Online marketplace for automatically extracted data

• US 8,352,419 B2
• Filed: 06/29/2011
• Issued: 01/08/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aloft Media, LLC (Oso IP, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Stragent, LLC (Oso IP, LLC)
• Inventors: Monsarrat, Jonathan
• Primary Examiner(s): LIAO, JASON G
• Application Number:
  US13/172,771
• Publication Number:
  US 20110258536A1
• Time in Patent Office: 559 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 707/608
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/22 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24573 using data annotations, e.g. user-defined metadata
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/143 Markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/169 Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0217 involving input on products or services in exchange for incentives or rewards
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0282 Rating or review of business operators or products
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

A system for automatically locating and data-typing information originating from many Web pages, and then collecting that information in a database. The database is then made available via an online data marketplace which allows users from different organizations to buy and sell related data, associated advertisements, and access to the communities of end-users who may also view advertisements and make purchases.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving a first content portion from a first content source;

receiving a second content portion from a second content source;

receiving a third content portion from a third content source;

processing the first content portion from the first content source, the second content portion from the second content source, and the third content portion from the third content source;

assembling the first content portion from the first content source, the second content portion from the second content source, and the third content portion from the third content source, utilizing at least one web page;

publishing content including the first content portion from the first content source, the second content portion from the second content source, and the third content portion from the third content source, utilizing the at least one web page;

wherein the content is published to a plurality of first users associated with a first on-line community, by a first web publisher;

receiving, by the first web publisher, different user textual inputs on at least part of the published content from the first users associated with the first on-line community;

policing, by the first web publisher, the different user textual inputs on the at least part of the published content from the first users associated with the first on-line community;

receiving, by the first web publisher, ratings of at least some of the published content from the first users associated with the first on-line community;

causing communication of at least a first portion of the content for publishing by a second web publisher that is different from the first web publisher;

wherein the communication of the at least first portion of the content is accomplished by the first web publisher causing a transfer of the at least first portion of the content for publishing by the second web publisher;

wherein access is allowed to the at least first portion of the content by second users associated with a second on-line community that is different from the first on-line community;

wherein communication of at least one first user textual input with the first portion of the content is accomplished by the first web publisher causing a transfer of the at least one first user textual input with the first portion of the content, for publishing by the second web publisher;

wherein access is allowed to the at least one first user textual input with the first portion of the content by the second users associated with the second on-line community that is different from the first on-line community;

causing communication of at least a second portion of the content for publishing by a third web publisher that is different from the first web publisher and different from the second web publisher;

wherein the communication of the at least second portion of the content is accomplished by the first web publisher causing a transfer of the at least second portion of the content for publishing by the third web publisher;

wherein access is allowed to the at least second portion of the content by third users associated with a third on-line community that is different from the first on-line community and different from the second on-line community;

wherein communication of at least one second user textual input with the second portion of the content is accomplished by the first web publisher causing a transfer of the at least one second user textual input with the second portion of the content, for publishing by the third web publisher;

wherein access is allowed to the at least one second user textual input with the second portion of the content by the third users associated with the third on-line community that is different from the first on-line community and different from the second on-line community.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the first users associated with the first on-line community are designated as trusted.

3. A method of claim 1, wherein different portions of the content are suggested to different users based on a browsing history of the different users.

4. A method of claim 1, wherein different advertisements are selected for different users.

5. A method of claim 1, wherein the second on-line community is capable of controlling what is communicated.

6. A method of claim 1, wherein:

the receiving the first content portion, the second content portion, and the third content portion results from scraping the first content portion, the second content portion, and the third content portion;

the first content source, the second content source, and the third content source include different sites;

the processing includes post-processing including at least one of connecting data together, resolving conflicts, or reporting errors;

the content includes additional content in addition to the first content portion, the second content portion, and the third content portion;

the publishing including serving web content;

the communicating includes broadcasting;

the communicating is conditioned on payment;

the at least part of the published content, the at least some of the published content, the at least first portion of the published content, and the at least second portion of the published content, are different parts of the published content; and

the policing includes removing.

7. A method of claim 1, wherein the user textual inputs include at least one review.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the user textual inputs include input from end-users.

9. A system, comprising:

at least one component configured for;

identifying a first content portion associated with a first content source;

identifying a second content portion associated with a second content source;

identifying a third content portion associated with a third content source;

processing the first content portion associated with the first content source, the second content portion associated with the second content source, and the third content portion associated with the third content source;

assembling the first content portion associated with the first content source, the second content portion associated with the second content source, and the third content portion associated with the third content source, utilizing at least one web page;

publishing content including the first content portion associated with the first content source, the second content portion associated with the second content source, and the third content portion associated with the third content source, utilizing the at least one web page;

wherein the system is operable to publish the content to a plurality of first users associated with a first on-line community, by a first web publisher;

receiving, by the first web publisher, different user textual inputs associated with at least part of the published content from the first users associated with the first on-line community;

policing, by the first web publisher, the different user textual inputs associated with the at least part of the published content from the first users associated with the first on-line community;

receiving, by the first web publisher, ratings from the first users associated with the first on-line community;

wherein operation of the system results in communication of at least a first portion of the content for publishing by a second web publisher that is different from the first web publisher by transfer of the at least first portion of the content, for publishing by the second web publisher to thereby allow access to the at least first portion of the content by second users associated with a second on-line community that is different from the first on-line community;

wherein the operation of the system further results in communication of at least one first user textual input with the first portion of the content by transfer of the at least one first user textual input with the first portion of the content, for publishing by the second web publisher to thereby allow access to the at least one first user textual input with the first portion of the content by the second users associated with the second on-line community that is different from the first on-line community; and

wherein the operation of the system further results in communication of at least a second portion of the content for publishing by a third web publisher that is different from the first web publisher and different from the second web publisher by transfer of the at least second portion of the content, for publishing by the third web publisher to thereby allow access to the at least second portion of the content by third users associated with a third on-line community that is different from the first on-line community and different from the second on-line community;

wherein the operation of the system further results in communication of at least one second user textual input with the second portion of the content by transfer of the at least one second user textual input with the second portion of the content, for publishing by the third web publisher to thereby allow access to the at least one second user textual input with the second portion of the content by the third users associated with the third on- line community that is different from the first on-line community and different from the second on-line community.

10. A system of claim 9, wherein:

the identifying the first content portion, the second content portion, and the third content portion results from scraping the first content portion, the second content portion, and the third content portion;

the first content source, the second content source, and the third content source include at least one of different sites, different on-line members, or people;

the processing includes post-processing including at least one of connecting data together, resolving conflicts, or reporting errors;

the content includes additional content in addition to the first content portion, the second content portion, and the third content portion;

the publishing including serving web content;

the communication includes broadcasting;

the communication is conditioned on payment;

the policing includes removing;

the at least part of the published content, the at least first portion of the published content, and the at least second portion of the published content, are different parts of the published content;

initiating a first operation of the system occurs on a first day and initiating a second operation of the system occurs on a second day; and

the at least one component includes at least one of a component of the first web publisher, an application component, a network component, or a computer component.

11. A method, comprising:

identifying a first content portion associated with a first content source;

identifying a second content portion associated with a second content source;

identifying a third content portion associated with a third content source;

processing the first content portion associated with the first content source, the second content portion associated with the second content source, and the third content portion associated with the third content source;

assembling the first content portion associated with the first content source, the second content portion associated with the second content source, and the third content portion associated with the third content source, utilizing at least one web page;

publishing content including the first content portion associated with the first content source, the second content portion associated with the second content source, and the third content portion associated with the third content source, utilizing the at least one web page;

wherein the content is published to a plurality of first users associated with a first on-line community, by a first web publisher;

receiving, by the first web publisher, different user textual inputs associated with at least part of the published content from the first users associated with the first on-line community;

policing, by the first web publisher, the different user textual inputs associated with the at least part of the published content from the first users associated with the first on-line community;

receiving, by the first web publisher, ratings from the first users associated with the first on-line community;

resulting in communication of at least a first portion of the content for publishing by a second web publisher that is different from the first web publisher by transfer of the at least first portion of the content for publishing by the second web publisher such that access is allowed to the at least first portion of the content by second users associated with a second on-line community that is different from the first on-line community;

wherein communication of at least one first user textual input with the first portion of the content results by transfer of the at least one first user textual input with the first portion of the content for publishing by the second web publisher such that access is allowed to the at least one first user textual input with the first portion of the content by the second users associated with the second on-line community that is different from the first on-line community; and

resulting in communication of at least a second portion of the content for publishing by a third web publisher that is different from the first web publisher and different from the second web publisher by transfer of the at least second portion of the content for publishing by the third web publisher such that access is allowed to the at least second portion of the content by third users associated with a third on-line community that is different from the first on-line community and different from the second on-line community;

wherein communication of at least one second user textual input with the second portion of the content results by transfer of the at least one second user textual input with the second portion of the content for publishing by the third web publisher such that access is allowed to the at least one second user textual input with the second portion of the content by the third users associated with the third on-line community that is different from the first on-line community and different from the second on-line community.

12. A method of claim 11, wherein:

the identifying the first content portion, the second content portion, and the third content portion results from scraping the first content portion, the second content portion, and the third content portion;

the first content source, the second content source, and the third content source include at least one of different sites, different on-line members, or people;

the processing includes post-processing including at least one of connecting data together, resolving conflicts, or reporting errors;

the content includes additional content in addition to the first content portion, the second content portion, and the third content portion;

the publishing including serving web content;

the communication includes broadcasting;

the communication is conditioned on payment;

the at least part of the published content, the at least first portion of the published content, and the at least second portion of the published content, are different parts of the published content;

a first one of the results occurs on a first day and a second one of the results occurs on a second day; and

the policing includes removing.

13. A method of claim 11, wherein the at least one first user textual input and the at least one second user textual input include at least one review.

14. A method of claim 11, wherein the at least one first user textual input and the at least one second user textual input include input from end-users.