Method and apparatus for submitting, organizing, and searching for content
AssigneeUstringer LLC
InventorMarty MIANJI
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Abstract
Some embodiments of the invention provide a method for tagging and searching for content. In some embodiments, a tagging mechanism is provided that allows the creation of tag chains for tagging content. In some embodiments, once the content is tagged, a search tool is provided that allows the search for content, through the search for tag chains.
Claims22
A method for defining a user interface (UI) for specifying tags for a piece of content, the method comprising:
- defining a first set of UI items for selecting a first tag;
- defining a second set of UI items for selecting a second tag;
- and
- defining a third set of UI items for selecting a relationship operator that identifies a relationship between the first tag and the second tag.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program for execution by at least one processor, the computer program comprising sets of instructions for:
- receiving identification of a first tag;
- receiving identification of a second tag;
- receiving identification of a relationship operator;
- and
- defining a link of a tag chain by creating a relationship between the first tag and the second tag using the relationship operator to describe the relationship between the first tag and the second tag.
A method of searching for content, said method comprising:
- receiving identification of a plurality of tags associated with the content;
- receiving identification of a relationship between two tags within the plurality of tags;
- and
- retrieving the content based on the relationship between the two tags.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program for generating a graphical user interface (GUI), the GUI comprising:
- a first display area for receiving user comment;
- and
- a second display area for displaying a list of sponsored and non-sponsored tags to input into the first display area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.