Sharing content using selection and proposal
First Claim
1. One or more computer-readable storage memories that store executable instructions to perform a method, the method comprising:
- automatically and without direct user intervention, recurrently selecting items of content based on a fact that said items have not previously been selected to be proposed for sharing, there being an item of content that is one of said items;
displaying a proposal to approve sharing of said item of content;
allowing a time to elapse without receiving a rejection of said proposal; and
based on a lack of said rejection, publishing said item of content to an entity that has been previously designated to receive shared content items.
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Abstract
A system may facilitate “almost automatic” sharing of content by regularly selecting content to be shared, and by publishing the content to certain entities if a person agrees, or does not object, to the sharing. A content item may be selected based on a criterion. A proposal to share the content item then may be displayed to a person. The proposal may specify a time by which the content item will be published if the proposal is not rejected. The person may explicitly accept or reject the proposal, or may passively allow the content to publish by not rejecting the proposal before the specified time. The content may be published so as to be receivable by a set of one or more entities that have been designated to receive shared content items.
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20 Claims
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1. One or more computer-readable storage memories that store executable instructions to perform a method, the method comprising:
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automatically and without direct user intervention, recurrently selecting items of content based on a fact that said items have not previously been selected to be proposed for sharing, there being an item of content that is one of said items; displaying a proposal to approve sharing of said item of content; allowing a time to elapse without receiving a rejection of said proposal; and based on a lack of said rejection, publishing said item of content to an entity that has been previously designated to receive shared content items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. One or more computer-readable storage memories that store executable instructions to perform a method, the method comprising:
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automatically, and without direct user intervention, recurrently first selecting items of content based on a criterion, wherein an item of content is one of said items of content, wherein said first selecting of said item of content takes place on a first date defined by a first day and a first year, wherein said item of content is associated with a second date that comprises a second day and a second year, and wherein said criterion comprises said items of content not having been previously selected to be proposed for sharing; displaying a proposal to share said item of content; receiving, from a person, an first indication that said item of content is to be shared; second selecting an entity with which said item of content is to be shared; and publishing said item of content to said entity, wherein said first selecting comprises; determining that a relationship between said first day and said second day satisfies a proximity criterion; and determining that said first year and said second year are different years. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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a first component that executes on a processor and that receives a selection of one or more entities with whom content is to be shared; a second component that executes on said processor, and that, automatically and without direct user intervention, recurrently (a) selects, from a content store, an item of content based on a fact that said second component has not previously selected said item to be proposed for sharing, and (b) communicates, on a display, a proposal to share said item of content; and a third component that executes on said processor, that publishes said item of content to said one or more entities in a circumstance in which said proposal has not been rejected but has not been acted upon, and that does not publish said item of content when said proposal has been rejected. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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