SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR SHARING CONTENT

• US 20160027076A1
• Filed: 10/02/2015
• Published: 01/28/2016
• 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
• Granted Patent: US 10,026,108 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 server, sending content sharing software to a first information device and to a second information device, said content sharing software adapted to cause display of information regarding user-selected items;

via said server, creating a communication session linking said first information device to said second information device;

at said server, responsive to an action performed via said first information device, receiving an identifier of a selected item, said identifier not a URL, said identifier not an screen image from said first information device;

at said server, responsive to receipt of said identifier, obtaining content regarding said selected item; and

from said server, providing said content to said content sharing software running on said second information device, receipt of said content by said content sharing software running on said second information device adapted to cause said content to be rendered via said second information device.

2. A method comprising:

from a server, sending content sharing software to a first information device and to a second information device, said content sharing software adapted to cause display of information regarding user-selected items;

via said server, creating a communication session linking said first information device to said second information device;

at said server, responsive to an action performed via said first information device, receiving content regarding a selected item, said content not a URL, said identifier not an screen image from said first information device; and

from said server, providing said content to said content sharing software running on said second information device, receipt of said content by said content sharing software running on said second information device adapted to cause said content to be rendered via said second information device.

3. A method comprising:

from a server, sending content sharing software to a first information device and to a second information device, said content sharing software adapted to cause display of information regarding user-selected items;

via said server, creating a communication session linking said first information device to said second information device;

at said server, responsive to an action performed via said first information device, receiving a URL for a selected item;

at said server, responsive to receipt of said URL, obtaining content regarding said selected item; and

from said server, providing said content to said content sharing software running on said second information device, receipt of said content by said content sharing software running on said second information device adapted to cause said content to be rendered via said second information device.