System and method for sharing content based on positional tagging

• US 8,635,519 B2
• Filed: 08/26/2011
• Issued: 01/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yahoo AD Tech LLC
• Original Assignee: Luminate, Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Everingham, James R., Scullin, Will H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Maikhanh
• Application Number:
  US13/219,460
• Publication Number:
  US 20130055104A1
• Time in Patent Office: 879 Days
• Field of Search: 715200-206, 715/209, 715/210, 715/226, 715/227, 715/231, 715/234, 715/255, 715/256, 715/700, 715/731, 715/760, 715/763, 715/861, 709201-204, 709/212, 709/214, 709217-221, 709/223, 709/228, 709/229, 709/230, 707/602, 707/609, 707/621, 707/627, 707/661, 707/705, 707/769
• US Class Current: 715/205
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/169 Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00159 for sharing images without access restriction, e.g. publishing images

Abstract

Systems and methods for sharing digital content based on positional tagging on a digital platform. For example, in one embodiment, the systems and methods generally include: (a) providing a first user with an interface to tag content on a first digital platform; (b) creating a positional identifier that identifies the location of the tagged content on the first digital platform; and (c) posting, on a second digital platform, a link to the first digital platform. When a second user on the second digital platform activates the link on the second digital platform, the second user is directed to the first digital platform. The systems and methods thereafter include: (d) identifying when a second user has accessed the first digital platform via the link on the second digital platform; and (e) highlighting the tagged content on the first digital platform.

Claims

1. A method of allowing a first user to share digital content, the method comprising:

(a) providing a first user with an interface to;

(1) tag digital content displayed on a first digital platform,

(2) select a second digital platform for sharing information, and

(3) comment on the tagged digital content;

(b) creating a database entry with share-data including;

(1) position data of a location where the tagged digital content is displayed on the first digital platform,

(2) identification of the first digital platform, and

(3) the comment of step (a)(3);

(c) creating a unique identifier that is keyed to the database entry of step (b);

(d) submitting the unique identifier of step (c) to be published on the second digital platform of step (a)(2), wherein the unique identifier is used to direct a second user, on the second digital platform, to the first digital platform;

(e) identifying when the second user has accessed the first digital platform displaying the tagged content via the unique identifier of step (c);

(f) using the unique identifier of step (c) to pull the share-data in the database entry of step (b); and

(g) using the position data of step (b)(1) to highlight the tagged digital content, on the first digital platform, for the second user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein step (d) further includes submitting the comment of step (a)(3) to be published on the second digital platform of step (a)(2).

3. The method of claim 1, wherein step (g) further includes using the position data of step (b)(1) to highlight the tagged digital content by publishing the comment of step (a)(3) proximate to the tagged digital content.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first digital platform is selected from a group consisting of:

a website, a mobile application, a television application, a web-based application, and any equivalent thereof.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the second digital platform is selected from a group consisting of:

a website, a mobile application, a television application, a web-based application, and any equivalent thereof.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the second digital platform is social networking service.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the unique identifier of step (c) is a Uniform Resource Locator (URL).

8. The method of claim 1, wherein step (e) includes identifying a user-cookie given to the second user at the second digital platform.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein step (e) includes identifying a user-cookie given to the second user upon activation of the unique identifier of step (c).

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising:

instructions executable by at least one processing device that, when executed, cause the processing device to

(a) provide a first user with an interface to;

(1) tag digital content displayed on a first digital platform,

(2) identify a second digital platform for sharing information, and

(3) comment on the digital content;

(b) create a database entry with share-data including;

(1) position data of a location where the tagged digital content is displayed on the first digital platform,

(2) identification of the first digital platform, and

(3) the comment;

(c) create a unique identifier that is keyed to the database entry;

(d) submit the unique identifier to be published on the second digital platform, wherein the unique identifier is used to direct a second user, on the second digital platform, to the first digital platform;

(e) identify when the second user has accessed the first digital platform displaying the tagged content via the unique identifier;

(f) use the unique identifier to pull the share-data in the database entry; and

(g) use the position data to highlight the tagged digital content, on the first digital platform, for the second user.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, further comprising:

instructions executable by at least one processing device that, when executed, cause the processing device to submit the comment to be published on the second digital platform.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, further comprising:

instructions executable by at least one processing device that, when executed, cause the processing device to use the position data to highlight the tagged digital content by publishing the comment proximate to the tagged digital content on the first digital platform.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the first digital platform is selected from a group consisting of:

a website, a mobile application, a television application, a web-based application, and any equivalent thereof.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the second digital platform is selected from a group consisting of:

a website, a mobile application, a television application, a web-based application, and any equivalent thereof.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the second digital platform is social networking service.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the unique identifier is a Uniform Resource Locator (URL).

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, further comprising:

instructions executable by at least one processing device that, when executed, cause the processing device to identify a user-cookie given to the second user at the second digital platform.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, further comprising:

instructions executable by at least one processing device that, when executed, cause the processing device to identify a user-cookie given to the second user upon activation of the unique identifier.