Aggregation system

• US 8,990,340 B1
• Filed: 02/21/2012
• Issued: 03/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fingerprint Cards Anacatum IP AB
• Original Assignee: Fingerprint Cards AB
• Inventors: Polis, Jared, Goyal, Payal, Herman, Jeffery D., Wu, Samuel C., Wu, Eric, McMahon, Michael D., Wilson, Michael C., Hartman, Andrew, Trzyna, Peter K., Calone, David L., Young, Chris, Shaver, Scott, Hyde, Andrew, Brown, Francis
• Primary Examiner(s): HIGA, BRENDAN Y
• Application Number:
  US13/401,643
• Time in Patent Office: 1,127 Days
• Field of Search: 709204-207, 709223-226, 709/200, 709/203, 709217-219, 709/246, 715744-747
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/00 Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications user-to-user messaging H04L51/00; network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

A computerized aggregation system including a computer, a display controlled by the computer, and networking hardware connecting the computer to a network, the computer programmed so that the aggregation apparatus: connects to at least one Internet-connected service; and authenticates itself with each said Internet-connected service; and retrieves input from said Internet-connected service; and connects to at least one appliance computer; and then authenticates itself with each said appliance computer; and retrieves input from each said appliance computer; and parses the input from each said Internet-connected service and parses the input from each said appliance computer so as to produce an aggregation of the parsed input; and renders the aggregation as output.

Claims

1. An aggregation apparatus comprising:

a computer,

a display controlled by the computer, and

networking hardware connecting the computer to a network, the computer programmed so that the aggregation apparatus;

connects to at least one Internet-connected service; and

then

authenticates itself with each said Internet-connected service; and

then

retrieves input from said Internet-connected service; and

connects via the Internet to at least one appliance computer; and

then

authenticates itself with each said appliance computer; and

then

retrieves input from each said appliance computer; and

parses the input from each said Internet-connected service and parses the input from each said appliance computer so as to produce an aggregation of the parsed input; and

then

renders the aggregation as output, wherein the aggregation apparatus executes user-defined rules to initiate an alert process so that a communication corresponding to the aggregation is sent to a recipient.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the computer programmed so that the aggregation apparatus;

presents an interface which enables receipt of an authentication from each said Internet-connected service;

presents an interface which receives information from each said Internet-connected service;

presents an interface which enables receipt of an authentication from each said appliance computer;

presents an interface which receives information from each said appliance computer;

parses the information from each said Internet-connected service and parses the information from each said appliance computer so as to produce an other aggregation of the parsed information; and

then

renders the other aggregation as output.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the computer programmed so that the aggregation apparatus presents an interface which enables receipt of an authentication from each said Internet-connected service;

presents an interface which receives information from each said Internet-connected service;

presents an interface which enables receipt of an authentication from each said appliance computer; and

presents an interface which receives information from each said appliance computer;

parses the information from each said Internet-connected service and parses the information from each said appliance computer so as to produce the aggregation.

4. The aggregation apparatus of claim 1, wherein the aggregation apparatus is not a server side aggregation apparatus.

5. The apparatus of any one of claims 1-4, wherein the aggregation apparatus provides user-enabled management of said parsed input, and subject to said management, produces the aggregation of the parsed input.

6. The apparatus of claim any one of claims 1-4, wherein the aggregation apparatus provides user-enabled management of said parsed input, and subject to said management, produces another aggregation of the parsed input.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the user-enabled management includes a filtering rule.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein user-enabled management includes a sorting rule.

9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein user-enabled management includes a time-based rule.

10. Apparatus of claim 6, wherein user-enabled management includes a priority weighting rule.

11. Apparatus of claim 6, wherein user-enabled management includes a location-based rule.

12. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the aggregation apparatus provides at least some of the aggregation as an update or message to at least one Internet service or site or page.

13. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the aggregation apparatus provides at least some of the aggregation as an update or message to multiple Internet services or sites or pages.

14. The apparatus of any one of claims 1-4, wherein the aggregation apparatus issues an operational command to at least one said Internet-connected service based on at least some of the input.

15. The apparatus of any one of claims 2-3, wherein the aggregation apparatus issues an operational command to at least one said Internet-connected service based on at least some of the information.

16. The apparatus of any one of claims 1-4, wherein the aggregation apparatus issues an operational command to at least one said appliance computer based on at least some of the input.

17. The apparatus of any one of claims 2-3, wherein the aggregation apparatus issues an operational command to at least one said appliance computer based on at least some of the information.

18. The apparatus of any one of claims 1-4, wherein at least one said appliance computer comprises or communicates with a measuring device.

19. The apparatus of any one of claims 1-4, wherein at least one said Internet-related service includes a social network site.

20. The apparatus of any one of claims 1-4, wherein said at least one Internet-connected service comprises more than one Internet-connected service, and wherein said at least one appliance computer comprises more than one appliance computer.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein communication among the aggregation apparatus and at least one of said appliance computer includes an HTML 5 communication.