Aggregation system for social network sites
First Claim
1. A social networking aggregation apparatus, comprising:
- a computer,a display controlled by the computer, andnetworking hardware connecting the computer to the Internet,the computer programmed so that the social networking aggregation apparatus;
connects to a plurality of social networking sites on the Internet; and
then authenticates itself with each of the plurality of social networking sites; and
thenretrieves social networking information from each of the plurality of social networking sites; and
then parses the social networking information from each of the plurality of social networking sites so as to produce an aggregation of the parsed social networking information; and
thenrenders the aggregation as output.
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Abstract
Machine, method for use and method for making, and corresponding products produced thereby, as well as data structures, computer-readable media tangibly embodying program instructions, manufactures, and necessary intermediates of the foregoing, each pertaining to digital aspects of a computerized aggregation system. The system can include a user computer system interposed between a segment of a network allowing communication between the user computer system and at least one server system, and other segments allowing communication between the user computer system and a plurality of third party server systems. The one server system enables the user computer system to access the plurality of other servers. The access permits forming an aggregation of information obtained from the third party server systems.
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27 Claims
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1. A social networking aggregation apparatus, comprising:
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a computer, a display controlled by the computer, and networking hardware connecting the computer to the Internet, the computer programmed so that the social networking aggregation apparatus;
connects to a plurality of social networking sites on the Internet; and
then authenticates itself with each of the plurality of social networking sites; and
thenretrieves social networking information from each of the plurality of social networking sites; and
then parses the social networking information from each of the plurality of social networking sites so as to produce an aggregation of the parsed social networking information; and
thenrenders the aggregation as output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of using a computer, the method comprising:
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providing a computer programmed produce an aggregation from social networking sites; connecting said programmed computer to networking hardware so as to allow communication with the Internet in; producing, an output aggregation from social networking sites by the computer; connecting to a plurality of social networking sites on the Internet; and
thenauthenticating itself with each of the plurality of social networking sites; and
thenretrieving social networking information from each of the plurality of social networking sites; and
thenparsing the social networking information from each of the plurality of social networking sites so as to produce an output aggregation.
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27. Computer-readable media, tangibly embodying program instructions, which when executed by a computer connected with networking hardware so as to allow communication with the Internet, will cause the computer to:
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connect to a plurality of social networking sites on the Internet; and
thenauthenticate itself with each of the plurality of social networking sites; and
thenretrieve social networking information from each of the plurality of social networking sites; and
thenparse the social networking information from each of the plurality of social networking sites so as to produce an aggregation of the parsed social networking information; and
thenrender the aggregation as output.
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