GENERIC CONTENT COLLECTION SYSTEMS

• US 20080010319A1
• Filed: 07/06/2007
• Published: 01/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: AddThis, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Vonarburg, Dominique, Hare, William
• Granted Patent: US 8,869,066 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/104.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/95 Retrieval from the web
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display

Abstract

The invention generally relates to a universal, generic content collection method and system for collecting, storing, and sharing content on the Internet using computers, mobile and/or electronic devices. In one aspect, the invention relates to methods and systems for collecting multiple types of content using a user interface. The method includes activating the user interface associated with the content, wherein the user interface is configurable to be associated with at least two types of content; optionally, providing a list of one or more content collections services, wherein a first content collection service is configured to collect a first type of content and a second content collection service is configured to collect a second type of content; and directing the content to one or more content collection services. The user interface may be a virtual button on a webpage, browser or other screen device, or a physical button on a piece of hardware such as a PDA, mobile phone, watch, etc.

Claims

1. A method for collecting multiple types of content using a user interface, the method comprising:

activating the user interface associated with the content, wherein the user interface is configurable to be associated with at least two types of content;

optionally, providing a list of one or more content collections services, wherein a first content collection service is configured to collect a first type of content and a second content collection service is configured to collect a second type of content; and

directing the content to one or more content collection services.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface comprises one or more of a browser button, a button displayed on a webpage, and a button on a mobile device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the mobile device comprises one or more of a cell phone, PDA, camera, and watch.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the content comprises one or more of bookmarks, RSS feeds, podcasts, products, advertisements, contacts, events, images, videos, ads, classifieds, documents, and snippets of information.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the content is displayed on a web page and the user interface is displayed on the webpage.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising additional user interfaces displayed on the webpage.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the additional user interfaces are associated with content of a different type than the first type of content.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising setting a default content collection service for the content, whereby subsequently activating a user interface associated with a second content directs the content to the default content collection service, the second content type being the same content type as the first content.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein subsequently activating the user interface associated with the second content directs the content to the default content collection service without presenting an option of selecting a content collection service.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the content collected is stored in a database separate from the content collection service.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the data collected is used for determining advertisements to be displayed to a user.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the data collected is used for creating a profile of the user of the user interface.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the data collected is used for inventory management purposes.

14. A system for collecting multiple types of content using a user interface, the system comprising:

a means for displaying a user interface associated with the content, wherein the user interface is configurable to be associated with at least two types of content;

a means for processing data created by activating the user interface to direct the content to one or more content collection services; and

an optional display of a list of one or more content collections services, wherein a first content collection service is configured to collect a first type of content and a second content collection service is configured to collect a second type of content.

15. A method for collecting content using a user interface, the method comprising:

activating the user interface associated with the content;

providing a list of one or more content collections services to receive the content; and

directing the content to one or more content collection services.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the user interface comprises one or more of a browser button, a button displayed on a webpage, and a button on a mobile device.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the mobile device comprises one or more of a cell phone, PDA, camera, and a watch.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the content comprises bookmarks, RSS feeds, podcasts, products, advertisements, contacts, events, images, videos, ads, classifieds, documents, and snippets of information.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the content is displayed on a web page and the user interface is displayed on the webpage.

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising additional user interfaces displayed on the webpage.