SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD FOR LINKING NETWORK CONTENT
First Claim
1. A method for displaying or providing links to related network content, said method comprising the steps of:
- generating, storing or maintaining a plurality of linked-content facilities utilizing at least one network server, each of said linked-content facilities being paired with a specific network location that contains network content that is independent of said at least one network server;
receiving and processing at said at least one network server a request sent from at least one user operable terminal, via a communications network, to view or acquire a linked-content facility for a selected network location; and
, displaying or providing said linked-content facility on or to said at least one user operable terminal for the selected network location;
wherein said linked-content facilities include links to other network content, available at other network locations, deemed to be related to the network content available at the respective paired network locations, said links being independent of any links provided in the network content available at the respective paired network locations; and
wherein said links include system generated links and said method further comprises the step of acquiring or generating said system generated links for display within a said linked-content facility by;
evaluating the network content available at the respective network location paired with said linked-content facility;
crawling or perusing said communications network in order to locate said other network locations containing said other or related network content; and
, adding links to said linked-content facility to each of said other network locations that were discovered.
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Abstract
A system for linking network content over a communications network is provided. The system includes at least one memory or storage unit that stores and/or maintains a plurality of linked-content facilities, each linked-content facility being independently associated with a network location containing network content; at least one processor that executes software that generates, maintains and/or controls access to the linked-content facilities for a plurality of users; and, at least one input/output device that provides an interface for users to operate the software to retrieve and/or view the linked-content facilities for selected network locations from the memory or storage unit, via the communications network. The linked-content facilities stored and/or maintained on the memory or storage unit include system and/or user generated link content received from at least one user, regarding network content related to their network locations. Associated methods for linking network content for use with the system are provided.
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1. A method for displaying or providing links to related network content, said method comprising the steps of:
- generating, storing or maintaining a plurality of linked-content facilities utilizing at least one network server, each of said linked-content facilities being paired with a specific network location that contains network content that is independent of said at least one network server;
receiving and processing at said at least one network server a request sent from at least one user operable terminal, via a communications network, to view or acquire a linked-content facility for a selected network location; and
, displaying or providing said linked-content facility on or to said at least one user operable terminal for the selected network location;
wherein said linked-content facilities include links to other network content, available at other network locations, deemed to be related to the network content available at the respective paired network locations, said links being independent of any links provided in the network content available at the respective paired network locations; and
wherein said links include system generated links and said method further comprises the step of acquiring or generating said system generated links for display within a said linked-content facility by;
evaluating the network content available at the respective network location paired with said linked-content facility;
crawling or perusing said communications network in order to locate said other network locations containing said other or related network content; and
, adding links to said linked-content facility to each of said other network locations that were discovered. - View Dependent Claims (4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31)
- generating, storing or maintaining a plurality of linked-content facilities utilizing at least one network server, each of said linked-content facilities being paired with a specific network location that contains network content that is independent of said at least one network server;
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2. A method for displaying or providing links to related network content, said method comprising the steps of:
- generating, storing or maintaining a plurality of linked-content facilities utilizing at least one network server, each of said linked-content facilities being paired with a specific network location that contains network content that is independent of said at least one network server;
receiving and processing at said at least one network server a request sent from at least one user operable terminal, via a communications network, to view or acquire a linked-content facility for a selected network location; and
, displaying or providing said linked-content facility on or to said at least one user operable terminal for the selected network location;
wherein said linked-content facilities include links to other network content, available at other network locations, deemed to be related to the network content available at the respective paired network locations, said links being independent of any links provided in the network content available at the respective paired network locations; and
wherein said links include system generated links and said method further comprises the step of acquiring or generating said system generated links for display within a said linked-content facility by;
acquiring tag or note information, meta-tag data or images associated with the network content available at the respective network location paired with said linked-content facility;
utilizing the acquired tag or note information, meta-tag data or images to locate said other network locations having the same or similar tag or note information, meta-tag data or images associated therewith; and
, adding links to said linked-content facility to each of said other network locations that were discovered. - View Dependent Claims (5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29, 32)
- generating, storing or maintaining a plurality of linked-content facilities utilizing at least one network server, each of said linked-content facilities being paired with a specific network location that contains network content that is independent of said at least one network server;
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3. A method for displaying or providing links to related network content, said method comprising the steps of:
- generating, storing or maintaining a plurality of linked-content facilities utilizing at least one network server, each of said linked-content facilities being paired with a specific network location that contains network content that is independent of said at least one network server;
receiving and processing at said at least one network server a request sent from at least one user operable terminal, via a communications network, to view or acquire a linked-content facility for a selected network location; and
, displaying or providing said linked-content facility on or to said at least one user operable terminal for the selected network location;
wherein said linked-content facilities include links to other network content, available at other network locations, deemed to be related to the network content available at the respective paired network locations, said links being independent of any links provided in the network content available at the respective paired network locations; and
wherein said links include system generated links and said method further comprises the step of acquiring or generating said system generated links for display within a said linked-content facility by;
evaluating the network content available at the respective network location paired with said linked-content facility;
utilizing a network search facility to locate said other network locations containing said other or related network content; and
, adding links to said linked-content facility to each of said other network locations that were discovered. - View Dependent Claims (6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33)
- generating, storing or maintaining a plurality of linked-content facilities utilizing at least one network server, each of said linked-content facilities being paired with a specific network location that contains network content that is independent of said at least one network server;
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