Systems, devices, and methods for sharing content

• US 10,026,108 B2
• Filed: 10/02/2015
• Issued: 07/17/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rakuten Group, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Rakuten Commerce LLC (Rakuten Group, Inc.)
• Inventors: Jackson, John Clarke, Cunningham, Brian Eugene, Hurant, Travis Ames
• Primary Examiner(s): Book, Phyllis A
• Application Number:
  US14/874,177
• Publication Number:
  US 20160027076A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,019 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9566 URL specific, e.g. using aliases, detecting broken or misspelled links
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display

Abstract

Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a method that can include: sending software to a first information device and to a second information device, the software adapted to cause display of information regarding user-selected items; and providing content to the software running on the second information device, the software adapted to cause the content to be rendered via the second information device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

from a hardware-based server, transmitting a content sharing software to two or more information devices the content sharing software being operative to cause a first information corresponding to a first user-selected item being displayed as a graphical representation on a first individual one of the two or more information devices to be transmitted from the first individual one of the two or more information devices, the content sharing software being additionally operative to cause the first individual one of the two or more information devices to display a graphical representation of a second user-selected item in response to the receipt on the first individual one of the two or more information devices of a second information corresponding to the second user-selected item, wherein the first information and the second information comprise identifiers that are not URLs or screen images;

via the hardware-based server and the content sharing software, creating a shared real-time and/or near real-time communication session linking the two or more information devices, wherein said shared real-time and/or near real-time communication session causes, in response to the selection on the first individual one of the two or more information devices of the first user-selected item, the substantially simultaneous display of a graphical representation of the first user-selected item on the other individual ones of the two or more information devices, and wherein said shared real-time and/or near real-time communication session causes, in response to the selection on one of the other individual ones of the two or more information devices of the second user-selected item, the substantially simultaneous display of a graphical representation of the second user-selected item on the first individual one of the information devices;

at the hardware-based server, responsive to the selection of the first user-selected item or the second user-selected item, obtaining content corresponding to the first or second user-selected item; and

transmitting, from the hardware-based server via said shared real-time and/or near real-time communication session, the content to the two or more information devices, the content sharing software being operative to display the content on the two or more information devices in response to receipt of the content by the two or more information devices, wherein said displaying of said content occurs substantially simultaneously with the selection of said first or second user-selected item.

2. A method comprising:

from a hardware-based server, transmitting a content sharing software to two or more information devices, the content sharing software being operative to cause a first URL corresponding to a first user-selected item being displayed as a graphical representation on a first individual one of the two or more information devices to be transmitted from the first individual one of the two or more information devices, the content sharing software being additionally operative to cause the first individual one of the two or more information devices to display a graphical representation of a second user-selected item in response to the receipt on the first individual one of the two or more information devices of a second URL corresponding to the second user-selected item;

via the hardware-based server and the content sharing software, creating a shared real-time and/or near real-time communication session linking the two or more information devices, wherein said shared real-time and/or near real-time communication session causes, in response to the selection on the first individual one of the two or more information devices of the first user-selected item, the substantially simultaneous display of a graphical representation of the first user-selected item on the other individual ones of the two or more information devices, and wherein said shared real-time and/or near real-time communication session causes, in response to the selection on one of the other individual ones of the two or more information devices of the second user-selected item, the substantially simultaneous display of a graphical representation of the second user-selected item on the first individual one of the information devices;

at the hardware-based server, responsive to the selection of the first user-selected item or the second user-selected item, obtaining content corresponding to the first or second user-selected item; and

transmitting, from the hardware-based server via said shared real-time and/or near real-time communication session, the content to the two or more information devices, the content sharing software being operative to display the content on the two or more information devices in response to receipt of the content by the two or more information devices, wherein said displaying of said content occurs substantially simultaneously with the selection of said first or second user-selected item.

3. A hardware-based system comprising:

a hardware-based server configured to transmit a content sharing software to two or more information devices, the content sharing software being operative to cause a first information corresponding to a first user-selected item being displayed as a graphical representation on a first individual one of the two or more information devices to be transmitted from the first individual one of the two or more information devices, the content sharing software being additionally operative to cause the first individual one of the two or more information devices to display a graphical representation of a second user-selected item in response to the receipt on the first individual one of the two or more information devices of a second information corresponding to the second user-selected item, wherein the first information and the second information comprise identifiers that are not URLs or screen images;

wherein the hardware-based server and the content sharing software are operative to create a shared real-time and/or near real-time communication session linking the two or more information devices, wherein said shared real-time and/or near real-time communication session causes, in response to the selection on the first individual one of the two or more information devices of the first user-selected item, the substantially simultaneous display of a graphical representation of the first user-selected item on the other individual ones of the two or more information devices, and wherein said shared real-time and/or near real-time communication session causes, in response to the selection on one of the other individual ones of the two or more information devices of the second user-selected item, the substantially simultaneous display of a graphical representation of the second user-selected item on the first individual one of the information devices;

wherein the hardware-based server, responsive to the selection of the first user-selected item or the second user-selected item, is operative to obtain content corresponding to the first or second user-selected item; and

wherein the hardware-based server is operative to transmit, via said shared real-time and/or near real-time communication session, the content to the two or more information devices, the content sharing software being operative to display the content on the two or more information devices in response to receipt of the content by the two or more information devices, wherein said displaying of said content occurs substantially simultaneously with the selection of said first or second user-selected item.

4. A hardware-based system comprising:

a hardware-based server configured to transmit a content sharing software to two or more information devices, the content sharing software being operative to cause a first URL corresponding to a first user-selected item being displayed as a graphical representation on a first individual one of the two or more information devices to be transmitted from the first individual one of the two or more information devices, the content sharing software being additionally operative to cause the first individual one of the two or more information devices to display a graphical representation of a second user-selected item in response to the receipt on the first individual one of the two or more information devices of a second URL corresponding to the second user-selected item;

wherein the hardware-based server and the content sharing software are operative to create a shared real-time and/or near real-time communication session linking the two or more information devices, wherein said shared real-time and/or near real-time communication session causes, in response to the selection on the first individual one of the two or more information devices of the first user-selected item, the substantially simultaneous display of a graphical representation of the first user-selected item on the other individual ones of the two or more information devices, and wherein said shared real-time and/or near real-time communication session causes, in response to the selection on one of the other individual ones of the two or more information devices of the second user-selected item, the substantially simultaneous display of a graphical representation of the second user-selected item on the first individual one of the information devices;

wherein the hardware-based server, responsive to the selection of the first user-selected item or the second user-selected item, is operative to obtain content corresponding to the first or second user-selected item; and

wherein the hardware-based server is operative to transmit, via said shared real-time and/or near real-time communication session, the content to the two or more information devices, the content sharing software being operative to display the content on the two or more information devices in response to receipt of the content by the two or more information devices, wherein said displaying of said content occurs substantially simultaneously with the selection of said first or second user-selected item.