PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD AND SOCIAL NETWORK AND METHOD FOR SHARING CONTENT INFORMATION
First Claim
1. A method of sharing content information about content using portable electronic equipment, comprisingselecting via the portable electronic equipment the content about which content information is to be shared;
- obtaining a unique identifier of the content; and
sending a unique identifier of the content for use by another to obtain content information about the content.
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Abstract
Portable electronic equipment and method share content information about content, e.g., music, audio content, video content; by sharing the content information it may be possible to share the content itself. The equipment and method provide for selecting a “LIKE” function regarding content; a unique identifier of the content information and where it may be found is obtained, e.g., from a local or remote source, such as a server, and sent, e.g., to a user'"'"'s social network page for posting or to another person via sms or email, for use by another person to obtain the content information. The other person may use the content information to learn about the content and may obtain permission, e.g., by purchasing the content, to use, perform, display, etc. the content. A social network and method permit a user to indicate a “LIKE” or similar entry to gain access to the content information.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of sharing content information about content using portable electronic equipment, comprising
selecting via the portable electronic equipment the content about which content information is to be shared; -
obtaining a unique identifier of the content; and sending a unique identifier of the content for use by another to obtain content information about the content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A portable electronic device, comprising
a processor, a memory, application code stored in the non-transitory memory, wherein the processor is configured to respond to the application code to respond to a LIKE input with respect to content to provide a unique URL or ID (identification) to obtain content information about the content, and the processor further configured to provide the unique URL or ID for a social media network or other conveyance for access by one or more others to the content information.
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19. A method for receiving content information concerning a related content via a social network, comprising,
selecting a post on the social network that provides a unique URL or other identifier capable of being resolved to identify a source of the content information, obtaining from the source the content information, and providing for at least one of displaying or using the content information.
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