Method and apparatus for collecting and disseminating information over a computer network
DCFirst Claim
1. An apparatus for measuring one or more first parties'"'"' overall influence within a computer network, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one central database, wherein digital information associated with the one or more first parties is stored;
at least one gateway server having a processor configured to execute at least one presentation layer, at least one retrievers module, and at least one market presence module,said at least one presentation layer being configured to receive one or more keywords from a user for use by the retrievers module in identifying content, the one or more keywords being related to content the one or more first parties published on the computer network;
said at least one retrievers module being configured to access the computer network and identify content published by one or more second parties, the content published by said one or more second parties being related to the content published by the one or more first parties; and
said at least one market presence module being configured to;
find content published by the one or more second parties, based on keywords in the content; and
determine an amount of reaction to the content published by the one or more first parties, wherein the amount of reaction provides a measure of the one or more first parties'"'"' overall influence within the computer network.
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Abstract
The apparatus comprises at least one database for storing digital information associated with at least a first user and a second user, at least one links module for the first user and for the second user, at least one manipulations module and at least one display device for respectively displaying at least said linked digital information wherein said linked digital information associated with said first user is automatically updated on at least said display device of said second user when that information is manipulated, and wherein said linked digital information associated with said second user is automatically updated on at least said display device of said first user when that information is manipulated.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for measuring one or more first parties'"'"' overall influence within a computer network, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one central database, wherein digital information associated with the one or more first parties is stored; at least one gateway server having a processor configured to execute at least one presentation layer, at least one retrievers module, and at least one market presence module, said at least one presentation layer being configured to receive one or more keywords from a user for use by the retrievers module in identifying content, the one or more keywords being related to content the one or more first parties published on the computer network; said at least one retrievers module being configured to access the computer network and identify content published by one or more second parties, the content published by said one or more second parties being related to the content published by the one or more first parties; and said at least one market presence module being configured to; find content published by the one or more second parties, based on keywords in the content; and determine an amount of reaction to the content published by the one or more first parties, wherein the amount of reaction provides a measure of the one or more first parties'"'"' overall influence within the computer network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for measuring one or more influencers'"'"' overall influence within a computer network, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one central database, wherein digital information associated with the one or more first parties is stored; at least one gateway server having a processor configured to execute at least one presentation layer, at least one retrievers module, and at least one market presence module, said at least one presentation layer being configured to receive one or more keywords from a user for use by the retrievers module in identifying content, the one or more keywords being related to one or more areas of interest to the user; said at least one retrievers module being configured to access the computer network and identify content published by the one or more influencers, the content published by said one or more influencers being related to the one or more areas of interest to the user; and said at least one market presence module being configured to; find content published by the one or more influencers, based on keywords in the content; and track an amount of content published by the one or more influencers, wherein the amount of content published by the one or more influencers provides a measure of the one or more influencers'"'"' overall influence with respect to the areas of interest to the user within the computer network. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A method for measuring one or more first parties'"'"' overall influence within a computer network, the method being embodied on a data storage device as at least one presentation layer, at least one retrievers module, and at least one market presence module and comprising the steps of:
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(a) storing digital information associated with the one or more first parties in at least one central database according to a classification assigned to that data; (b) executing said at least one presentation layer with a processor to receive one or more keywords from a user for use by the retrievers module in identifying content, the one or more keywords being related to content the one or more first parties published on the computer network; (c) executing said at least one retrievers module with the processor to access the computer network and identify content published by one or more second parties, the content published by said one or more second parties being related to the content published by the one or more first parties; and (d) executing said at least one market presence module with the processor to; (i) find content published by the one or more second parties, based on keywords in the content; and (ii) determine an amount of reaction to the content published by the one or more first parties, wherein the amount of reaction provides a measure of the one or more first parties'"'"' overall influence within the computer network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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