Method and apparatus for creation, publication and distribution of digital objects through digital networks
First Claim
1. In an apparatus for creation, storage, and distribution of digital objects on an electronic information network, a generalized tool for information publishing and personal communications comprising:
- a compound digital object, expressed in a flyer metaphor, defining either of a stand alone flyer, and a leading flyer that is associated with at least one fleet member flyer, comprising any of descriptive text elements, illustrative images, numeric descriptors, content excerpts, link to referred content, category label, association link and other digital components; and
said compound digital object comprising means for exposing a viewer to any of a name, likeness, logo, message, link and other characteristics of any of the publisher and a sender of said flyer as said viewer manipulates and interacts with said flyer.
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Abstract
The invention provides a generalized tool for information publishing and personal communication that is not limited to a dedicated purpose. The invention improves the processes associated with the creation, review, alteration, distribution and publishing of a compound derivative digital object capturing information on referred content accessible to users on an electronic information network and comprises any of the relevant characteristics of the referred content, such as its name, headline, content excerpt or sample, thumbnail-size illustration, link to network location. In particular, the invention provides an apparatus and method for easy capturing of such characteristics of referred content in a derivative digital object, altering its components and storing or transferring such derivative digital object, in the form expressed in a flyer metaphor, to other users of the electronic information network. Another embodiment of the invention describes the creation of digital objects based on user-defined content components and the combination of user-defined content components with derivative components obtained through the capturing process. In other embodiment of the invention provides means for annotation of the digital object by its publisher, sender or recipient, whereby personal notes, ratings, category labels, association links are attached to the digital object and the resulting compound digital object, expressed in a flyer metaphor, is stored on a network server in a limited or unlimited fashion for access and use by other network users.
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20 Claims
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1. In an apparatus for creation, storage, and distribution of digital objects on an electronic information network, a generalized tool for information publishing and personal communications comprising:
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a compound digital object, expressed in a flyer metaphor, defining either of a stand alone flyer, and a leading flyer that is associated with at least one fleet member flyer, comprising any of descriptive text elements, illustrative images, numeric descriptors, content excerpts, link to referred content, category label, association link and other digital components; and
said compound digital object comprising means for exposing a viewer to any of a name, likeness, logo, message, link and other characteristics of any of the publisher and a sender of said flyer as said viewer manipulates and interacts with said flyer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 15, 16, 17)
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3. A compound digital object expressed in a flyer metaphor, defining either of a stand alone flyer, and a leading flyer that is associated with at least one fleet member flyer, comprising:
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any of descriptive text elements, illustrative images, numeric descriptors, content excerpts, link to referred content, category label, association link and other digital components; and
means for exposing a viewer to any of a name, likeness, logo, message, link and other characteristics of any of the publisher and a sender of said flyer as said viewer manipulates and interacts with said flyer. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19)
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20. A method for making a compound digital object, comprising the steps of:
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capturing any of a portion of the referred digital content accessible through the electronic information network, link to said content, thumbnail-size illustration depicting said content, publisher-defined digital content, publisher-defined link;
adding publisher identification comprising of any of a publisher'"'"'s name, likeness, link, message and logo; and
saving the captured compound digital object on the network server.
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