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US 2014/0229328 A1Published application
System and Method of Presenting and Monetizing Visual Images
OwnerAndrew Butler, Larry Tsai +4inventors
InventorsAndrew Butler, Larry Tsai, Bill Burnett, Xiao Li, Jon Logan, Art Wagner
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Abstract
A device and method for displaying and monetizing photo and video images shared on social media services, comprising a display means and a user interface that enables the user to display photo streams from social media services such as Facebook or Instagram, “like” photos shown on the screen, and purchase items or services associated with the photo or video being displayed. The device preferably offers a simple hardware button for “liking” a photo.
Claims23
A photo display module, comprising:
- a screen;
- a processor and memory;
- a wireless communication interface enabling the photo display module to connect to the Internet and to display photos from at least one online source;
- a user interface comprising a touchscreen and at least one hardware button.
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A method of displaying photos, comprising:
- using a photo display module to receive a photo from an online source;
- using the photo display module to receive information about the photo from the online source;
- displaying the photo on the photo display module;
- if a user performs an action, displaying background information about the photo;
- if a user performs an action, displaying a purchase page to enable the user to purchase an item or service shown in the photo;
- if a user performs an action, displaying a purchase page to enable the user to reserve a flight to a location shown in the photo;
- if a user performs an action, displaying a purchase page to enable the user to reserve a hotel at a location shown in the photo;
- if a user performs an action, displaying newspaper articles about the subject matter of the photo.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.