Method and system for facilitating interaction with multiple content provider websites
First Claim
1. A method of facilitating interaction between an electronic device, as a user device, and a plurality of content provider websites, the method comprising:
- receiving from the electronic device, at a server communicatively coupled between the electronic device and each of the plurality of content provider websites, a plurality of information portions from two or more of the plurality of content provider websites that are external to the server, whereineach of the plurality of information portions is associated with a primary information that is available at each of the content provider websites, and whereinthe primary information is a single file that includes at least one of a photo and a video;
aggregating, at the server, the respective information portions so that the plurality of information portions are combined into an overall grouping including the primary information, as the single file, and the plurality of information portions from the two or more of the plurality of content provider websites, whereinthe respective information portions describe the primary information and are maintained as distinct subportions indicating a respective content provider website within the overall grouping; and
sending from the server a primary message for receipt by the electronic device, the primary message including the overall grouping of the information portions, whereinthe overall grouping is sent together with at least one of the primary informationand an indication of the primary information to which the overall grouping relates, the electronic device, upon the primary message is configured to display an image showing both at least a portion of the primary information in conjunction with the overall grouping including the distinct subportions.
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Abstract
A method and system for facilitating interaction between an electronic device and a plurality of content provider websites are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving at a server a plurality of information portions provided from the websites, where each of the information portions is associated with a respective copy of information that is available at each of the websites. The method also includes aggregating at the server the information portions so that they are combined into an overall grouping, with the respective information portions being maintained respectively as distinct subportions within the grouping. Further, the method includes sending from the server a message for receipt by a part of the electronic device, the primary message including the grouping. The grouping is sent together with an additional copy of the information or with an indication of that information to which the overall grouping relates.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of facilitating interaction between an electronic device, as a user device, and a plurality of content provider websites, the method comprising:
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receiving from the electronic device, at a server communicatively coupled between the electronic device and each of the plurality of content provider websites, a plurality of information portions from two or more of the plurality of content provider websites that are external to the server, wherein each of the plurality of information portions is associated with a primary information that is available at each of the content provider websites, and wherein the primary information is a single file that includes at least one of a photo and a video; aggregating, at the server, the respective information portions so that the plurality of information portions are combined into an overall grouping including the primary information, as the single file, and the plurality of information portions from the two or more of the plurality of content provider websites, wherein the respective information portions describe the primary information and are maintained as distinct subportions indicating a respective content provider website within the overall grouping; and sending from the server a primary message for receipt by the electronic device, the primary message including the overall grouping of the information portions, wherein the overall grouping is sent together with at least one of the primary information and an indication of the primary information to which the overall grouping relates, the electronic device, upon the primary message is configured to display an image showing both at least a portion of the primary information in conjunction with the overall grouping including the distinct subportions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for facilitating interaction between an electronic device, as a user device, and a plurality of content provider websites, the system comprising:
a first server having a processing device and at least one memory device, wherein the server is communicatively coupled between the electronic device and each of the plurality of content provider websites and operates as an intermediary between the electronic device and the plurality of content provider websites that are external to the first server, wherein the first server is configured to operate so that, upon receiving a plurality of information portions from the plurality of content provider websites, and upon determining that the plurality of information portions all relate to primary information that is available at each of the content provider websites and the primary information is a single file that includes at least one of a photo and a video, the first server aggregates the information portions so as to be combined into an overall grouping including the primary information, as the single file, and the plurality of information portions from the two or more of the plurality of content provider websites in which the information portions are maintained as distinct subportions indicating a respective content provider website. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of facilitating interaction between an electronic device, as a user device, and a plurality of content provider websites, the method comprising:
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receiving at a server, communicatively coupled between the electronic device and each of the plurality of content provider websites and external to the plurality of content provider websites, a plurality of information portions from the plurality of content provider websites wherein each of the plurality of information portions is associated with a copy of primary information that is available at each of the content provider websites, and wherein the primary information is a single file that includes at least one of a photo and a video; aggregating at the server the information portions so that the plurality of information portions are combined into an overall grouping including the primary information, as the sin file, and the plurality of information portions from the two or more of the plurality of content provider websites, wherein the information portions are maintained-as distinct subportions indicating a respective content provider website within the overall grouping; and sending from the server a primary message for receipt by at least one part of the electronic device, the primary message including the overall grouping of the information portions, wherein the overall grouping is sent together with at least one of an additional copy of the primary information and an indication of the primary information to which the overall grouping relates, whereby the electronic device, upon the primary message being received by the at least one part thereof, is able to display an image showing both at least a portion of the primary information in conjunction with the overall grouping including the distinct subportions, wherein each of the information portions is a comment that was received at the content provider website from at least one third party, and wherein each comment pertains to the primary information, and wherein the plurality of information portions include one or more identifiers by which the server can determine that all of the information portions relate to the primary information. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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