Method and System for Facilitating Interaction with Multiple Content Provider Websites
First Claim
1. A method of facilitating interaction between an electronic device and a plurality of content provider websites, the method comprising:
- receiving at a server a plurality of information portions, respectively, provided from the plurality of content provider websites, respectively, wherein each of the plurality of information portions is associated with a respective copy of primary information that is available at each of the content provider websites;
aggregating at the server the respective information portions so that the plurality of information portions are combined into an overall grouping, wherein the respective information portions are maintained respectively as distinct subportions within the overall grouping; and
sending from the server a primary message for receipt by at least one part of the electronic device, the primary message including the overall grouping of the information portions, wherein the overall grouping is sent together with an additional copy of the primary information or with an indication of the primary information to which the overall grouping relates,whereby the electronic device, upon the primary message being received by the at least one part thereof, is able to display an image showing both at least a portion of the primary information in conjunction with the overall grouping including the distinct subportions.
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Abstract
A method and system for facilitating interaction between an electronic device and a plurality of content provider websites are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving at a server a plurality of information portions provided from the websites, where each of the information portions is associated with a respective copy of information that is available at each of the websites. The method also includes aggregating at the server the information portions so that they are combined into an overall grouping, with the respective information portions being maintained respectively as distinct subportions within the grouping. Further, the method includes sending from the server a message for receipt by a part of the electronic device, the primary message including the grouping. The grouping is sent together with an additional copy of the information or with an indication of that information to which the overall grouping relates.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of facilitating interaction between an electronic device and a plurality of content provider websites, the method comprising:
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receiving at a server a plurality of information portions, respectively, provided from the plurality of content provider websites, respectively, wherein each of the plurality of information portions is associated with a respective copy of primary information that is available at each of the content provider websites; aggregating at the server the respective information portions so that the plurality of information portions are combined into an overall grouping, wherein the respective information portions are maintained respectively as distinct subportions within the overall grouping; and sending from the server a primary message for receipt by at least one part of the electronic device, the primary message including the overall grouping of the information portions, wherein the overall grouping is sent together with an additional copy of the primary information or with an indication of the primary information to which the overall grouping relates, whereby the electronic device, upon the primary message being received by the at least one part thereof, is able to display an image showing both at least a portion of the primary information in conjunction with the overall grouping including the distinct subportions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for facilitating interaction between an electronic device and a plurality of content provider websites, the system comprising:
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a first server having a processing device and at least one memory device, wherein the server operates as an intermediary between at least one part of the electronic device and the plurality of content provider websites, wherein the first server particularly is configured to operate so that, upon receiving a plurality of information portions respectively provided from the plurality of content provider websites respectively, and upon determining that the plurality of information portions all relate to primary information that is available at each of the content provider websites, the first server aggregates the information portions so as to be combined into an overall grouping in which the respective information portions are maintained respectively as distinct subportions. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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