Exported overlays
First Claim
1. A computer-enabled method of combining online content from multiple sources, the method comprising the steps of:
- acquiring site content from a web site;
acquiring descriptive data associated with the site content, wherein the descriptive data conforms to a defined format;
retrieving additional content from an online data source, wherein the additional content is selected based upon the descriptive data; and
displaying at least a portion of the additional content in combination with the site content, wherein the overlay is based upon the additional content.
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Abstract
An overlay generator recognizes specific types of content and metadata present on a web site, and retrieves additional content related to the web site from other sources. The overlay generator makes the additional content available in a web browser as an overlay or as a hyperlink, so that the additional content can be viewed in combination with the original web site content. For example, if a zip code is present on a web site, and the web site includes a static map showing points of specialized interest in that zip code, then the overlay generator recognizes the zip code as a specific type of content related to maps, and retrieves an interactive map of the zip code from a map service, and generates an overlay for superimposing the interactive map on the static map, so that the content of both maps is displayed in a single integrated map.
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22 Claims
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1. A computer-enabled method of combining online content from multiple sources, the method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring site content from a web site; acquiring descriptive data associated with the site content, wherein the descriptive data conforms to a defined format; retrieving additional content from an online data source, wherein the additional content is selected based upon the descriptive data; and displaying at least a portion of the additional content in combination with the site content, wherein the overlay is based upon the additional content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17)
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15. A computer-enabled method of generating an overlay using a toolbar associated with a web browser, comprising the steps of:
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acquiring site content from the web browser searching the site content for descriptive data, wherein the descriptive data conforms to a defined format; selecting based upon the site content at least one online data source; retrieving additional content from the online data source; and causing an overlay to be generated for displaying the additional content over the site content in the web browser. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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18. A computer-enabled method of annotating content, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving selection of a portion of the content; receiving selection of a type of the content; prompting a user for information, wherein prompting is based upon the type of the content; generating an annotation based upon the information; and storing the annotation in association with the content. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A user interface for displaying an integration of online content from multiple online data sources, comprising the steps of:
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receiving site content from a web site; receiving descriptive data that describes at least a portion of the site content, wherein the descriptive data is in a defined format; generating a request for additional content, wherein the request is based upon the descriptive data; receiving the additional content from an online data source; and displaying the additional content over the site content, wherein features of the site content are displayed in combination with features of the additional content.
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21. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions for combining online content from multiple sources, the instructions for causing performance of a method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring site content from a web site; acquiring descriptive data associated with the site content, wherein the descriptive data conforms to a defined format; retrieving additional content from an online data source, wherein the additional content is selected based upon the descriptive data; and displaying at least a portion of the additional content in combination with the site content, wherein the overlay is based upon the additional content. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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