IP Library Granted Patent US 8,635,166
Granted Patent B1
US 8,635,166 · App. 11/548,785 · Granted Jan 21, 2014

Internet content marking

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Patent No.
US 8,635,166
App. No.
11/548,785
Granted
Jan 21, 2014
Kind
B1
Abstract

Distributing content markings includes receiving, from a first entity, marking content corresponding to Internet content and author presentation instructions associated with the marking content. When a request to view the Internet or marking content is received from a second entity, the received author presentation instructions are used to determine whether the second entity is approved to view marking content associated with the requested Internet content. Dependent on whether the second entity is approved to view the marking content, presentation of the information associated with the marking content concurrently with the requested Internet content is enabled.

Claims (29)

1. A method of distributing marking content, the method comprising:

sending, to a marking content provider, instructions enabling configuration of marking content as portraying authentication information that is responsive to an authentication query presented by an Internet destination;

sending a first request to an Internet service provider, the first request including a request to access a website;

sending a second request to the marking content provider, the second request including a request to view the marking content corresponding to the website;

receiving content of the website including the authentication query;

receiving the marking content portraying the authentication information that is responsive to the authentication query, the marking content being received as a result of:

receiving, at the marking content provider, the second request including the request to view the marking content corresponding to the website,

determining, based on the website of the second request, whether to send the marking content portraying the authentication information that is responsive to the authentication query, and

based on the determination to send, sending the marking content portraying the authentication information that is responsive to the authentication query; and

enabling presentation of the content of the website including the authentication query and presentation of the marking content portraying authentication information that is responsive to the authentication query.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein sending instructions enabling configuration of marking content includes sending user presentation instructions from the user.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein sending user presentation instructions includes sending instructions to approve viewing of information associated with the marking content based on the requester of the marking content.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein determining whether to send the marking content portraying the authentication information that is responsive to the authentication query includes using the user presentation instructions.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein sending instructions enabling configuration of marking content includes sending information associated with image, video, or audio data and corresponding presentations instructions.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein sending instructions enabling configuration of marking content includes sending tags that are associated with the marking content or the Internet content.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein sending instructions enabling configuration of marking content includes sending instructions to associate the marking content with one or more websites.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein sending instructions to associate the marking content with one or more websites includes sending instructions to associate the marking content with websites that include one or more of, keywords, a category of content, a domain name, or an association with a user.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein sending instructions to associate the marking content with one or more websites includes sending instructions configured to associate the marking content with a website created after the instructions are received without further receipt of instructions.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising automatically generating tags based on the sent instructions.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein enabling presentation of the content of the website including the authentication query and presentation of the marking content portraying authentication information that is responsive to the authentication query includes presenting the marking content such that the marking content is configured to enable the marking content to be moved to different positions with respect the content of the website.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein enabling presentation of the content of the website including the authentication query and presentation of the marking content portraying authentication information that is responsive to the authentication query includes presenting the marking content.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein sending instructions enabling configuration of the marking content as portraying the authentication information that is responsive to the authentication query presented by the Internet destination includes sending instructions enabling configuration of the marking content as portraying an identification code that is requested by a webpage for authentication.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the identification code is a user password or login name.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein enabling presentation of the content of the website including the authentication query and presentation of the marking content portraying authentication information that is responsive to the authentication query includes enabling presentation of the website including the request for the identification code for authentication along with the marking content portraying the identification code.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising using the presented marking content portraying the identification code to respond to the request of the website for the identification code for authentication.

17. The method of claim 1 , further comprising enabling, based on the authentication information that is responsive to the authentication query of the presented marking content, determination of the response to the authentication query of the presented content of the website.

18. The method of claim 1 , further comprising enabling, based on the authentication information that is responsive to the authentication query of the presented marking content, determination that the website of the request to access the website corresponds to the Internet destination.

19. The method of claim 1 , further comprising using the presented marking content portraying authentication information that is responsive to the authentication query to respond to the authentication query of the presented content of the website.

20. The method of claim 1 , wherein sending instructions enabling configuration of marking content includes sending instructions enabling configuration of marking content as portraying authentication information that is responsive to an authentication query presented by the website.

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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 19, 2021
From: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
To: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2020
From: OATH INC.
To: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 24, 2017
From: AOL INC.
To: OATH INC.
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS -RELEASE OF 030936/0011 Recorded Jul 1, 2015
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: AOL ADVERTISING INC.; AOL INC.; BUYSIGHT, INC.; MAPQUEST, INC.; PICTELA, INC.
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 2, 2013
From: AOL INC.; AOL ADVERTISING INC.; BUYSIGHT, INC.; MAPQUEST, INC.; PICTELA, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 030936/0011 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Nov 16, 2010
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N A
To: AOL INC; AOL ADVERTISING INC; GOING INC; LIGHTNINGCAST LLC; MAPQUEST, INC; NETSCAPE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION; QUIGO TECHNOLOGIES LLC; SPHERE SOURCE, INC; TACODA LLC; TRUVEO, INC; YEDDA, INC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2009
From: AOL LLC
To: AOL INC.
Reel/Frame 023723/0645 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 14, 2009
From: AOL INC.; AOL ADVERTISING INC.; BEBO, INC.; ICQ LLC; GOING, INC.; LIGHTNINGCAST LLC; MAPQUEST, INC.; NETSCAPE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION; QUIGO TECHNOLOGIES LLC; SPHERE SOURCE, INC.; TACODA LLC; TRUVEO, INC.; YEDDA, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICAN, N.A. AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 023649/0061 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2006
From: AGRAWAL, RAKESH
To: AOL LLC
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