METHOD FOR DISPLAYING USER GENERATED CONTENT IN A WEB BROWSER
First Claim
1. A method of displaying content at an internet client comprising:
- providing a database containing information on a plurality of profile owners, wherein for each of the plurality of profile owners, the database stores content generated by the respective profile owner, and wherein the content is intended to be displayable in conjunction with one or more web pages;
receiving a request from a first user of an internet client to view a first web page containing information relating to a profile of a first profile owner;
determining whether at least a portion of the requested first web page corresponds to content stored in the database; and
displaying at the internet client of the first user the first web page with content added from the database, wherein the content added from the database is content generated by the first profile owner.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided for use with a web browser for managing and automating the use of social networks and other web sites. For example, users can associate user generated content with third party web pages and to customize the visibility of this content based on multiple modes of authentication. Users may also manage personal profiles and contact lists over multiple social networks. Users can even monetize their popularity by hosting advertisements and being paid based on their respective level of viewer ship. Various other features are also available for use by users that will enhance their social networking experience and provide the users with increased control of their personal profiles.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of displaying content at an internet client comprising:
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providing a database containing information on a plurality of profile owners, wherein for each of the plurality of profile owners, the database stores content generated by the respective profile owner, and wherein the content is intended to be displayable in conjunction with one or more web pages; receiving a request from a first user of an internet client to view a first web page containing information relating to a profile of a first profile owner; determining whether at least a portion of the requested first web page corresponds to content stored in the database; and displaying at the internet client of the first user the first web page with content added from the database, wherein the content added from the database is content generated by the first profile owner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of displaying content on an internet client comprising:
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receiving a request from a first user of an internet client to view a first web page containing information relating to content generated by a second user; receiving content at the internet client from a first web server, the content corresponding to the first web page; receiving content at the internet client from an application server, the content from the application server relating to content generated by the second user; and displaying on an internet browser at the internet client a customized web page containing content from the first web server and the content from the application server. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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