Method and System for Distribution of User Generated Content
AssigneeBazaarvoice, Inc.
InventorsChad Bockius, Brantley Barton, Andrew Maag, Sam Decker
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Abstract
Systems and methods for distributing user-generated content are disclosed. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention may allow content to be generated by a user at a manufacturer's site with respect to a corresponding product and this content distributed to one or more retailers who sell that product such that the user-generated content may be incorporated into the retailer's site or brick and mortar location in conjunction with that product to allow consumers shopping at that retailer to access or view such user-generated content.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
A method, comprising:
- a computer system receiving an indication that particular user-generated content corresponds to a first product, wherein the particular user-generated content was collected from one or more users of a first website associated with a first provider of the first product;
- the computer system matching the particular user-generated content to a second product offered via a second website associated with a second provider;
- and
- based on the matching, causing the particular user-generated content to be transmitted to a different computer system that is configured to display the particular user-generated content on the second website in association with the second product.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon program instructions that are executable by a computer system to cause the computer system to perform operations comprising:
- receiving one or more items of user-generated content;
- based on the one or more items of user-generated content corresponding to a first product and a first website associated with a first provider of the first product, determining that the one or more items of user-generated content are applicable to a second product offered via a second website associated with a second provider;
- and
- based on the determining, causing the particular user-generated content to be transmitted to a different computer system that is configured to display the particular user-generated content on the second website in association with the second product.
A content distribution system, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory, coupled to the one or more processors, having stored thereon instructions executable by the content distribution system, using the one or more processors, to cause the content distribution system to perform operations comprising:
- receiving information indicating that particular user-generated content corresponds to a first product and was collected from one or more users of a first website associated with a first provider of the first product;
- matching the particular user-generated content to a second product offered via a second website associated with a second provider;
- and
- based on the matching, causing the particular user-generated content to be transmitted to a different computer system that is configured to display the particular user-generated content on the second website in association with the second product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.