CONTENT FEEDBACK FOR AUTHORS OF WEB SYNDICATIONS

• US 20070299935A1
• Filed: 06/23/2006
• Published: 12/27/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Plastina, Daniel, Jaffray, Andrew J., Silverman, Andrew L., Vincent, Joshuah, Mullally, John P.
• Granted Patent: US 8,099,459 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking

Abstract

Transmit user feedback from a user to a web syndication author. A first communication link is opened. Content data from the web syndication author is received. The received content data is stored on a first client device. The opened first communication link is terminated after receiving the content data. User behavior data is collected as a function of user interactions with the received content data on the first client device after terminating the first communication link. User feedback including the collected user behavior data is transmitted to the web syndication author by opening a second communication link.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting user feedback from a user to a web syndication author, said method comprising:

opening a first communication link;

receiving content data from the web syndication author, said received content data being stored on a first client device;

terminating the opened first communication link after receiving the content data;

collecting user behavior data as a function of user interactions with the received content data on the first client device after terminating the first communication link; and

transmitting the user feedback including the collected user behavior data to the web syndication author by opening a second communication link.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the content data comprises receiving the content data from the web syndication author via a podcast in a web syndication format, said web syndication format including at least one of the following:

branches of really simple syndication (RSS) format, and atom syndication format.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing to the user a user interface (UT) for providing additional user feedback to the web syndication author, and wherein transmitting comprises transmitting the additional user feedback to the web syndication author.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising classifying the collected user behavior data based at least one of the following categories:

information relating content data usage, information relating to quality of the web syndication content, information relating to content data transmission from the web syndication author to the user, and information relating to content data quality.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising formatting the collected user behavior data based on the classified categories, and wherein transmitting comprises transmitting the collected user behavior data with the classified categories.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising monitoring transferring of the content data from the first client device to another client device.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein collecting user behavior data comprises collecting user behavior data as a function of user interactions with the transferred content data on the another client device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the user feedback to the web syndication author according to a pre-determined time period or in response to an instruction from the podcaster.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more computer-readable media have computer-executable instructions for performing the method of claim 1.

10. A system for transmitting user feedback from a user to a web syndication author, said system comprising:

an interface for establishing a first communication link;

a processor configured for executing computer-executable instructions for;

receiving content data from the web syndication author, said received content data being stored on a first client device;

terminating the opened first communication link after receiving the content data;

collecting user behavior data as a function of user interactions with the received content data on the first client device after terminating the first communication link; and

transmitting the user feedback including the collected user behavior data to the web syndication author by opening a second communication link.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the processor is configured to receive the content data from the web syndication author via podcast in a web syndication format, said web syndication format including at least one of the following:

branches of really simple syndication (RSS) format, and atom syndication format.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the interface comprises a user interface (UT) for providing additional user feedback to the web syndication author, and wherein the processor is configured to transmitting the additional user feedback to the web syndication author.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to classify the collected user behavior data based at least one of the following categories:

information relating content data usage, information relating to quality of the web syndication content, information relating to content data transmission from the web syndication author to the user, and information relating to content data quality.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the processor classifies the at least one categories using one or more of the following metrics:

meaningful, professional presentation, inappropriate content, audio quality, and cool factor.

15. One or more computer-readable media having computer-executable components for transmitting user feedback from a user to a web syndication author, said computer-executable components comprising:

a subscription component for opening a first communication link, said communications component receives content data from the web syndication author, said received content data being stored on a first client device;

a termination component for terminating the opened first communication link after receiving the content data;

one or more habits agents for collecting user behavior data as a function of user interactions with the received content data on the first client device after terminating the first communication link; and

a feedback component for transmitting the user feedback including the collected user behavior data to the web syndication author by opening a second communication link.

16. The computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein the one or more habits agents collect user behavior data as a function of user interactions with the transferred content data on the another client device.

17. The computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein the feedback component transmits the user feedback to the web syndication author according to a pre-determined time period or in response to an instruction from the user.

18. The computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein the one or more habits agents monitor transferring of the content data from the first client device to another client device.

19. The computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein the subscription component receives the content data from the web syndication author via podcast in a web syndication format, said web syndication format including at least on of the following:

branches of really simple syndication (RSS) format, and atom syndication format.

20. The computer-readable media of claim 15, further comprising a user interface (UI) for receiving additional user feedback for the web syndication author, and wherein the feedback component transmits the additional user feedback to the web syndication author.