SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCALIZED AND/OR TOPIC-DRIVEN CONTENT DISTRIBUTION FOR MOBILE DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method of structured content distribution comprising:
- pre-establishing a plurality of channels on which to distribute information;
for each pre-established channel, determining a plurality of publishers who are permitted to distribute content on the respective channel;
gathering a plurality of user contact information;
for at least one user, storing an association between the user and at least one channel;
receiving a first message from one of the users and distributing the first message to other users in the system who have pre-selected an interest in receiving messages from that user;
receiving a second message from one of the publishers, determining which channels the publisher is publishing on, and distributing the second message to each user who has associated himself with the determined channel;
wherein the first message comprises a title, a profile id, a date stamp, and content;
presenting advertising to the users; and
storing each message in a database for later retrieval.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for delivering targeted advertising in an asynchronous messaging-based social networking platform, the system comprising: providing a messaging server configured to managed asynchronous message delivery to a plurality of users, wherein a message comprises: a content title; a timestamp; a profile id, wherein the profile id is a unique identifier associated with a publisher of the message; and a message; providing a user authentication database configured to store and manage user authentication information for the plurality of users; maintaining a plurality of bindings configured to associate at least one user of the system with at least one other user of the system; storing an articles database configured to store messages within the system; identifying a plurality of publishers wherein each publisher posts a plurality of messages within the system; determining a plurality of channels; for each channel, associating a plurality of the publishers with the channel; and providing advertising within the system.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of structured content distribution comprising:
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pre-establishing a plurality of channels on which to distribute information; for each pre-established channel, determining a plurality of publishers who are permitted to distribute content on the respective channel; gathering a plurality of user contact information; for at least one user, storing an association between the user and at least one channel; receiving a first message from one of the users and distributing the first message to other users in the system who have pre-selected an interest in receiving messages from that user; receiving a second message from one of the publishers, determining which channels the publisher is publishing on, and distributing the second message to each user who has associated himself with the determined channel; wherein the first message comprises a title, a profile id, a date stamp, and content; presenting advertising to the users; and storing each message in a database for later retrieval.
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2. A computer-implemented asynchronous messaging system comprising:
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a messaging server configured to manage asynchronous message delivery to a plurality of users, wherein a message comprises; a content title; a timestamp; a profile id, wherein the profile id is a unique identifier associated with a publisher of the message; and a message; a user authentication database configured to store and manage user authentication information for the plurality of users; a plurality of bindings configured to associate at least one user of the system with at least one other user of the system; and an articles database configured to store messages within the system; - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-implemented method for delivering targeted advertising in an asynchronous messaging-based social networking platform, the system comprising:
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providing a messaging server configured to managed asynchronous message delivery to a plurality of users, wherein a message comprises; a content title; a timestamp; a profile id, wherein the profile id is a unique identifier associated with a publisher of the message; and a message; providing a user authentication database configured to store and manage user authentication information for the plurality of users; maintaining a plurality of bindings configured to associate at least one user of the system with at least one other user of the system; storing an articles database configured to store messages within the system; identifying a plurality of publishers wherein each publisher posts a plurality of messages within the system; determining a plurality of channels; for each channel, associating a plurality of the publishers with the channel; and providing advertising within the system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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