Method of plug-in content hosting

• US 20080052615A1
• Filed: 10/31/2007
• Published: 02/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Piloandia, LLC
• Original Assignee: UnoWeb Virtual, LLC
• Inventors: Almeida, John
• Granted Patent: US 9,460,459 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/234
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/134 Hyperlinking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/143 Markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0613 Third-party assisted
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0621 Item configuration or customization
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers

Abstract

A virtual network resource infrastructure for hosting and managing a plurality of e-malls and each e-mall uses the virtual network resource infrastructure for offering e-commerce solution and the hosting of: e-shops, e-distributors and web sites. Also, on-line foreign language interface translation and interface exchange. Further having satellite e-malls with e-services and e-mall using satellite e-malls'"'"' e-services; user surfing tracking means and multiple sales channel where e-shops, e-malls, satellite e-malls and e-distributors sell their products directly or cross-sell each others products.

Claims

1. A method of content presentation, comprising:

a first host of contents hosting at least one content as a first content, said host of contents is flexible in behavior and act as plug-in to other host of contents;

once a host of contents incorporates said plug-in, the incorporating host of contents inherits all of said first host of contents'"'"' behaviors and said first host of contents'"'"' first content as well;

said first content becomes a virtual content at the inheritor host of contents; and

the inheritor host of contents cannot make any changes to the incorporated plug-in host of contents.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

a second host of contents having means to receive said first host of contents;

said second host of contents hosting at least one content as a second content; and

said second host of contents incorporates said first host of contents and inherits said first host of contents behavior and said first content as a virtual content.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

said second host of contents having means to present a content page to be displayed by a requesting client said page having a least a portion of said virtual content as a first content portion and at least a portion of said second content as a second content portion.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

said virtual content and said second content having an association.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said association is or more of:

(a) an object that is common to said virtual content and said second content;

(b) is at least one word that is common to said virtual content and said second content;

(c) is at least one category that is common to said virtual content and said second content;

(d) is at least one subcategory that is common to said virtual content and said second content;

(e) is at least one department group that is common to said virtual content and said second content;

(f) is at least one keyword that is common to said virtual content and said second content;

(g) is at least one encoded information in a form that is common to said virtual content and said second content.

6. The method of claim 1, further wherein:

said host of content incorporating said plug-in is one or more of;

(a) an e-mall;

(b) is an e-portal;

(c) is a company'"'"'s e-portal.

7. The method of claim 1, further wherein:

said plug-in is a satellite e-mall.

8. The method of claim 1, further wherein:

said plug-in is hosting one or more of;

(a) hosting e-service;

(b) is hosting e-commerce.

9. A method of content presentation, comprising:

a first host of contents hosting at least one content as a first content, said host of contents is flexible in behavior and act as plug-in to other host of contents;

once a host of contents incorporates said plug-in, the incorporating host of contents inherits all of said first host of contents'"'"' behaviors and said first host of contents'"'"' first content as well;

said first content becomes a virtual content at the inheritor host of contents; and

the inheritor host of contents will be able to make changes to the incorporated plug-in host of contents.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

a second host of contents having means to receive said first host of contents;

said second host of contents hosting at least one content as a second content; and

said second host of contents incorporates said first host of contents and inherits said first host of contents behavior and said first content as a virtual content.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

said second host of contents having means to present a content page to be displayed by a requesting client device said content page having a least a portion of said virtual content as a first content portion and at least a portion of said second content as a second content portion.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

said virtual content and said second content having a association.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein said association is or more of:

(a) an object that is common to said virtual content and said second content;

(b) is at least one word that is common to said virtual content and said second content;

(c) is at least one category that is common to said virtual content and said second content;

(d) is at least one subcategory that is common to said virtual content and said second content;

(e) is at least one department group that is common to said virtual content and said second content;

(f) is at least one keyword that is common to said virtual content and said second content;

(g) is at least one encoded information in a form that is common to said virtual content and said second content.

14. The method of claim 9, further wherein:

said host of content incorporating said plug-in is one or more of;

(a) an e-mall;

(b) is a e-portal;

(c) is a company'"'"'s e-portal.

15. The method of claim 9, further wherein:

said plug-in is a satellite e-mall.

16. The method of claim 15, further wherein:

said satellite e-mall is customized satellite e-mall.

17. The method of claim 16, further wherein:

said customized satellite e-mall is provided by said second host of contents.

18. The method of claim 9, further wherein:

said plug-in is hosting one or more of;

(a) hosting e-service;

(b) is hosting e-commerce.

19. A method of content presentation in a virtual network, comprising:

a first host of contents hosted by said virtual network and made available to other host of contents hosted by said virtual network;

said first host of contents hosting at least one content as a first content, said host of contents is flexible in behavior and act as plug-in to other host of contents;

once a host of contents incorporates said plug-in, the incorporating host of contents inherits all of said first host of contents'"'"' behaviors and said first host of contents'"'"' first content as well;

said first content becomes a virtual content at the inheritor host of contents;

a second host of contents hosted by said virtual network having means to receive said first host of contents;

said second host of contents hosting at least one content as a second content; and

said second host of contents incorporates said first host of contents and inherits said first host of contents behavior and said first content as a virtual content.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

said second host of contents having means to present a content page to be displayed by a requesting client said page having a least a portion of said virtual content as a first content portion and at least a portion of said second content as a second content portion.

21. The method of claim 20, further comprising:

said virtual content and said second content having an association.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein said association is or more of:

(a) an object that is common to said virtual content and said second content;

(b) is at least one word that is common to said virtual content and said second content;

(c) is at least one category that is common to said virtual content and said second content;

(d) is at least one subcategory that is common to said virtual content and said second content;

(e) is at least one department group that is common to said virtual content and said second content;

(f) is at least one keyword that is common to said virtual content and said second content;

(g) is at least one encoded information in a form that is common to said virtual content and said second content.

23. The method of claim 22, further wherein:

said host of content incorporating said plug-in is one or more of;

(a) an e-mall;

(b) is an e-portal;

(c) is a company'"'"'s e-portal.

24. The method of claim 19, further wherein:

said plug-in is a satellite e-mall.

25. The method of claim 19, further wherein:

said plug-in is hosting one or more of;

(a) hosting e-service;

(b) is hosting e-commerce.