SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATION OF AUTOMATED CONTENT DEPENDENT PROCEDURES IN AN ONLINE ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. A method of automating a transaction with a website, wherein are provided a plurality of service websites accessible via the Internet, each of said service websites having a protocol associated therewith, and each of said service websites accepting at least one digital file type via the Internet and acting thereon, comprising the steps of:
- (a) establishing a network connection between a computer and a remote server, said remote server at least for hosting a web desktop;
(b) displaying said web desktop on a display device, said display device being in electronic communication with said computer;
(c) selecting a computer file type;
(d) determining at least one operation applicable to said computer file type;
(e) choosing at least one operation from said at least one operation applicable to said computer file type;
(f) using at least said computer file type to choose a service website, wherein said chosen service website can perform at least said chosen at least one operation;
(g) choosing a service website;
(h) obtaining a chosen protocol for said chosen service website;
(i) storing on a computer readable medium a representation of said selected computer file type, a representation of said chosen at least one operation, a representation of said chosen service website, and a representation of said chosen protocol for said chosen service website, thereby storing a content dependent procedure;
(j) storing on said web desktop an automation icon representative of said stored content dependent procedure, thereby automating a transaction with said chosen service website; and
,(k) displaying on said display device said web desktop and said automation icon.
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Abstract
There is provided a system and method for creating automated content dependent procedures in an online environment, wherein the user will be able to create graphical objects representing a collection of operations and desired online services, wherein both the editing operations and desired online services are associated with a specific type file, preferably a file type of a data file. The process is based on selection of a file type by the user and is illustrated to the user by a graphical user interface containing the content dependent information. With this approach the user will be able to create automated procedures for processing of computer file types.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of automating a transaction with a website, wherein are provided a plurality of service websites accessible via the Internet, each of said service websites having a protocol associated therewith, and each of said service websites accepting at least one digital file type via the Internet and acting thereon, comprising the steps of:
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(a) establishing a network connection between a computer and a remote server, said remote server at least for hosting a web desktop; (b) displaying said web desktop on a display device, said display device being in electronic communication with said computer; (c) selecting a computer file type; (d) determining at least one operation applicable to said computer file type; (e) choosing at least one operation from said at least one operation applicable to said computer file type; (f) using at least said computer file type to choose a service website, wherein said chosen service website can perform at least said chosen at least one operation; (g) choosing a service website; (h) obtaining a chosen protocol for said chosen service website; (i) storing on a computer readable medium a representation of said selected computer file type, a representation of said chosen at least one operation, a representation of said chosen service website, and a representation of said chosen protocol for said chosen service website, thereby storing a content dependent procedure; (j) storing on said web desktop an automation icon representative of said stored content dependent procedure, thereby automating a transaction with said chosen service website; and
,(k) displaying on said display device said web desktop and said automation icon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of automating a transaction with a plurality of websites, wherein are provided a plurality of service websites accessible via the Internet, each of said service websites having a protocol associated therewith, and each of said service websites accepting at least one digital file type via the Internet and acting thereon, comprising the steps of:
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(a) establishing a first network connection between a computer and a remote server, said remote server at least for hosting a web desktop; (b) displaying said web desktop on a display device, said display device being in electronic communication with said computer; (c) selecting a computer file type; (d) determining at least one operation applicable to said computer file type; (e) choosing at least one operation from said at least one operation applicable to said computer file type; (f) using at least said computer file type to select a plurality of service websites, wherein each of said selected plurality of websites can at least perform said chosen at least one operation; (g) choosing a plurality of service websites from among said selected plurality of service websites; (h) obtaining a chosen protocol for each of said chosen plurality of service websites; (i) storing on a computer readable medium a representation of said selected computer file type, a representation of said chosen at least one operation, a representation of said chosen plurality of service websites, and a representation of said chosen protocol for each of said chosen plurality of service websites, thereby storing a content dependent procedure; and
,(j) storing on said web desktop an automation icon representative of said stored content dependent procedure, thereby automating a transaction with said chosen service website; and
,(k) displaying said automation icon and said web desktop on said display device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of creating automated procedures for publication of multimedia data over the Internet, comprising the steps of:
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(a) establishing a network connection between a computer and a remote server, said remote server at least for hosting a web desktop; (b) displaying said web desktop on a first display device, said display device being in electronic communication with said computer; (c) selecting a computer file; (d) determining a type of said computer file, thereby determining a computer file type; (e) determining at least one operation applicable to said computer file type; (f) choosing at least one operation from said at least one operation applicable to said computer file type; (g) using at least said computer file type to select one or more of said plurality of service websites, wherein each of said selected one or more of said service websites can at least perform said chosen at least one operation; (h) presenting said selected one or more service websites to a user using said display device; (i) allowing a user to choose at least one of said at least one presented selected one or more service websites, thereby obtaining at least one chosen service website; (j) obtaining a chosen protocol for each of said chosen at least one service website; (k) storing on a computer readable medium a representation of said selected computer file type, a representation of said chosen at least one operation, a representation of said chosen at least one service website, and a representation of said chosen protocol for each of said chosen at least one service websites, thereby storing a content dependent procedure; (l) placing on said desktop an automation icon representative of said stored content dependent procedure; and
,(m) displaying on said first display device said placed automation icon.
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