CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

• US 20140100957A1
• Filed: 10/08/2013
• Published: 04/10/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Relevant Media PHO LLC
• Original Assignee: Relevant Media LLC
• Inventors: JEROME, Jason
• Application Number:
  US14/048,130
• Publication Number:
  US 20140100957A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.55
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9558 Details of hyperlinks; Management of linked annotations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0257 User requested
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

A system and method for distribution of content on a computer network between a plurality of content providers and a plurality of users. A plurality of content provider packets provided by one or more of the content providers are stored, and a link provided to users for access to the content provider packets. When a user activates the link the selected content provider packet is displayed and the user may store the content provider packet in a personal showcase display for future access by the user. Showcase access is syndicated across web enabled devices through revenue sharing agreements.

Claims

1-81. -81. (canceled)

82. A method for distributing content on a computer network from a content provider to a plurality of users accessing the network via user terminals, the method comprising:

creating content for distribution to the users;

formatting the content into a content provider packet, the content provider packet being displayed as a display area containing information from the content provider and links for access to additional information from the first content provider;

storing the content provider packet for viewing by the users via the network; and

sending data to a user terminal of one of the users who has opted to receive the content provider packet for storing the content provider packet for future access by the user.

83. The method according to claim 82, further comprising providing a link to said one of the users for access to the content provider packet stored for the user.

84. The method according to claim 82, wherein the content for each content provider packet from a content provider is displayed as a customizable display area containing informational statements from the content provider and links for access to additional information from the content provider.

85. The method according to claim 82, wherein the content for each of the content provider packets is displayed to the user as at least one line of plain text, and at least one link to a web site for the content provider providing the content provider packet.

86. The method according to claim 85, wherein the content provider packets includes at least one link to forward the content provider packet via email.

87. The method according to claim 82, further comprising:

updating a content provider packet with data provided by a content provider subsequent to the creation of the content provider packet.

88. The method according to claim 82, further comprising:

receiving demographic information relating to the user;

storing a demographic profile associated with at least one of the content provider packets; and

sending data to the user terminal for selecting from a plurality of content provider packets based at least in part on the demographic information and demographic profile.

89. A method for distributing content on a computer network from a plurality of content providers to a user accessing the network via a user terminal, the method comprising:

displaying a plurality of content provider packets provided by the plurality of content providers, each content provider packet being displayed as a display area containing information from the content provider providing the content provider packet and links for access to additional information from the first content provider providing the content provider packet; and

selecting a content provider packet from the plurality of content provider packets; and

adding the selected content provider packet to a web page.

90. The method according to claim 89, wherein the content for each of the content provider packets is displayed to the user as at least one line of plain text and at least one link to a web site for the content provider providing the content provider packet

91. The method according to claim 90, wherein the content provider packets includes at least one link to forward the content provider packet via email.

92. The method according to claim 89, further comprising updating a content provider packet with data provided by a content provider subsequent to the creation of the content provider packet.