Webpage Embedding for Feed Item Sharing Without Reader Apps
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for an efficient method to share content items from multiple content feeds with other users without requiring them to use a feed reader application, as users often subscribe to numerous feeds and want to share specific items with others who may not subscribe to the same feeds.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and system that allows users to select and share content items by providing code that, when incorporated into a webpage, displays or lists the selected items, enabling sharing without the need for a feed reader interface, and allows users to define virtual streams incorporating content from various feeds.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users share content items through traditional feed reader applications, then content items can be shared among subscribers, but users who do not subscribe to the corresponding content feeds cannot access the shared content items
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a webpage as an intermediary medium between the content feed system and users. Instead of requiring direct access to feed reader applications, the system generates webpages that embed content feed items, allowing anyone with a web browser to access shared content without subscribing to underlying feeds or installing specialized software.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates simplified copies of content feed items in the form of webpage embeddings. These webpage representations replicate the essential content and functionality of feed items in a universally accessible format, eliminating the need for users to access the original feed reader application to view shared content.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users subscribe to many content feeds to access diverse content, then content variety increases, but the complexity of managing and sharing specific items across feeds increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the complex task of managing multiple content feeds into simpler operations. Users can select individual content items from any subscribed feed and share them through a unified webpage interface, eliminating the need to manage entire feeds or understand the underlying subscription structure when sharing specific content.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal sharing mechanism that works across all content feeds through a single interface. The webpage embedding system provides multi-functional capability, allowing users to share content from any subscribed feed using the same process, regardless of the source feed or content type.
3Ease of operation
If content items are shared through feed reader applications, then sharing among subscribers is enabled, but sharing with non-subscribers is prevented
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a webpage as an intermediary that bridges the gap between feed reader-based sharing and universal web accessibility. The generated webpage serves as a public interface that displays shared content items without requiring the viewer to be a subscriber to the underlying content feeds or to use a feed reader application.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of requiring users to access content through the traditional feed reader interface, the patent inverts the approach by bringing the content feed items to a universally accessible web interface. This reversal allows non-subscribers to view shared content by simply accessing the generated webpage through a standard web browser.
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AI summary
A computer-implemented method of serving content includes receiving information identifying one or more content items in a content feed. The one or more content items have been individually selected by a first user at a first client. Code is provided that, when incorporated into a webpage, instructs the webpage to display or list the selected one or more content items.