Method and apparatus for abstracting internet content
First Claim
1. A non-transitory tangible computer-readable storage device comprising computer instructions which, responsive to being executed by a processor of a terminal device, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- presenting, in a setup graphical user interface window, a group of subject matters of interest that are each remotely sourced by a content provider without identifying the content provider, wherein the subject matters of interest include a subject identifier, and wherein the subject matters of interest are to obtain information concerning current and future events that are localized to a particular area;
generating a profile based on a selection of subject matters of interest from the group of subject matters of interest, the selection of the subject matters of interest being associated with a corresponding Internet resource identifier by the terminal device;
providing the profile with alert options triggered by event signals associated with the subject matters of interest, wherein the alert options include asserting a first alert signal at the terminal device and transmitting a second alert signal to a communication device; and
presenting a matrix of graphical user interface elements associated with Internet resource identifiers for the selected subject matters of interest in a graphical user interface window, wherein the presenting is made without association to an Internet browser.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for abstracting Internet content is disclosed. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a terminal device having a user interface element that links a graphical user interface element to each internet resource identifier of one or more subject matters of interest defined in a profile by an end user, and presents the one or more graphical user interface elements in a graphical user interface window without association to an Internet browser. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A non-transitory tangible computer-readable storage device comprising computer instructions which, responsive to being executed by a processor of a terminal device, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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presenting, in a setup graphical user interface window, a group of subject matters of interest that are each remotely sourced by a content provider without identifying the content provider, wherein the subject matters of interest include a subject identifier, and wherein the subject matters of interest are to obtain information concerning current and future events that are localized to a particular area; generating a profile based on a selection of subject matters of interest from the group of subject matters of interest, the selection of the subject matters of interest being associated with a corresponding Internet resource identifier by the terminal device; providing the profile with alert options triggered by event signals associated with the subject matters of interest, wherein the alert options include asserting a first alert signal at the terminal device and transmitting a second alert signal to a communication device; and presenting a matrix of graphical user interface elements associated with Internet resource identifiers for the selected subject matters of interest in a graphical user interface window, wherein the presenting is made without association to an Internet browser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A terminal device, comprising:
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a memory that stores computer instructions; a display; and a controller coupled with the memory and the display, wherein the controller, responsive to executing the computer instructions, performs operations comprising; presenting, in a setup graphical user interface window, a group of subject matters of interest that are each remotely sourced by a content provider without identifying the content provider, wherein the subject matters of interest include a subject identifier, wherein the subject matters of interest are to obtain information concerning current and future events that are localized to a particular area; generating a profile based on a selection of subject matters of interest from the group of subject matters of interest, the selection of the subject matters of interest being associated with a corresponding Internet resource identifier; providing the profile with a group of alert options triggered by event signals associated with the subject matters of interest, wherein the event signals are received from a communication device operated by a third party, wherein the group of alert options are prioritized based on event severity; presenting, on the display, a matrix of graphical user interface elements associated with Internet resource identifiers for the selected subject matters of interest in a graphical user interface window, wherein the presenting is made without association to an Internet browser; and selecting a target alert option from among the group of alert options based on a determination of a severity associated with a target event signal from among the event signals. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method, comprising:
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presenting, in a setup graphical user interface window by a terminal device, a group of subject matters of interest that are each remotely sourced by a content provider without providing access to corresponding predefined uniform resource locators and without identifying corresponding content providers associated with the predefined uniform resource locators, wherein the subject matters of interest are to obtain information concerning current and future events that are localized to a particular area; generating, by the terminal device, a profile that includes subject matters of interest selected on the setup graphical user interface window based on user input from among the group of subject matters of interest, wherein the profile includes a group of alert options triggered by event signals associated with the subject matters of interest, wherein the event signals are associated with a third party device, wherein the group of alert options are prioritized based on event severity; and presenting, by the terminal device, a matrix of graphical user interface elements associated with the predefined uniform resource locators of the subject matters of interest selected in a graphical user interface window, wherein the presenting is made without association to an Internet browser. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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