Singular, collective and automated creation of a media guide for online content
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1. A content system comprising:
- a first server directed to provide access to pieces of content through a network;
a second server directed to maintain a searchable database of tags that describe content stored on the first server;
a first device in communication with the first server and the second server through the network, wherein the first device is directed to;
automatically generate a message describing a piece of content accessible through the first server, wherein the message comprises a tag describing the piece of content and a URL that references a location of the piece of content;
provide the generated tag describing the piece of content with the URL that addresses the location of the piece of content to the second server;
a second device in communication with the first server and the second server through the network wherein the second device is directed to;
provide a search query to the second server;
receive search results including the tag that describes the piece of content and the URL referencing the location of the piece of content from the searchable database of tags maintained by the second server; and
retrieve and play back the piece of content from the first server using the URL referencing the location of the piece of content.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided in which a content guide includes one or more tags associated with a single user, a group of users or a channel subscribed to by users that enables the retrieval of content for subsequent viewing and which can be supplemented by recommendations and data from other sources.
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31 Claims
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1. A content system comprising:
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a first server directed to provide access to pieces of content through a network; a second server directed to maintain a searchable database of tags that describe content stored on the first server; a first device in communication with the first server and the second server through the network, wherein the first device is directed to; automatically generate a message describing a piece of content accessible through the first server, wherein the message comprises a tag describing the piece of content and a URL that references a location of the piece of content; provide the generated tag describing the piece of content with the URL that addresses the location of the piece of content to the second server; a second device in communication with the first server and the second server through the network wherein the second device is directed to; provide a search query to the second server; receive search results including the tag that describes the piece of content and the URL referencing the location of the piece of content from the searchable database of tags maintained by the second server; and retrieve and play back the piece of content from the first server using the URL referencing the location of the piece of content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of accessing pieces of content distributed throughout a network, the method comprising:
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accessing a piece of content using a first device, wherein the piece of content is accessed from a first server; automatically generating a message describing the piece of content accessible through the first server, wherein the message comprises a tag describing the piece of content and a URL that references a location of the piece of content; providing the generated tag describing the piece of content with the URL that addresses the location of the piece of content to a second server using the first device, wherein the second server maintains a searchable database of tags that describe content stored on the first server providing a search query to the second server using a second device in communication with the first server and the second server through the network; receiving, using the second device, search results including the tag that describes the piece of content and the URL referencing the location of the piece of content from the searchable database of tags maintained by the second server; and retrieving and playing back the piece of content from the first server using the URL referencing the location of the piece of content and using the second device. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A content system comprising:
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a content server directed to provide access to pieces of content through a network, a hash tag server directed to maintain a searchable database of hash tags that reference pieces of content stored on the content server; a tagging device in communication with the content server and the hash tag server through the network, wherein the tagging device is directed to; automatically generate a message describing a piece of content accessible through the content server, wherein the message comprises a hash tag describing the piece of content and a URL that references a location of the piece of content; provide the hash tag describing the piece of content with the URL that addresses the location of the piece of content to the hash tag server; a playback device in communication with the content server and the hash tag server through the network, wherein the playback device is directed to; provide a search query to the hash tag server; receive search results including the hash tag that describes the piece of content and the URL referencing the location of the piece of content from the searchable database of hash tags maintained by the hash tag server; and retrieve and play back the piece of content from the content server using the URL referencing the location of the piece of content.
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