System and method for bookmarking and auto-tagging a content item based on file type

Abstract

The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for bookmarking and tagging content items such as media files with user-defined tag information and system-defined tag information based on file types. Utilizing tag information, a user of a bookmarking and tagging service provider can easily search for and retrieve links to media files having specific tag information, even if the media files are located at geographically disparate sites. A user may also retrieve the media files using web feeds.

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COPYRIGHT NOTICE[0001]A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material that is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent files or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright rights whatsoever.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]The present invention generally relates to electronic bookmarking. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention may provide methods and systems for saving references to content items along with tag information. Embodiments of the present invention may provide methods and systems for automatically adding tag information to references to content items based on the file types of the content items, and for searching and retrieving references to content items based on tag information. Embodiments of the present invention may provide methods and systems for generating and upda...

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Benefits of technology

[0007]Thus systems and methods are needed to allow a given user to remotely save references to content items, the references available to the given user from a plurality of geographically disparate workstations. Systems and methods are further needed that allow the given user to remotely save references to content items from within the browser, or from withi

Problems solved by technology

However, algorithmic search engines may not have any way of determining whether specific video files are in fact funny.

Similarly, there are currently no mechanisms that allow a user to save a reference to content item that is accessible from a variety of workstations at geographically disparate locations.

Also, there are no systems and methods that allow for a user to save a reference to a content item directly from a

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