Automatic generation of application pod
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1. A method for automatically presenting an application to a network platform, the method comprising:
- a user area establishment step of establishing, on a network platform comprising one or more servers, a user area associated with a user;
an application access step of making an application available in or through the network platform via the user area, the application access step comprisingreceiving information related to the application from a third party through a developer interface, wherein the third party is different than the user,receiving a remote location of content associated with the application from the third party through the developer interface, wherein the remote location is not the network platform,receiving pricing information related to the application from the third party through the developer interface,automatically creating the application based on the information received from the third party, andupdating a directory and a database so that the created application is available through the network platform to a plurality of users; and
a user access step of, by the network platform,retrieving the content from the remote location, anddisplaying the application, including the content, via the user area on the network platform.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for automatically uploading information about a program or blog, and allowing third parties to develop the program or blog and allow users in a mobile community to have access to the developed product.
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1. A method for automatically presenting an application to a network platform, the method comprising:
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a user area establishment step of establishing, on a network platform comprising one or more servers, a user area associated with a user; an application access step of making an application available in or through the network platform via the user area, the application access step comprising receiving information related to the application from a third party through a developer interface, wherein the third party is different than the user, receiving a remote location of content associated with the application from the third party through the developer interface, wherein the remote location is not the network platform, receiving pricing information related to the application from the third party through the developer interface, automatically creating the application based on the information received from the third party, and updating a directory and a database so that the created application is available through the network platform to a plurality of users; and a user access step of, by the network platform, retrieving the content from the remote location, and displaying the application, including the content, via the user area on the network platform. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A community platform system, comprising:
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a server comprising a processor and a memory; a user area hosted on the server configured to include a plurality of user areas associated with a plurality of users, the user areas configured to allow a user to access and use a plurality of application pods on or through a community platform; a directory hosted on the server configured to include information related to the plurality of application pods, the information enabling the plurality of users to access the plurality of application pods; a database configured to store the plurality of application pods; a plurality of functions hosted on the server and configured to create and support an application pod; a developer interface hosted on the server and configured to allow a third party to interface with the community platform using a computer and to create an application pod and make the application pod available to the plurality of users; a pod wizard hosted on the server interfaced with the directory, database, plurality of functions, and developer interface, the pod wizard configured to receive information related to an application pod to be created from a third party through the developer interface, receive a remote location of content associated with the application pod to be created from the third party through the developer interface, wherein the remote location is not the server, receive pricing information related to the application pod to be created from the third party through the developer interface, automatically create the application pod to be created based on the information received from the third party, and update the directory and the database so that the created application pod is available to the plurality of users; and at least one module configured to retrieve the content from the remote location, and display the application pod, including the content, via one or more of the plurality of user areas. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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