Generic content collection systems
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a computing device;
the computing device configured to present to a user a user interface associated with first information of a first type and second information of a second type;
the computing device configured to receive a signal indicative of a user selecting to collect the first information of the first type;
the computing device configured to send, in response to the signal, the first information of the first type to a first information collection service such that the first information of the first type is stored in a database, the first information collection service being a preferred information collection service of the user to collect information of the first type; and
the computing device configured to send the second information of the second type to a second information collection service.
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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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30 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a computing device; the computing device configured to present to a user a user interface associated with first information of a first type and second information of a second type; the computing device configured to receive a signal indicative of a user selecting to collect the first information of the first type; the computing device configured to send, in response to the signal, the first information of the first type to a first information collection service such that the first information of the first type is stored in a database, the first information collection service being a preferred information collection service of the user to collect information of the first type; and the computing device configured to send the second information of the second type to a second information collection service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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4. A method, comprising:
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presenting, using a computing device, a user interface to a user on a display, the user interface associated with first information and second information, wherein at least one of the first information or the second information is to be stored in one or more databases; identifying, using the user interface, a first type of information, the first type of information associated with the first information; identifying, using the user interface, a second type of information, the second type of information associated with the second information; receiving a signal indicative of a user selecting to collect the first information; sending, using the computing device, the first information to a first information collection service, the first information collection service being a preferred information collection service of the user to collect information associated with the first type of information; and sending, using the computing device, the second information to a second information collection service. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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21. A computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer readable medium having stored thereon a sequence of instructions which, when executed by a processor causes the processor to execute a set of acts, the set of acts comprising:
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presenting, using a computing device, a user interface to a user on a display, the user interface associated with first information and second information, wherein at least one of the first information or the second information is to be stored in one or more databases; identifying, using the user interface, a first type of information, the first type of information associated with the first information; identifying, using the user interface, a second type of information, the second type of information associated with the second information; receiving a signal indicative of a user selecting to collect the first information; sending, using the computing device in response to the signal, the first information to a first information collection service, the first information collection service being a preferred information collection service of the user to collect information associated with the first type of information; and sending, using the computing device, the second information to a second information collection service. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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