System and method for facilitating posting of public and private user comments at a web site

• US 9,170,989 B2
• Filed: 05/01/2014
• Issued: 10/27/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Social Commenting, LLC
• Original Assignee: Social Commenting, LLC
• Inventors: Norwood, Michael R, Marini, Mauricio Luiz Schiavon
• Primary Examiner(s): RIES, LAURIE ANNE
• Application Number:
  US14/267,299
• Publication Number:
  US 20140298160A1
• Time in Patent Office: 544 Days
• Field of Search: 715/202, 715/234, 715/243, 715/246, 715/256, 705/319, 705/344
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/143 Markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46

Abstract

A software system and method that allows web site operators to adapt web pages for posting of public and private user comments. An administrator accesses a web site to enter data for creating reader comment areas. HTML code for the reader comment areas is generated for insertion into web pages. When the web page containing the code is posted to a web site, the code results in a reader comment display page where web site visitors can comment on the content of the particular web page where the reader comment area appears. Comments are saved at a remote web site accessible to the administrator. The administrator may review and manage the reader comments. A reader who makes a comment on a web page has the option of creating a personal journal comprising all comments entered by the reader at any web page enabled according to the invention.

Claims

1. A computerized method effecting entity interaction with a web page hosted at a first web site server to be viewable by others on a second web page hosted at a second web site server, the method comprising the actions of:

embedding executable code within a first internet accessible web page hosted at the first web site server that when executed during the rendering of the first web page instantiates the display of a reader interaction function within the first web page which is incorporated and displayed within renderings of the first web page when accessed on the first web site server;

receiving an actuation of the reader interaction function by an entity that is accessing the first web page;

responding to receiving that actuation by sending data identifying the first web page to a remote second web site server, said data being stored in a database separate from said first web site server;

displaying within a second internet accessible web page that is hosted by the second website server, information based on the data identifying the first web page thus resulting in the second web page providing an indication that the reader interaction function has been actuated for that first web page; and

providing an option for the reader to manage his or her reader interactions with a plurality of web pages by publishing the reader interactions on a personal journal page.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the action of receiving an actuation of the reader interaction function further comprises the first web site server receiving a comment provided by the entity;

and the action of sending data comprises sending the comment.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the action of rendering the reader interaction function along with the content of first web page such that a user can view the reader interaction function along with the first web page.

4. A computerized method for receiving and managing data provided by an entity and that is provided in association with at least a portion of the content of a web page, the computerized method comprising:

a first web site server displaying a first publicly accessible web page comprising a user interaction function associated with at least a portion of the content of the first web page;

the first web site server receiving data indicating an actuation of the user interaction function by an entity interfacing with the first web page;

the first web site server associating the received data with the first web page;

sending the data associated with the first web page to a remote second web site server such that the data can be stored at the remote second web site server within a database that is remote from the first web site server and then rendered on a display of a system accessing a second publicly accessible web page hosted by the second web site server; and

providing an option for the reader to manage his or her reader interactions with a plurality of web pages by publishing the reader interactions on a personal journal page.

5. The computerized method of claim 4, wherein the action of the first web site server receiving data indicating an actuation of the user interaction function further comprises receiving a comment sourced by the entity and, the first web site server including the comment when sending the data.

6. The computerized method of claim 5, wherein the action of the first web site server receiving data indicating an actuation of the user interaction function further comprises receiving an indication that the comment is private.

7. A computerized method for receiving and managing reader interactions associated with at least a portion of the content rendered for a first publicly accessible web page, wherein a first web site server renders the first publicly accessible web page and modifies the first publicly accessible web page to include a reader interaction function, the reader interaction function being configured to receive data in conjunction with an actuation of the reader interaction function, the data being provided by a reader of the first publicly accessible web page displayed by the first web site server, the method comprising the actions of;

receiving at a remote second web site server data sent from the first web site server, the data including an indication of the at least a portion of the content rendered for the first publicly accessible web page, the data being transferred upon said user actuating the reader interaction function;

storing at the remote second web site server, using a database that is remote from the first web site server the data;

providing access to the stored data received from the first web site server to a second publicly accessible web page for display within the second publicly accessible web page; and

providing an option for the reader to manage his or her reader interactions with a plurality of web pages by publishing the reader interactions on a personal journal page.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the action of receiving an actuation of the reader interaction function further comprises the first web site server receiving a comment provided by the entity;

and

the action of sending data comprises sending the comment without converting the comment to or from an instant message.

9. A computerized method for allowing interaction with a web page hosted at a first web site server, the method comprising the actions of:

incorporating code within a first web page hosted at the first web site server, said code providing a reader interaction function within the first web page and being incorporated by the first web site server along with the first web page;

receiving an actuation of the reader interaction function by an entity accessing the first web page;

in response to receiving the actuation, sending data identifying the first web page to a remote second web site server, said data being stored in a database separate from said first web site server; and

displaying within a second web page, information based on the data identifying the first web page thus indicating that the reader interaction function has been actuated for that first web page, the information being displayed without any connection to any other content; and

providing an option for the reader to manage his or her reader interactions with a plurality of web pages by publishing the reader interactions on a personal journal page.