System and method for bookmarking and tagging a content item
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1. A method for saving and tagging a content item available on a computer network, the method comprising:
- generating a tag space for a content item including a plurality of tag information associated with the content item across a plurality of users;
navigating to the content item available over a computer network, the content generated by an author;
receiving a request to save a bookmark to the content item;
suggesting tag information that is related to the bookmarked content item based on the plurality of tag information from the tag space of the bookmarked content item;
receiving one or more items of user-generated tag information that are related to the bookmarked content item, the user-generated tag information generated by one or more users who are not the author and selected from the suggested tag information; and
saving the bookmarked content item in conjunction with the one or more items of user-generated tag information, the one or more items of user-generated tag information associated with the tag space of the bookmarked content item.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for saving and tagging a content item available on a computer network, including saving and bookmarking a reference to a content item. According to one embodiment of a method according to the present invention, a user navigates to a content item and selects a control to save a bookmark to the content item. A bookmarking and tagging server receives one or more items of tag information that are related to the bookmarked content item, which are saved in conjunction with the one or more items of tag information.
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1. A method for saving and tagging a content item available on a computer network, the method comprising:
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generating a tag space for a content item including a plurality of tag information associated with the content item across a plurality of users; navigating to the content item available over a computer network, the content generated by an author; receiving a request to save a bookmark to the content item; suggesting tag information that is related to the bookmarked content item based on the plurality of tag information from the tag space of the bookmarked content item; receiving one or more items of user-generated tag information that are related to the bookmarked content item, the user-generated tag information generated by one or more users who are not the author and selected from the suggested tag information; and saving the bookmarked content item in conjunction with the one or more items of user-generated tag information, the one or more items of user-generated tag information associated with the tag space of the bookmarked content item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for saving and tagging a content item available on a computer network, the system comprising:
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a client device operative to navigate to a content item available over a computer network and provide a control to generate a request to bookmark the content item, the content generated by an author; a bookmarking and tagging service provider operative to; generate a tag space for the content item including a plurality of tag information associated with the content item across a plurality of users; suggest tag information that is related to the bookmarked content item based on the plurality of tag information from the tag space of the content item; receive the bookmark request from the client device and one or more items of user-generated tag information that are related to the content item, the user-generated tag information generated by one or more users who are not the author and selected from the suggested tag information; and a bookmark and tag data store operative to; store a bookmark for the content item in conjunction with the one or more items of user-generated tag information, the one or more items of user-generated tag information associated with the tag space of the content item. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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