Method and system for the creating, managing, and delivery of feed formatted content

• US 20060184617A1
• Filed: 02/13/2006
• Published: 08/17/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dizpersion Corporation
• Original Assignee: Dizpersion Corporation
• Inventors: Carswell, Ian B., Nicholas, Frank C.
• Application Number:
  US11/352,839
• Publication Number:
  US 20060184617A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/22 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/62 Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context

Abstract

The invention provides a system and method of providing user interest to a potential feed publisher. The method includes providing at least one feed, providing at least one information request feed item in the feed, receiving request information associated with the feed; and providing the request information to a potential feed publisher. The invention further provides a method of providing time sensitive information on a multimedia device. The method includes receiving a multimedia file associated with feed formatted content at a multimedia device, receiving a time activator associated with the multimedia file and the feed formatted content at the multimedia device, storing the multimedia file in association with the time activator at the multimedia device, receiving an information request, determining a time factor, and selectively providing the multimedia file on the multimedia device based on the information request, the time factor, and the time activator.

Claims

1. A method of providing user interest to a potential feed publisher, the method comprising:

Providing at least one feed;

Providing at least one information request feed item in the feed;

Receiving request information associated with the feed; and

Providing the request information to a potential feed publisher.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the feed is a placeholder feed.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

storing a record of the request information

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the request information is provided based on one of an elapsed time period or a request information threshold.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the request information is selected from the group consisting of an HTTP request for a feed, a subscription to a feed, a display of the feed item, or an interaction with the feed item.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing at least one of the request information or a request information threshold to a user.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing a user feed update assist request;

and providing information associated with the feed to at least one associate of the user based on the request.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the associates are members of a social network.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing feed publishing control to the potential feed publisher.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving publisher feed location information from the potential feed publisher;

receiving a subsequent request for the feed; and

providing a response to the request based on the publisher feed location information.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the response is a HTTP redirect.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the response includes proxied feed items.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the proxied feed items are cached.

14. A system of providing user interest to a potential feed publisher, the system comprising:

means for providing at least one feed;

means for providing at least one information request feed item in the feed;

means for receiving request information associated with the feed;

means for storing a record of the request information; and

means for providing the request information to a potential feed publisher.

15. A method of providing time sensitive information on a multimedia device, the method comprising:

Receiving a multimedia file associated with feed formatted content at a multimedia device;

Receiving a time activator associated with the multimedia file and the feed formatted content at the multimedia device;

Storing the multimedia file in association with the time activator at the multimedia device;

Receiving an information request;

Determining a time factor; and

Selectively providing the multimedia file on the multimedia device based on the information request, the time factor, and the time activator.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the multimedia device is a portable music player.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the multimedia device is a cell phone.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the multimedia file is associated with a characteristic profile.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

Receiving a bar code marker associated with the multimedia file; and

Selectively displaying a bar code based on the information request, the time factor, and the time activator, and the bar code marker.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein the bar code comprises a bar code image imbedded in the multimedia file.