APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MEDIA ENHANCEMENT WIDGET

• US 20120272134A1
• Filed: 03/26/2012
• Published: 10/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Brand Affinity Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Brand Affinity Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Steelberg, Chad, Steelberg, Ryan
• Application Number:
  US13/430,169
• Publication Number:
  US 20120272134A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/234
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

The present invention is and includes a device, system and method for providing an image enhancement widget. The device, system and method include a javascript component that, upon execution, obtains at least one subject of primary content on a networked page, and at least one permission for enhancement of the primary content, ones of a plurality of content produced remotely from the javascript component and according to the javascript component, and an enhancement widget. The enhancement widget may be a flash widget.

Claims

1. A system for providing an image enhancement widget, comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having encoded thereon computer executable instructions for providing a javascript component that, upon execution, obtains at least one subject of primary content on a networked page, and at least one permission for enhancement of the primary content;

ones of a plurality of secondary content produced remotely from said javascript component and according to said javascript component;

a flash widget comprising said ones of the plurality of secondary content that is overlayed upon the primary content to provide a permitted one of the enhancement of the primary content on the networked page, without obscuring at least other than the primary content of the networked page.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the primary content comprises one selected from the group consisting of an image, article, news feed, embedded object, blog, tweet, social network feed and advertisement.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the secondary content is located proximate to the primary content responsive to a query engine.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the secondary content is obtained from a vault.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the javascript component is self updating.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the obtaining of at least one subject of the primary content by the javascript component further comprises reading a text string header and sending the information read to a remote location.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the text string header is a xv header and includes at least selected from the group consisting of a image size information, image source information, or textual information.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the secondary content comprises at least one menu button.

9. The system if claim 1, wherein the primary content is related to a professional athlete and the secondary content provides information about the professional athlete selected from the group consisting of biographic information, background information, sport statistics, and team information.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the secondary content is selected from the group consisting of social network postings, virtual memorabilia, and a media rating.