SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOMMENDING DIGITAL CONTENT USING CONTACTS LISTS
First Claim
11. A system for recommending digital content, comprising:
- a database server, the database server including an address book database containing users'"'"' contact lists; and
an interface server, the interface server providing an interface between the system and a user'"'"'s local device, the interface server being operable to;
receive a selection from the user of digital content to be recommended,communicate with the database server and present the user with the user'"'"'s contacts list from the address book database,receive a selection a contact from the user, andtransmit an electronic recommendation to the contact, the electronic recommendation identifying the user and the selected digital content.
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Abstract
A system and method for recommending digital content in which a user employs her contacts list to recommend the digital content. The recommender initiates the recommendation process using her local device by generating a recommendation. The recommendation contains an identification of the recommender, an identification of the contact and an identification of the digital content to be recommended. The recommendation is communicated from the recommender'"'"'s local device through a communication channel to a server. The server processes the recommendation from the recommender and generates a recommendation email and/or a recommendation notification. The recommendation email and notification are sent to the recommendee through a communication channel selected by the recommender. The recommendation email further contains a URL that directs the recommendee back to a summary of the recommended digital content.
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22 Claims
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11. A system for recommending digital content, comprising:
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a database server, the database server including an address book database containing users'"'"' contact lists; and an interface server, the interface server providing an interface between the system and a user'"'"'s local device, the interface server being operable to; receive a selection from the user of digital content to be recommended, communicate with the database server and present the user with the user'"'"'s contacts list from the address book database, receive a selection a contact from the user, and transmit an electronic recommendation to the contact, the electronic recommendation identifying the user and the selected digital content. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for recommending digital content comprising:
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receiving a selection from the user of digital content to be recommended; presenting the user with the user'"'"'s contacts list; receiving a selection of a contact from the user; receiving a personalized message from the user; generating an electronic recommendation, the electronic recommendation identifying the user and including the personalized message and a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), the URL containing a link to a web page related to the selected digital content; and transmitting the electronic recommendation to the contact. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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19-1. The method according to claim 18, further comprising:
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providing the user with a choice of methods of transmission of the electronic recommendation; receiving a selection of a method of transmission from the user; and transmitting the electronic recommendation to the contact using the selected method.
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