Method and System for the Creating, Managing, and Delivery of Feed Formatted Content

Abstract

The invention provides methods for creating, managing, and delivery of feed formatted content. One method includes: receiving a multimedia playlist request including at least one multimedia location indicator, determining at least one multimedia file location based on the at least one multimedia location indicator, and providing a multimedia playlist including at least one of the determined multimedia file locations. A further method includes: sending an authentication request to an authentication node including a first set of user identification information, receiving an authentication reply from the authentication node, providing multimedia location information, receiving a multimedia content request from a user node including a second set of user identification information, determining content ownership based on the first and second sets of user identification information, and providing the multimedia content based on the content request and the determination. A further method includes receiving a resize input, resizing a feed reader from a first display including a first number of feed items to a second display including a second number of feed items based on the resize input, the first number different from the second number, receiving a scroll request, determining a scroll number based on the second number, and scrolling based on the determination.

Description

RELATED APPLICATION DATA [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 710,030 filed on Aug. 18, 2005. This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 737,214 filed on Nov. 16, 2005. This application also claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 652,283 filed on Feb. 11, 2005. This application claims the benefit of PCT Serial No. PCT / US2005 / 027659 filed Aug. 4, 2005. The entirety of each application is hereby incorporated by referenceFIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention generally relates to feed formatted content. More specifically, the present invention relates to the creation, management, display, tracking, and monetization of feed formatted content and social networking. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] The networked world, particularly the Internet and World Wide Web (WWW), has provided numerous communication formats. Two of the most ubiquitous include email and HTML w...

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Benefits of technology

[0009] Many aggregators show titles, similar to the news or information pages of any standard website. Often the information on aggregator sites or in aggregator programs, collectively aggregators, has been aggregated from multiple sources, however this is not required. An aggregator as a presentation method may still require a user to selectively view individual titles from a collection of titles. From the presentation standpoint, it may be unclear what the user did or did not read, let alone see. One of the purported uses of aggregators is that an aggregator allows a user to specify only the information they wish to receive, simplifying and filtering the information displayed to them. However, as the number of subscriptions increases or as more information is post

Problems solved by technology

One problem with current aggregator solutions is that it is often difficult or impossible to manage feed formatted content across various aggregator interfaces.

The problem becomes more significant if one considers maintaining records of what feed formatted content has been viewed, read or recommended across various delivery platforms.

Many services peripheral to feed formatted content may also be useful to maintain over various delivery platforms, such as contact lists, calendars, and the like, but again solutions are either currently unavailable or inadequate.

However, as the number of subscriptions increases or as more information is posted to subscribed feeds, the amount of information a user may be presented with may become overwhelming.

Feed formatted content is generally designed for transfer over networks and between computers, but transfer of information between users is still not adequately addressed.

However, awareness of what kinds of information and specific information sources are available as feed formatted content remains low.

Additionally, an individual may not be able to identify the sorts of information they may be interested in receiving.

Generally, finding and subscribing to feed formatted content continues to be a difficult and confusing task for many individuals.

One problem with current social networks is that they are isolated a particular social network service.

Another problem is that social networks are limited in use on their own.

In many cases these service providers make very little or no income at all.

While this model works well for single information requests, it may not be the best model for information that is more dynamic and suggests frequent loading in a similar interface layout.

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