System and method for searching and merging compatible applications from a user-influenced search result for portable electronic drvice

• US 20110071915A1
• Filed: 09/21/2010
• Published: 03/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Onionmap, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Onionmap, Inc.
• Inventors: Hwang, Xochitl, Lee, Jonathan C.
• Application Number:
  US12/923,413
• Publication Number:
  US 20110071915A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

A system and method for allowing a user to keep and maintain compatible application on a single application on a portable electronic device that allows the user to organize, maintain, categorize, merge and personalize the downloaded compatible content application on a single platform. The current invention allows the user to search for and download compatible content from a content provider, whereby merged content or application becomes part of user'"'"'s customized application, giving content providers a one-on-one interaction with the user, and in return, the content provider pays the inventive platform operator a fee when a user views, accesses, merges, downloads, or engages in commercial activity, wherein the search result from the inventive platform is user-influenced in that the more a compatible application of a content provider is viewed, merged or commercial activity performed, the higher its rank.

Claims

1. A method for allowing a user to use an application on a portable electronic device to find and merge compatible content comprising:

downloading or installing said application onto said portable electronic device to provide a display comprising one or more point of interest, wherein said points of interest comprise associated geospatial information,

wherein said display can be configured in one or more views selected from;

view showing said points of interest in a map as a background, wherein said map may be scalable or non-scalable,

view showing said points of interest in an outline or folder format, and

view showing said points of interests in a schematic format of organization,

searching for and displaying one or more compatible content,

wherein said compatible content comprises one or more of;

information, interactive functionality, and application, and

wherein said compatible content is viewable, accessible, downloadable, merge-able, or compatible for interaction with said application;

viewing or accessing said one or more compatible content,

downloading or merging a selected compatible content selected from said one or more compatible content,

whereby provider of said selected compatible content pays the operator of said application when one or more of the following actions are completed;

viewing said selected compatible content,

accessing said selected compatible content,

downloading said selected compatible content,

merging said selected compatible content, and

completing a functionality using said selected compatible content,

wherein the search result from the inventive platform is user-influenced in that the more a compatible application of a content provider is viewed, merged or commercial activity performed, the higher its rank.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein a user downloading or installing said application onto said portable electronic device does not pay a fee to the application operator or provider.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein provider of said selected compatible content creates compatible content using methods provided by the application operator or provider without paying a fee.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said selected compatible content upon being merged is displayed as an additional point of interest.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said selected compatible content upon being merged allows a user to access said selected compatible content for viewing information or conducting a functionality.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising archiving or storing away from view said selected compatible content.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein said provider of said selected compatible content updates or interacts with said selected compatible content after merging or downloading.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein said provider of said selected compatible content updates or interacts with said application.

9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising sharing one or more points of interest from one user of said application to another user.

10. The method according to claim 1, further comprising delivering time specific, location specific, preference specific, or event specific compatible content to said selected compatible content on said application.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein a user downloading or merging said selected compatible content can choose between available options of different compatible content available within said selected compatible content.

12. The method according to claim 1, further comprising ranking search results by assigning value based on weight of user activity.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein said portable electronic device is a mobile telephone.

14. The method according to claim 1, wherein said portable electronic device is a mobile telephone with an interactive display screen.

15. The method according to claim 1, wherein said schematic view organizes said points of interest in a tree and branches format.

16. The method according to claim 1, wherein said application provides automated, real time personalization service based on said user'"'"'s preferences which can be set in advance.

17. A method for allowing a user to use an application on a portable electronic device to find and merge compatible content comprising:

downloading or installing said application onto said portable electronic device to provide a display comprising one or more point of interest, wherein said points of interest comprise associated geospatial information,

wherein said display can be configured in one or more views selected from;

view showing said points of interest in a map as a background, wherein said map may be scalable or non-scalable,

view showing said points of interest in an outline or folder format, and

view showing said points of interests in a schematic format of organization,

searching for and displaying one or more compatible content,

wherein said compatible content comprises one or more of;

information, interactive functionality, and application, and

wherein said compatible content is viewable, accessible, downloadable, merge-able, or compatible for interaction with said application;

viewing or accessing said one or more compatible content,

downloading or merging a selected compatible content selected from said one or more compatible content,

whereby provider of said selected compatible content pays the operator of said application when one or more of the following actions are completed;

viewing said selected compatible content,

accessing said selected compatible content,

downloading said selected compatible content,

merging said selected compatible content, and

completing a functionality using said selected compatible content.