Method and system for dynamically determining the appropriate information and/or user interface for presentation to differing users

A computer readable medium with program instructions for providing information and/or an interface in a computer system, the instructions for:

• (a) determining that a user is accessing the system;
• (b) analyzing the user's type in the system without a need for the user to provide a user profile, wherein the user's type is based at least on privileges held by the user in the system wherein the analyzing is not part of an authentication of the user for access to the system;
• (c) returning an estimate of the user's type based upon the analyzing instructions;
• and
• (d) displaying or modifying the information and/or the interface based upon the returned estimate.

A method for providing information and/or an interface in a computer system, comprising:

• (a) determining that a user is accessing the system;
• (b) estimating the user's type in the system after authenticating the user, using data already available concerning the user's authorities and privileges according to a standard used by the system, without a need for the user to provide a user profile, wherein the estimating is not part of an authentication of the user for access to system;
• (c) returning an estimate of the user's type;
• and
• (d) displaying or modifying the information and/or the interface based upon the returned estimate.

A computer readable medium with program instructions for providing information and/or an interface in a computer system, the instructions for:

• (a) determining that a user is accessing the system;
• (b) estimating the user's type in the system, using data already available concerning the user's authorities and privileges according to a standard used by the system, without a need for the user to provide a user profile, wherein the analyzing is not part of an authentication of the user for access to the system;
• (c) returning an estimate of the user's type;
• and
• (d) displaying or modifying the information and/or the interface based upon the returned estimate.

A system, comprising:

• a plurality of databases;
• a server coupled to the plurality of databases;
• and
• a plurality of clients coupled to the server,
• wherein each of the plurality of clients comprises a program,
• wherein a user may access the plurality of databases through the program,
• wherein information and/or an interface is displayed or modified for the program based upon an estimate of the user's type in the system without a need for the user to provide a user profile, wherein the user's type is based at least on privileges held by the user in the system, wherein determining the estimate of the user's type is not part of an authentication of the user for access to the system.