# US 2010/0169155 A1 · Widget Development Tool

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- Number: US 2010/0169155 A1
- Document ID: US20100169155A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 12/345,784
- Filed: 2008-12-30
- Published: 2010-07-01
- Earliest claimed: 2008-12-30
- Assignees: Intel Corporation
- Inventors: Daria A. Loi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20100169155A1

## CPC

- G06Q 30/02: Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
- G06Q 30/0201: Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

In an interactive television system, a proposal widget may be included which enables users to submit proposed widgets. Other users may comment on the proposed widgets and the proposal widget may also be used to enable users to see the results of deliberations about the proposed widgets.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method comprising:
providing a widget to enable users to submit widget proposals to a service provider.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 including providing a widget proposal widget with a plurality of other widgets on a television display screen.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2 including enabling the users to use a widget to submit a proposed widget design.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The method of claim 3 including enabling users to access widget proposals submitted by other users.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The method of claim 4 including enabling users to vote on widget proposals.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The method of claim 5 including accumulating widget proposals and user votes on widget proposals.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6 including receiving user inputs about an advertiser to be associated with a widget proposal.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7 including enabling a user to select an accepted widget proposal for inclusion as a widget in the user's widget channel.

### Claim 9

An apparatus comprising:
a widget engine to display a proposal widget to enable a user to submit widget proposals for inclusion on a widget channel;
a connection from said widget engine to a service provider; and
a connection from said widget engine to a display.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The apparatus of claim 9, said widget engine to provide a plurality of templates to assist a user in submitting a widget proposal.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The apparatus of claim 9, said widget engine to enable users to vote on widget proposals.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The apparatus of claim 11, said widget engine to provide information about widget proposal approval to users.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The apparatus of claim 11 to allow users to select a proposed widget for inclusion in the user's widget channel.

### Claim 14 (depends on 9)

The apparatus of claim 9, said widget engine to enable users to indicate an advertiser to associate with a proposed widget.

### Claim 15 (depends on 9)

The apparatus of claim 9 wherein said widget engine to display the proposal widget on the same display with a plurality of other selectable widgets.