IP Library Granted Patent US 8,166,383
Granted Patent B1
US 8,166,383 · App. 13/296,124 · Granted Apr 24, 2012

System and method for sharing content based on positional tagging

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,166,383
App. No.
13/296,124
Granted
Apr 24, 2012
Kind
B1
Abstract

Systems and methods for sharing digital content based on positional tagging on a digital platform. For example, in one embodiment, the systems and methods generally include: (a) providing a first user with an interface to tag content on a first digital platform; (b) creating a positional identifier that identifies the location of the tagged content on the first digital platform; and (c) posting, on a second digital platform, a link to the first digital platform. When a second user on the second digital platform activates the link on the second digital platform, the second user is directed to the first digital platform. The systems and methods thereafter include: (d) identifying when a second user has accessed the first digital platform via the link on the second digital platform; and (e) highlighting the tagged content on the first digital platform.

Claims (38)

1. A computer-implemented method of allowing a first user to share digital content published on a digital platform, the method comprising:

(a) providing the first user with an interface to:

(1) tag digital content on the first digital platform,

(2) select a second digital platform where the tagged digital content is to be shared, and

(3) comment on the tagged digital content;

(b) creating a database entry of a database including:

(1) location data of the tagged digital content,

(2) identification of the first digital platform, and

(3) the comment of step (a)(3);

(c) creating a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that is keyed to the database entry of step (b);

(d) submitting the URL of step (c) to be published on the second digital platform selected in step (a)(2), wherein the URL is used to direct a second user to the first digital platform;

(e) identifying when the second user has accessed the first digital platform via the URL of step (c);

(f) using the URL of step (c) to pull the database entry of step (b); and (g) using the location data of step (b)(1) to identify the tagged digital content, on the first digital platform, for the second user,

wherein step (g) further includes using the location data of step (b)(1) to publish the comment of step (a)(3) proximate to the tagged digital content on the first digital platform, and

wherein the second user is provided with a user-cookie that allows first digital platform to identify when the second user has accessed the first digital platform via the URL, and wherein the user-cookie and the URL are used to pull share-data in the database entry of the database.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein step (d) further includes providing the comment of step (a)(3) to the second digital platform selected in step (a)(2).

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first digital platform is selected from a group consisting of: a website, a mobile application, a television application, and a web-based application.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second digital platform is selected from a group consisting of: a website, a mobile application, a television application, and a web-based application.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second digital platform is social networking service.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising: instructions executable by at least one processing device that, when executed, cause the processing device to:

(a) provide a first user with an interface to:

(1) tag digital content on a first digital platform,

(2) select a second digital platform where the tagged digital content is to be shared, and

(3) comment on the tagged digital content;

(b) create a database entry including:

(1) location data of the tagged digital content,

(2) identification of the first digital platform, and

(3) the comment;

(c) create a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that is keyed to the database entry; (d) provide the URL to the second digital platform, wherein the URL is used to direct a second user to the first digital platform;

(e) identify when the second user has accessed the first digital platform via the URL;

(f) pull the database entry based on the URL; and

(g) highlight the tagged digital content, on the first digital platform, for the second user,

wherein step (g) further includes using the location data of step (b)(1) to publish the comment of step (a)(3) proximate to the tagged digital content on the first digital platform, and

wherein the second user is provided with a user-cookie that allows first digital platform to identify when the second user has accessed the first digital platform via the URL, and wherein the user-cookie and the URL are used to pull share-data in the database entry of the database.

7. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 6 , further comprising: instructions executable by at least one processing device that, when executed, cause the processing device to provide the comment to the second digital platform.

8. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the first digital platform is selected from a group consisting of: a website, a mobile application, a television application, and a web-based application.

9. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the second digital platform is selected from a group consisting of: a website, a mobile application, a television application, and a web-based application.

10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the second digital platform is social networking service.

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 22, 2022
From: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
To: YAHOO AD TECH LLC
Reel/Frame 059472/0163 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2020
From: OATH INC.
To: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
Reel/Frame 054258/0635 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2018
From: YAHOO HOLDINGS, INC.
To: OATH INC.
Reel/Frame 045240/0310 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2017
From: YAHOO! INC.
To: YAHOO HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 042963/0211 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2014
From: LUMINATE, INC.
To: YAHOO! INC.
Reel/Frame 033723/0589 →