US 8,166,383 B1Granted

System and method for sharing content based on positional tagging

AssigneeLuminate, Inc.

InventorsJames R. Everingham, Will H. Scullin

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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.

Claims10

Dependent claims

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.

12 more elements

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.

14 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/296,124Filed 14 Nov 2011 · continuation
Priority: 26 Aug 2011
Granted: 24 Apr 2012
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

G06Q 10/40
Administration; Management: business processes related to social networking or social networking services
G06F 40/169
Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting: annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes
H04N 1/00159
Storage: for sharing images without access restriction, e.g. publishing images
G06Q
Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial