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System, method and apparatus for selecting content from web sources and posting content to web logs

  • US 8,595,635 B2
  • Filed: 01/25/2008
  • Issued: 11/26/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for selecting content items from a source web page and posting content items to web logs, comprising:

  • a user computing device having a display, a network browser application and a user pointing device;

    said browser application being operable to load and display a source web page;

    said source web page having a plurality of displayed content items;

    said browser application being operable to receive a selection of one or more selected content items from among said plurality of displayed content items of said source web page, said one or more selected content items being selectable exclusive of non-selected ones of said plurality of displayed content items of said source web page in response to input from a user through said user pointing device;

    said system being operable to receive access credentials for a web log of said user;

    said system being operable to access said web log of said user at a network location, and to communicate with said web log using said access credentials;

    said system being operable to receive, from one or more blog servers, web log publication information associated with said web log, said web log publication information including a web log ID and a corresponding uniform resource locator (URL);

    said system being operable to compare the URL of said web log publication information with a URL of said access credentials;

    said system being operable to determine that the URL of said web log publication information matches the URL of said access credentials; and

    said system being operable to transmit said web log ID and a post including a definition of said one or more selected content items to said web log in a format suitable for receipt and posting of said one or more selected content items on said web log.

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