Local content management and distribution system

• US 8,447,642 B2
• Filed: 04/16/2009
• Issued: 05/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Eggzack, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Eggzack, Inc.
• Inventors: Zaccagnino, Jon Scott, Morrison, Richard Victor Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Iwarere, Seye
• Application Number:
  US12/386,313
• Publication Number:
  US 20090265219A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,496 Days
• Field of Search: 705/7.29
• US Class Current: 705/7.29
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/1235 with control of digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0201 Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data

Abstract

A method and system for the publishing, management and distribution of local content via a plurality of Internet media types. The method and system provides for single entry of local content and automated mass distribution via the Internet. A key component of the method and system is the categorizing and organizing of local content at the point of publishing by the system and/or author of the local content which allows for delivery and/or placement of the local content to a more relevant reader across the plurality of Internet media types.

Claims

1. A method for single entry point publishing, managing, promoting, distributing and delivering local content across a plurality of Internet media types deliverable over the World Wide Web or the Internet, the method comprising:

providing a local content management and distribution web-based system comprising at least a first web interface device and a second web interface device connected to and in communication with each other via the World Wide Web or the Internet;

selecting or entering a content type and demographic data for the local content via the first web interface device, wherein the demographic data comprises geographical relevance of the local content and an author of the local content, wherein the local content is uploaded to the web-based system via the first web interface device, wherein the geographical relevance is based on a zip code and a location scope specific to the zip code, wherein the location scope is at least one selected from a town, a county, a region, a state and a country;

storing the local content in the web-based system; and

delivering the local content, for automated mass distribution, via a first media delivery type and at least one second media delivery type, wherein the first media deliver type and the at least one second media delivery type are deliverable over the World Wide Web or the Internet, wherein the first media delivery type is a third party website accessible via the second web interface device, wherein the local content is delivered to the third party website when at least one of the following criteria has been met;

(a) the third party website preselected at least one of the content type of the local content and the location scope of the local content;

(b) the third party website subscribed to the author of the local content;

or

(c) criteria associated with the local content matched content filters associated with the third party website.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

selecting one or more category strings for the local content based on the demographic data.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

suggesting one or more keywords and phrases associated with the one or more category strings, for the local content, based on the demographic data.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

searching for local content based on a keyword associated with the local content, the content type of the local content, an author name of the local content or demographic data of the local content.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

selecting the media delivery types, for delivering the local content, from the plurality of media delivery types.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one second media delivery type comprises an e-mail, a mobile e-mail, a SMS, a printable manifest, a website, an Internet media type, a mobile website or a web portal.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one second media delivery type comprises

a personal portal accessible via a World Wide Web interface,

a daily digest or internet delivery method,

an automatically updated website,

search engine indexing, or

a programmable data exchange interface.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

publishing the local content in a form of a static web page or a dynamic web page, based on the content type of the local content, with data delivered from a database system.

9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

publishing the local content, as a static web page, on a website of the author of the local content along with indexing data usable for search engine optimization.

10. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

delivering the local content to a consumer via second web interface device or the at least one second media delivery type.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the local content is included on the third party website via a web service, a data feed or an application program interface.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first web interface device uploads the local content to the web-based system via a web-based interface, a third party content management interface or a programmable data exchange interface.

13. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

notifying consumers that the local content is available for review via e-mail or SMS.

14. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

distributing the local content to one or more third-party providers of content via a programmable data exchange interface.