Systems and methods for creating and using imbedded shortcodes and shortened physical and internet addresses
First Claim
1. A method for accessing content related to a location of interest using an electronic device, comprising:
- presenting on a display of the electronic device a map including a full name identifying a location on the map, the full name defined by a first set of characters “
X” and
including an imbedded Shortcode defined by a second set of characters “
Y”
selected from the first set of characters “
X”
of the full name that are visually distinguished from remaining characters of the first set of characters “
X”
of the full name, with “
Y”
being less than all of the first set of characters “
X”
of the full name and the remaining characters defining a third set of characters “
Z,”
wherein “
X”
equals the sum of “
Y” and
“
Z,” and
wherein the second set of characters “
Y”
of the full name are visually distinguished from the remaining letters of the full name by at least one of underlining, bolding, enlarging, changing the font, and changing the color of the second set of characters “
Y”
in the presentation of the full name relative to the third set of characters “
Z”
;
inputting the first set of characters “
Y”
defined by the imbedded Shortcode into an interface of the electronic device; and
presenting on the display of the electronic device additional information regarding the location of interest.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for creating and using imbedded Shortcodes. An imbedded Shortcode (ISC) and Shortcode may be uniquely associated with a full name that identifies an item of interest. The Shortcode may be visually identified when the full name is displayed by the ISC, which is select characters of the full name that are visually distinguished from the other characters of the full name. Thus, subsequent reference to the associated full name and its item of interest may be identified simply by using the Shortcode instead of the full name. For example, a user of an electronic device may observe the full name with the ISC in a visual display, and sequentially enter the characters of the Shortcode from the ISC into the electronic device to obtain additional information regarding the item of interest.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for accessing content related to a location of interest using an electronic device, comprising:
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presenting on a display of the electronic device a map including a full name identifying a location on the map, the full name defined by a first set of characters “
X” and
including an imbedded Shortcode defined by a second set of characters “
Y”
selected from the first set of characters “
X”
of the full name that are visually distinguished from remaining characters of the first set of characters “
X”
of the full name, with “
Y”
being less than all of the first set of characters “
X”
of the full name and the remaining characters defining a third set of characters “
Z,”
wherein “
X”
equals the sum of “
Y” and
“
Z,” and
wherein the second set of characters “
Y”
of the full name are visually distinguished from the remaining letters of the full name by at least one of underlining, bolding, enlarging, changing the font, and changing the color of the second set of characters “
Y”
in the presentation of the full name relative to the third set of characters “
Z”
;inputting the first set of characters “
Y”
defined by the imbedded Shortcode into an interface of the electronic device; andpresenting on the display of the electronic device additional information regarding the location of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for accessing content related to an item of interest using an electronic device, comprising:
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presenting on a display of the electronic device an image including a full name identifying an item, the full name defined by a first set of characters “
X” and
including an imbedded Shortcode defined by a second set of characters “
Y”
selected from the first set of characters “
X”
of the full name that are visually distinguished from remaining characters of the first set of characters “
X”
of the full name, with “
Y”
being less than all of the first set of characters “
X”
of the full name and the remaining characters defining a third set of characters “
Z,”
wherein “
X”
equals the sum of “
Y” and
“
Z,” and
wherein the second set of characters “
Y”
of the full name are visually distinguished from the remaining letters of the full name by at least one of underlining, bolding, enlarging, changing the font, and changing the color of the second set of characters “
Y”
in the presentation of the full name relative to the third set of characters “
Z”
;inputting the first set of characters “
Y”
defined by the imbedded Shortcode into an interface of the electronic device; andpresenting on the display of the electronic device additional information regarding the item of interest. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for creating and using an ISC database, comprising:
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identifying an item of interest and assigning the item a full name defined by a first set of characters “
X”
;assigning a Shortcode and an imbedded Shortcode to the item, the Shortcode defined by a second set of characters “
Y”
including less than all of the first set of characters “
X”
of the full name, the imbedded Shortcode comprising a visual representation including the first set of characters “
X”
of the full name with the second set of characters “
Y”
of the Shortcode visually distinguished from the remaining characters of the full name by at least one of underlining, bolding, enlarging, changing the font, and changing the color of the second set of characters “
Y”
in the presentation of the full name relative to the remaining characters, wherein the remaining characters define a third set of characters “
Z” and
wherein “
X”
equals the sum of “
Y” and
“
Z”
; andstoring the full name, Shortcode, and imbedded Shortcode associated together within the ISC database. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A system for creating and using an ISC database, comprising:
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a processor for assigning Shortcodes and imbedded Shortcodes to items of interest having respective full names defined by respective first sets of characters “
X”
, the Shortcodes defined by respective second sets of characters “
Y”
including less than all of the first sets of the characters “
X”
of the respective full names, the imbedded Shortcodes comprising visual representations including the first sets of characters “
X”
of the respective full names with the second sets of characters “
Y”
of the Shortcodes visually distinguished from the remaining characters of the full names by at least one of underlining, bolding, enlarging, changing the font, and changing the color of the second set of characters “
Y”
in the presentation of the full name relative to the remaining characters, wherein the remaining characters define a third set of characters “
Z” and
wherein “
X”
equals the sum of “
Y” and
“
Z”
; andmemory communicating with the processor and providing an ISC database, the processor storing the Shortcodes, and imbedded Shortcodes associated together with the items of interest and respective full names within the ISC database. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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