METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR INSERTING/OVERLAYING MARKERS, DATA PACKETS AND OBJECTS RELATIVE TO VIEWABLE CONTENT AND ENABLING LIVE SOCIAL NETWORKING, N-DIMENSIONAL VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS AND/OR OTHER VALUE DERIVABLE FROM THE CONTENT
First Claim
1. A method of associating advertising materials and other viewer-targeted data with viewable content, comprising:
- receiving user registration information from a user;
receiving from the user information identifying an item of content, wherein the content is imagery viewable at a display device coupled with a network-linked device;
providing to the user a marker comprising device-executable instructions;
providing to the user a device-enabled capability to associate the marker with a user-selected position relative to a viewable portion of the content, wherein the associating includes one or more of;
dragging and dropping the marker into a specified position relative to a selected portion of the content via device-enabled controls;
copying and pasting the marker into position relative to a selected portion of the content via device-enabled controls;
specifying a position within the content by data entry via an input/output device;
indicating a position within the content by visibly placing a mouse-controlled cursor or other similar visible indicator at the position and activating a corresponding control to select that position; and
defining a visible, user-defined outline at a portion of the content using device-enabled controls; and
receiving from the user data indicating a user-selected marker position relative to the viewable portion of the content.
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Abstract
A method by which a User can associate selectable Markers, Data Packets and/or Objects with Content. The Content may generally be distributed electronically, and the Markers allow for insertion and/or overlay of Objects when the Content is selected for viewing by a Viewer. Objects and Data Packets are generally provided by a User, Promoter, Host, Service, or other entity to convey information to a Viewer. A Service provides tools and capabilities to both the User and the Promoter to facilitate their respective actions according to embodiments of the invention, including enabling the creation of live social networks (such as those linked to a specific Service provider, a specific User group, activities by a specific Promoter, and/or to specific Data Packets) and the creation of n-dimensional Virtual Environments.
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1. A method of associating advertising materials and other viewer-targeted data with viewable content, comprising:
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receiving user registration information from a user; receiving from the user information identifying an item of content, wherein the content is imagery viewable at a display device coupled with a network-linked device; providing to the user a marker comprising device-executable instructions; providing to the user a device-enabled capability to associate the marker with a user-selected position relative to a viewable portion of the content, wherein the associating includes one or more of; dragging and dropping the marker into a specified position relative to a selected portion of the content via device-enabled controls; copying and pasting the marker into position relative to a selected portion of the content via device-enabled controls; specifying a position within the content by data entry via an input/output device; indicating a position within the content by visibly placing a mouse-controlled cursor or other similar visible indicator at the position and activating a corresponding control to select that position; and defining a visible, user-defined outline at a portion of the content using device-enabled controls; and receiving from the user data indicating a user-selected marker position relative to the viewable portion of the content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of associating advertising materials and other viewer-targeted data with viewable content, comprising:
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receiving user registration information from a user; receiving from the user information identifying an item of content, wherein the content is imagery viewable at a display device coupled with a network-linked device; providing to the user a data packet comprising device-executable instructions; providing to the user a device-enabled capability to associate the data packet with a user-selected position relative to a viewable portion of the content, wherein the associating includes one or more of; dragging and dropping the data packet into a specified position relative to a selected portion of the content via device-enabled controls; copying and pasting the data packet into position relative to a selected portion of the content via device-enabled controls; specifying a position within the content by data entry via an input/output device; indicating a position within the content by visibly placing a mouse-controlled cursor or other similar visible indicator at the position and activating a corresponding control to select that position; and defining a visible, user-defined outline at a portion of the content using device-enabled controls; and receiving from the user data indicating a user-selected data packet position relative to the viewable portion of the content. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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