System and method for content collection and distribution

• US 8,341,179 B2
• Filed: 07/06/2010
• Issued: 12/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Michael Zeinfeld
• Original Assignee: Michael Zeinfeld
• Inventors: Zeinfeld, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Vy, Hung T
• Application Number:
  US12/831,143
• Publication Number:
  US 20110010386A1
• Time in Patent Office: 903 Days
• Field of Search: 707/705, 707/706, 707/722, 707/736, 707/758, 707/769, 707/759, 707/770, 707/999.104, 705 1- 2, 705/26, 455/414.1
• US Class Current: 707/769
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records

Abstract

Content delivery system that aggregates and delivers text, audio and video and other content to an end-user from a library of past and current content. A user can actively provide information to the system without utilizing multiple steps or the system can guide content creation from a content originator. A single or limited action content request from a user to the content originator simultaneously collects various information from the user without additional user action. The system collects implicit and explicit content from the source where a content originator can indicate content that should appear a delivery system which originates on other delivery systems. The system automatically reads content and assigns it to a specific category and allows the content originator to further edit said content. Content is delivered to a user through implicit and explicit triggers and excludes content or makes available content depending on user history and other variables.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for content collection and distribution, the method comprising:

a computer performs the following steps;

choosing a content originator;

creating a content request;

requesting content from the content originator;

providing content items by a content originator;

querying a database of content to display;

providing a request to a content originator

determining which content applies to the requesting user;

determining if other information is needed from the user to display content;

requesting additional information from the user to determine the content to display;

selecting appropriate and available content to display to a user;

collecting user content requests to request content from a content originator;

aggregating user content requests to request content from a content originator;

triaging user content requests to request content from a content originator;

including a keyword in the content by the content originator;

searching the content for keywords or other indicators that are pre-defined;

adding the content for keywords or other indicators that are pre-defined;

executing a pre-defined script after identifying the keyword trigger;

processing the content according to pre-defined processes; and

signaling the occurrence to overtly notify the user that content exists.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the requested content form the content originator is performed by an explicit action of a user.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising the step of:

providing a one-touch method for the user to explicitly request content from the content originator.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the requested content form the content originator is performed by an implicit action of a user.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

requesting additional explicit or implicit information.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

aggregating past and on-going content for later display from the content originator.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

prioritizing the amount of content that exists; and

comparing past behavior of other users to the current user making the request.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

excluding content to a user based on their history, behavior, class or otherwise.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

displaying content to a user based on their history, behavior, class or otherwise.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

providing an ID system for the Content Collection and Distribution System.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

initiating a machine running a program, or

downloading a mobile application to a machine capable of executing the application;

executing the application on a network or via the application which is on a local computer machine running the application, both powered by the system of the present invention.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

creating sub-content items from the content items submitted by a content provider; and

selecting specific sub-content by a user.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

searching past content using a latitude and longitude field; and

querying to determine if there is content related to the content originator related to that geography.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

presenting a general question included with the information request;

answering the question by the user;

storing the answer in a database for later use;

sorting the answer by category or topic;

providing an information request by a user to a content originator;

sorting the information request by a user to a content originator;

using the stored answer; and

determining additional information from the content originator based on the provided and stored answer.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of:

receiving many requests on a specific topic;

determining the relevant content originator;

sending this request to a content originator;

receiving content in response to the request from a content originator; and

storing the content in a database.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising the step of:

triaging requests that match a specific criteria;

determining the triage based on a specific keyword, topic, or based on the user; and

sending triaged requests to a content originator.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

supplying a request via audio, visual, or video input from a user;

extracting a list of content items related to a content originator that match exactly or match approximately the information supplied by the user; and

stacking the relevant content items as a query in the database, and list the sub-set of topics and/or questions to which the content relates.

18. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

presenting the content originator with a series of questions,

requesting a topic, more questions, or the display of content by the content originator;

displaying the results;

querying a database of topics from other content originators and display this list to the content originator;

add his or her own questions by the content originator;

answering these questions and topics by the content originator; and

assigning display content to request questions and request topics.

19. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

matching requests to past user history or data;

narrowing down the list of topics using previous logs on topics which the user has requested; and

determining the optimal content to display.

20. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

including a keyword push in the content by the content originator; and

notifying the user that content exists.

21. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

sending an information request to the content originator, where the content originator can respond;

receiving a response from the content originator with new content;

sorting the new content in the database; and

alerting a user that the new content now exists.

22. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

querying the database for content that the user has and hasn'"'"'t seen;

checking against a user content history for what the user has and hasn'"'"'t seen;

returning the query results for questions and topics in;

displaying the questions and or topics;

displaying content and content topics and questions that the user has not seen; and

allowing the user to see all content, regardless if he or she has seen the content previously.

23. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

using a criteria to determine if content should be displayed to the user or if additional questions or topics should be displayed to the user before content is displayed;

determining what content is available; and

using the content to create a content sub-set to determine what to display next to the User or what question to ask the User next.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the criteria includes:

determining the amount of content available; and

determining past user preferences.

25. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

providing a reward to the content originator for the production of content or aggregation of content which is appropriate to the user.

26. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

connecting to a third party acting as a content originator;

obtaining from the third party acting as the content originator as a result of the content request.

27. The method of claim 26, further comprising the step of:

connecting to a third party acting as a content originator which is either;

an electronic medical record, medical device, or diagnostic device; and

obtaining medical data from the electronic medical records, medical device, or diagnostic device acting as the content originator as a result of the content request.