SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING CONTENT FROM WEB SOURCES AND POSTING CONTENT TO WEB LOGS
First Claim
1. A system for selecting content items from a plurality of source web pages and posting content items to web logs, comprising:
- a user computing device having a display and a network browser application;
said browser application being operable to load and display a source web page;
said source web page having a plurality of displayed content items;
said browser application being operable to receive a selection of one or more selected content items from among said plurality of displayed content items of said source web page, said one or more selected contents item being selected exclusive of non-selected ones of said plurality of displayed content items of said source web page, and said one or more selected content items being selected in response to input from a user;
said system being operable to receive access credentials for a web log of said user and a network location of said web log;
said system being operable to access said web log of said user at said network location, and to communicate with said web log using said access credentials; and
said system being operable to transmit a definition of said one or more selected content items to said web log in a format suitable for receipt and posting of said one or more selected content items on said web log.
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Abstract
A method, system and apparatus for selecting, displaying, managing, tracking tagging and transferring access to specific content of Internet web pages and other sources, permitting the user or recipient to navigate quickly to a source of a content item in the custom selection, and posting content to web logs. A method and system of assisted content selection provides temporary borders around content items on mouseover; of Dynamic Content Display provides updating of selected content items; of Content Marks allows users to tag specific content items in web pages with a keyword or keywords, store a definition of the content item along with the keyword(s), and then search the stored definitions using search keywords; and a method of Multiple Clip Mode allows users to select specific content items from disparate source web pages and then tag, save, search, retrieve and print the selection.
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7 Claims
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1. A system for selecting content items from a plurality of source web pages and posting content items to web logs, comprising:
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a user computing device having a display and a network browser application; said browser application being operable to load and display a source web page; said source web page having a plurality of displayed content items; said browser application being operable to receive a selection of one or more selected content items from among said plurality of displayed content items of said source web page, said one or more selected contents item being selected exclusive of non-selected ones of said plurality of displayed content items of said source web page, and said one or more selected content items being selected in response to input from a user; said system being operable to receive access credentials for a web log of said user and a network location of said web log; said system being operable to access said web log of said user at said network location, and to communicate with said web log using said access credentials; and said system being operable to transmit a definition of said one or more selected content items to said web log in a format suitable for receipt and posting of said one or more selected content items on said web log. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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