Content enhancement utility

• US 20130054686A1
• Filed: 08/29/2011
• Published: 02/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Derek Raymond Garnier, Mark Hassman, Michael Paul Cancilla
• Original Assignee: Derek Raymond Garnier, Mark Hassman, Michael Paul Cancilla
• Inventors: Hassman, Mark, Garnier, Derek Raymond, Cancilla, Michael Paul
• Application Number:
  US13/199,395
• Publication Number:
  US 20130054686A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/95 Retrieval from the web
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/169 Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

The invention relates to a new methodology for modifying the appearance of an existing work without modifying the source code of the existing work even by a viewer or listener who did not create the existing work. This capability enables viewers to annotate or communicate information about existing works in ways that were not possible before. For example a webpage from a restaurant (an existing work) could be annotated with notes describing which entre was my favorite and then this new view of the restaurant'"'"'s webpage could be shared with a friend; my friend would then see the webpage including notes identifying my favorite entre on their client device. This capability provides an entirely new dimension to collaboration and training across computer networks and across the internet.

Claims

1. :

A method operating on one or more state machines on one or more client devices initialized during or after opening at least one existing work on a client device comprising;

said one or more state machines identifying and generating a universal identifier identifying said at least one existing work;

said one or more state machines identifying objects or items contained within said at least one existing work; and

said one or more state machines displaying content superimposed over said at least one existing work without modifying said at least one existing work'"'"'s source code.

2. :

The method of claim 1 further comprising storing of said content superimposed over said at least one existing work in a data repository.

3. :

The method of claim 2 further comprising retrieving of said content superimposed over said at least one existing work from said data repository.

4. :

The method of claim 3 further comprising;

sharing said data repository with one or more other client devices; and

viewing or listening to said content superimposed over said at least one existing work by accessing a data repository shared with one or more other client devices.

5. :

The method of claim 4 further comprising access privilege information identifying which users, friends, groups, or others who have access to view, or listen to said content superimposed over said at least one existing work.

6. :

The method of claim 5 further comprising access privilege information identifying which users, friends, groups, or others who have access to modify said content superimposed over said at least one existing work in said shared data repository created by another individual.

7. :

The method of claim 4 implemented in software.

8. :

The method of claim 4 implemented in hardware.

9. :

The method of claim 4 implemented in hardware and firmware.

10. :

The method of claim 4 implemented in hardware and software.

11. :

A product operating on one or more state machines on one or more client devices initialized during or after opening at least one existing work on a client device comprising;

said one or more state machines identifying and generating a universal identifier identifying said at least one existing work;

said one or more state machines identifying objects or items contained within said at least one existing work; and

said one or more state machines displaying content superimposed over said at least one existing work without modifying said at least one existing work'"'"'s source code.

12. :

The product of claim 11 further comprising storing of said content superimposed over said at least one existing work in a data repository.

13. :

The product of claim 12 further comprising retrieving of said content superimposed over said at least one existing work from said data repository.

14. :

The product of claim 13 further comprising;

sharing said data repository with one or more other client devices; and

viewing or listening to said content superimposed over said at least one existing work by accessing a data repository shared with one or more other client devices.

15. :

The product of claim 14 further comprising access privilege information identifying which users, friends, groups, or others who have access to view or listen to said content superimposed over said at least one existing work.

16. :

The product of claim 15 further comprising access privilege information identifying which users, friends, groups, or others who have access to modify said content superimposed over said at least one existing work in said shared data repository created by another individual.

17. :

The product of claim 14 implemented in software.

18. :

The product of claim 14 implemented in hardware.

19. :

The product of claim 14 implemented in hardware and firmware.

20. :

The product of claim 14 implemented in hardware and software.