Generic content collection systems
First Claim
1. A method for collecting multiple types of content comprising:
- activating a user interface having content associated with a first type of content and content associated with a second type of content different than the first type of content;
providing a list of content collection services to be displayed on the user interface in response to a user selecting to collect at least one of the content associated with the first type of content or the content associated with the second type of content, a first content collection service from the content collection services to collect the content associated with the first type of content and a second content collection service from the content collection services to collect the content associated with the second type of content; and
sending the content associated with the first type of content to the first content collection service and the content associated with the second type of content to the second content collection service in response to the user selecting the first content collection service and the second content collection service from the list of content collection services.
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Abstract
The invention generally relates to a universal, generic content collection method and system for collecting, storing, and sharing content on the Internet using computers, mobile and/or electronic devices. In one aspect, the invention relates to methods and systems for collecting multiple types of content using a user interface. The method includes activating the user interface associated with the content, wherein the user interface is configurable to be associated with at least two types of content; optionally, providing a list of one or more content collections services, wherein a first content collection service is configured to collect a first type of content and a second content collection service is configured to collect a second type of content; and directing the content to one or more content collection services. The user interface may be a virtual button on a webpage, browser or other screen device, or a physical button on a piece of hardware such as a PDA, mobile phone, watch, etc.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for collecting multiple types of content comprising:
activating a user interface having content associated with a first type of content and content associated with a second type of content different than the first type of content;
providing a list of content collection services to be displayed on the user interface in response to a user selecting to collect at least one of the content associated with the first type of content or the content associated with the second type of content, a first content collection service from the content collection services to collect the content associated with the first type of content and a second content collection service from the content collection services to collect the content associated with the second type of content; and
sending the content associated with the first type of content to the first content collection service and the content associated with the second type of content to the second content collection service in response to the user selecting the first content collection service and the second content collection service from the list of content collection services.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 20)
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12. A method for collecting content, comprising:
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providing a user interface to be presented to a user, the user interface being associated with first content and second content; receiving an indication that the user of the user interface has selected to collect the first content and the second content; determining a first type of content, the first type of content associated with the first content; determining a second type of content, the second type of content associated with the second content; sending the first content to a first content collection service, the first content collection service is a preferred content collection service of the user to collect content associated with the first type of content; and sending the second content to a second content collection service, the second content collection service is a preferred content collection service of the user to collect content associated with the second type of content. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory processor-readable medium storing code representing instructions to cause a processor to:
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provide content associated with a first type of content, content associated with a second type of content, and a content collection option to be presented to a user; receive a signal indicating that the user has selected the content collection option; send the content associated with the first type of content to a first content collection service in response to the signal, the first content collection service associated with the first type of content, the first content collection service is a preferred content collection service of the user to collect content associated with the first type of content; and send the content associated with the second type of content to a second content collection service in response to the signal, the second content collection service associated with the second type of content, the second content collection service is a preferred content collection service of the user to collect content associated with the second type of content. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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