CONTENT BASED SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A system for content social networking, comprising:
- a computer having a networking unit and a content storage that stores one or more pieces of digital content and a library of the pieces of digital content for each user of the system;
one or more mobile handsets that can connect to the computer over a link, wherein each mobile handset has a unit for interacting with a piece of digital content and a unit for communicating an identifier of the interacted piece of digital content to the computer;
the networking unit further comprising a content identification unit that determines if the interacted piece of digital content is stored in the content storage and a network unit that generates a service with the interacted piece of digital content for one or more different mobile handsets based on the interacted piece of digital content.
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Abstract
A content based social networking system and method are provided in which multiple users can interact with each other using pieces of digital content.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for content social networking, comprising:
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a computer having a networking unit and a content storage that stores one or more pieces of digital content and a library of the pieces of digital content for each user of the system; one or more mobile handsets that can connect to the computer over a link, wherein each mobile handset has a unit for interacting with a piece of digital content and a unit for communicating an identifier of the interacted piece of digital content to the computer; the networking unit further comprising a content identification unit that determines if the interacted piece of digital content is stored in the content storage and a network unit that generates a service with the interacted piece of digital content for one or more different mobile handsets based on the interacted piece of digital content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer and mobile handset based method for content social networking, the computer having a networking unit and a content storage that stores one or more pieces of digital content and a library of the pieces of digital content for each user of the system, the one or more mobile handsets being able to connect to the computer over a link, the method comprising:
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interacting, on a mobile handset, with a piece of digital content; communicating, from the mobile handset, an identifier of the interacted piece of digital content to the computer; determining, at the computer, if the interacted piece of digital content is stored in the content storage; and generating, at the computer, a service with the interacted piece of digital content for one or more different mobile handsets based on the interacted piece of digital content. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for sharing content, comprising:
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a first mobile handset comprising a geography unit used to determine the location of said first mobile handset and a storage device that stores a piece of digital content; a second mobile handset programmed to indicate the location of said first mobile handset and to perform an action relating to said piece of digital content; a computing device for communicating with said first mobile handset and said second mobile handset. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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