USER CONTENT SHARING SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH AUTOMATED EXTERNAL CONTENT INTEGRATION
First Claim
1. A system for sharing digital user content via a content sharing platform, the system comprising:
- an input communication interface communicating with respective user client devices to access therefrom user-selected content to be shared via the content sharing platform, and further access therefrom a user-selected integrated external content preference selected from a plurality of such preferences;
a server-accessible storage having stored thereon a plurality of external content items each having at least one of said preferences associated therewith;
an external content integration engine operated by a digital data processor to integrate a selected external content item corresponding with said user-selected preference with said user-selected content to output a sharable integrated content item; and
an output communication interface interfacing with the content sharing platform to relay said sharable integrated content item to be shared thereon on behalf of said user as originating therefrom.
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Abstract
Described are various embodiments of a user content sharing system and method with automated external content integration. In one embodiment, a system and method are provided in which a graphical user interface (GUI) is rendered on each system users'"'"' personal communication device. The GUI produces a content selection function selecting, under user operation, user content for sharing, and a sharing platform selection function selecting, under user operation, one or more sharing platforms. The system further comprise a digital content integrator communicatively linked to the user interface to gain access to the selected user content in response to the content selection function, the integrator having access to stored external content distinct from user content. The integrator integrates the external content with the selected user content to output integrated content. The system further comprises a communication interface communicatively linked to the integrator and selectively operable to interface with each of the distinct content sharing platforms, wherein the integrated content is concurrently relayed to the selected sharing platforms via the communication interface on behalf of system users as originating therefrom.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for sharing digital user content via a content sharing platform, the system comprising:
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an input communication interface communicating with respective user client devices to access therefrom user-selected content to be shared via the content sharing platform, and further access therefrom a user-selected integrated external content preference selected from a plurality of such preferences; a server-accessible storage having stored thereon a plurality of external content items each having at least one of said preferences associated therewith; an external content integration engine operated by a digital data processor to integrate a selected external content item corresponding with said user-selected preference with said user-selected content to output a sharable integrated content item; and an output communication interface interfacing with the content sharing platform to relay said sharable integrated content item to be shared thereon on behalf of said user as originating therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A server-based method for automatically integrating external content within a user'"'"'s shared content, the method comprising automatically:
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receiving as input user-selected content and user selection of a destination third-party server-based content sharing platform therefor; selecting an external content item for integration with said user-selected content; integrating said selected external content item with said user-selected content to output a sharable integrated content item; relaying said integrated content item to said destination third-party server-based content sharing platform to be shared thereon on behalf of said user as originating therefrom; incrementing a tracking value associated with the user based at least in part on a number of user-selected content items selected thereby for sharing post external content integration. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having statements and instructions stored thereon for implementation by a processor of a personal communication device in sharing digital user content via a server-based content sharing platform by:
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receiving as input via a graphical user interface implemented on the personal communication device, selection of the user content to be shared via the server-based content sharing platform; receiving as input via said graphical user interface, selection of an integrated external content preference selected from a plurality of such preferences; and communicating said user content selection and said integrated advertisement preference selection to an external content integration engine operated by a remote digital data processor to integrate a selected external content item corresponding with said preference selection with said user content to output a sharable integrated content item, with instructions to have said sharable integrated content item relayed to the server-based content sharing platform to be shared thereon on behalf of said user as originating therefrom.
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