domain name.

[0043] In some examples, method 400 may also include: determining multiple user profiles from a plurality of user profiles corresponding to the domain name, wherein the multiple user profiles include a first user profile, and selecting the first user profile from the multiple user profiles based on user profile information corresponding to one or more of the subdomain name or query parameters of the URL. For example, computing device 200 and / or one or more components of computing device 200 (e.g., processor 502, profile manager 210, and / or profile determiner 214) may compare user profile information 220 with URL component data 240 to determine the first user profile.

[0044] At 408, method 400 may include launching a new instance of the website in the browser according to the first user profile. For example, computing device 200 and / or one or more components of computing device 200 (e.g., processor 502, profile manager 210, and / or profile determiner 214) may launch a new instance of website 122 in browser 120 according to the first user profile. In an example, profile manager 210 may send information to browser 120 to launch website 122 under the first user profile.

[0045] Reference now Figure 5 , which shows an example of components of a computing device 200 according to an implementation, including additional component details as described herein. In an example, the computing device 200 may include a processor 502 for implementing processing functions associated with one or more of the components and the functions described herein. The processor 502 may include a single processor or multiple groups of processors or a multi-core processor. Moreover, the processor 502 may be implemented as an integrated processing system and / or a distributed processing system. In an implementation, for example, the processor 502 may include a profile manager 210, a profile determiner 214, and / or a URL component manager 212.

[0046] In an example, the computing device 200 may include a memory 216 for storing instructions executable by the processor 502 for implementing the functionality described herein. Further, the memory 216 may store user profile information 220 as described herein, including a user profile 222, credential data 224, profile history data 226, profile favorites data 228, or management settings data 230.

[0047] The computing device 200 may include a communication component 506 that utilizes hardware, software, and services to provide for establishing and maintaining communications with one or more devices, as described herein. The communication component 506 may carry communications between components on the computing device 200, as well as communications between the computing device 200 and external devices, and communications between devices located across a communication network and / or devices serially or locally connected to the computing device 200. For example, the communication component 506 may include one or more buses, and may also include a transmission chain component and a reception chain component associated with a transmitter and a receiver, respectively, which are operable to connect to external devices. In an example, the communication component 506 may communicate with other devices using one or more technologies, such as, but not limited to, WiFi, Bluetooth, infrared, or any other technology configured to receive signals that may be used by the computing device 200 for profile switching.

[0048] Computing device 200 may also include user interface component 508, which is operable to receive input from a user and / or a sensor of computing device 200, and further operable to generate an output for presenting (e.g., user interface 100) to a user. User interface component 508 may include one or more input devices 520, including but not limited to keyboard, numeric keypad, mouse, display (e.g., touch-sensitive display), digitizer, navigation key, function key, voice recognition component, any other mechanism that can receive input from a user or sensor, or any combination thereof. In addition, user interface component 508 may include one or more output devices 530, including but not limited to display, speaker, tactile feedback mechanism, printer, any other mechanism that can present output to a user, or any combination thereof. In an example, output device 530 (e.g., display) can present user interface 100.

[0049] As used in this application, the terms "component", "system" etc. are intended to include computer-related entities, such as but not limited to hardware, firmware, a combination of hardware and software, software or software in execution. For example, a component can be but not limited to a process, a processor, an object, an executable, an execution thread, a program, and / or a computer running on a processor. As an illustration, both the application running on a computer device and the computer device can be components. One or more components can reside in a process and / or an execution thread, and a component can be located on a computer and / or distributed between two or more computers. In addition, these components can be executed from various computer-readable media having various data structures stored thereon. These components can communicate by local and / or remote processes, such as according to a signal with one or more data packets, such as data from a component interacting with another component in a local system, a distributed system, and / or data interacting with other systems across a network such as the Internet by a signal.

[0050] Additionally, the term "or" is intended to mean an inclusive "or" rather than an exclusive "or." That is, unless specified otherwise, or clear from the context, the phrase "X employs A or B" is intended to mean any of the natural inclusive permutations. That is, the phrase "X employs A or B" is satisfied by any of the following: X employs A; X employs B; or X employs both A and B. In addition, the articles "a" and "an" used in this application and the appended claims should generally be construed to mean "one or more," unless specified otherwise or clear from the context to dictate the singular.

[0051] Various implementations or features may be presented in terms of systems, which systems may include multiple devices, components, modules, etc. It should be understood and appreciated that the various systems may include additional devices, components, modules, etc., and / or may not include all of the devices, components, modules, etc. discussed in conjunction with the figures. Combinations of these methods may also be used.

[0052] Various illustrative logic, logic blocks, and actions of the methods described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented or performed with a specially programmed general purpose processor, digital signal processor (DSP), application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), field programmable gate array (FPGA), or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof, which is designed to perform the functions described herein. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but in an alternative, the processor may be any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. The processor may also be implemented as a combination of computer devices, such as a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a combination of multiple microprocessors, a combination of one or more microprocessors and a DSP core, or any other such configuration. In addition, at least one processor may include one or more operable components to perform one or more of the steps and / or actions described above.

[0053] In addition, the steps and / or actions of the method or program described in conjunction with the implementation disclosed herein may be directly implemented in hardware, in a software module executed by a processor, or in a combination of the two. The software module may reside in a RAM memory, a flash memory, a ROM memory, an EPROM memory, an EEPROM memory, a register, a hard disk, a removable disk, a CD-ROM, or any other form of storage medium known in the art. An exemplary storage medium may be coupled to a processor so that the processor can read information from the storage medium and write information to the storage medium. In an alternative, the storage medium may be integrated into the processor. In addition, in some implementations, the processor and the storage medium may reside in an ASIC. In addition, the ASIC may reside in a user terminal. Alternatively, the processor and the storage medium may reside in a user terminal as separate components. In addition, in some implementations, the steps and / or actions of the method or program may reside in a machine-readable medium and / or a computer-readable medium (including a non-transient computer-readable medium) as one or any combination or set of codes and / or instructions, which may be incorporated into a computer program product.

[0054] In one or more implementations, the functions described may be implemented with hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. If implemented with software, the functions may be stored or transmitted as one or more instructions or codes on a computer-readable medium. Computer-readable media include both computer storage media and communication media, and communication media include any media that facilitates the transfer of computer programs from one place to another. Storage media may be any available media that can be accessed by a computer. As an example and not limitation, such computer-readable media may include RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other media that can be used to carry or store the required program code in the form of instructions or data structures and can be accessed by a computer. Disks and discs used herein include compact discs (CDs), laser discs, optical discs, digital versatile discs (DVDs), floppy disks, and blue discs, wherein disks usually copy data magnetically, and discs usually copy data optically with lasers. The above combination should also be included in the scope of computer-readable media.

[0055] Although the implementation of the present disclosure has been described in conjunction with the examples of the present disclosure, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes and modifications may be made to the above implementations without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Other implementations will be clear to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification or from practice according to the examples disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A computing device, comprising: A memory storing instructions for performing profile switching by the computing device; a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to: receiving a request to initiate a new instance of a website; In response to the request, determining a domain name of the website; selecting, by a web browser, a first user profile for accessing the website, wherein the first user profile is selected from a plurality of user profiles based on the domain name, the plurality of user profiles being supported by the web browser for browsing the website, wherein each user profile in the plurality of user profiles is associated with a corresponding credential for accessing the website via the user profile, and wherein selecting the first user profile is further based on user profile information corresponding to one or more of profile history data, profile favorites data, or administrative settings data; as well as Based on selecting the first user profile, the new instance of the website is launched in the web browser using the first user profile supported by the web browser.

2. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to: comparing the user profile information to the domain name; and A determination is made as to whether the user profile information corresponding to the first user profile corresponds to the domain name of a uniform resource locator (URL). 3 . The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the profile history data comprises historical access information of a user profile used to access the website. 4 . The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the management settings data indicates one or more instructions for launching the new instance of the website based on group management information corresponding to a user group. 5 . The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the profile favorites data indicates one or more instructions for launching the new instance of the website based on user preference information. 6 . The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the request to initiate the new instance of the website is received from a first application other than the browser.

7. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the user profile information further corresponds to credential data.

8. A method for performing profile switching by a computing device, comprising: receiving a request to initiate a new instance of a website; In response to the request, determining a domain name of the website; selecting, by a web browser, a first user profile for accessing the website, wherein the first user profile is selected from a plurality of user profiles based on the domain name, the plurality of user profiles being supported by the web browser for browsing the website, wherein each user profile in the plurality of user profiles is associated with corresponding credentials for accessing the website via the user profile, and wherein selecting the first user profile is further based on user profile information corresponding to one or more of profile history data, profile favorites data, or administrative settings data; as well as Based on selecting the first user profile, the new instance of the website is launched in the web browser using the first user profile supported by the web browser.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the first user profile of the plurality of user profiles comprises: comparing the user profile information to the domain name; as well as A determination is made as to whether the user profile information corresponding to the first user profile corresponds to the domain name of a uniform resource locator (URL).

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the profile history data includes historical access information of a user profile used to access the website. 11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the management setting data indicates one or more instructions for launching the new instance of the website based on group management information corresponding to a user group.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the profile favorites data indicates one or more instructions for launching the new instance of the website based on user preference information.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the request to initiate the new instance of the website is received from a first application other than the browser.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the user profile information further corresponds to credential data.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a processor, comprising: instructions for receiving a request to initiate a new instance of a website; Instructions for determining, in response to the request, a domain name of the website; an instruction for selecting, by a web browser, a first user profile for accessing the website, wherein the first user profile is selected from a plurality of user profiles based on the domain name, the plurality of user profiles being supported by the web browser for browsing the website, wherein each user profile in the plurality of user profiles is associated with a corresponding credential for accessing the website via the user profile, and wherein selecting the first user profile is further based on user profile information corresponding to one or more of profile history data, profile favorites data, or administrative settings data; as well as Instructions for selecting the first user profile, launching the new instance of the website in the web browser using the first user profile supported by the web browser.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, further comprising: instructions for comparing the user profile information to the domain name; as well as Instructions for determining whether the user profile information corresponding to the first user profile corresponds to the domain name of a uniform resource locator (URL). 17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the profile history data comprises historical access information of a user profile used to access the website. 18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the management settings data indicates one or more instructions for launching the new instance of the website based on group management information corresponding to a user group.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the profile favorites data indicates one or more instructions for launching the new instance of the website based on user preference information.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the request to initiate the new instance of the website is received from a first application other than the web browser.

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