Patent application number | Description | Published |
20140108372 | PUBLICATION AND INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION ENGINE DRIVEN BY USER-SPECIFIED TOPIC - A backend system is described for populating web-accessible pages with content along with a user interface for interactive discussion of an end-user-specified topic. In an embodiment the system receives a topic from an end user, conducts a search relating to the topic, displays thumbnails representing content items such as videos, articles, tweets and photos from a multitude of content sources across the internet regarding the topic, provides the user with an interface to select which of the items should appear on a published topic page, and builds one or more web-accessible pages having dynamic content that is relevant to the topic along with interactive means for provoking participation of multiple users regarding the topic and the content. | 04-17-2014 |
20150302109 | INTEGRATED MEDIA, PUBLICATION AND INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION ENGINE DRIVEN BY USER-SPECIFIED TOPIC - In an embodiment, the invention provides a system useful in serving web pages that integrate an online digital content service with a publication and interactive discussion engine so as to provide a single outlet for publication of multiple forms of content originating with the artist. In such embodiment, the system may include a data store containing data for populating a front end interface and a series of specific artist pages and a server operatively coupled to the data store. The system is programmed such that, in response to activation of a URL by a first visitor, the front end interface is served over a computer network such as the internet to a computing device under control of the first visitor. The front end interface includes a series of links to the series of corresponding artist pages. In response to activation of one of the links to a particular artist page by the first visitor, the system serves a specific artist page. The specific artist page is configured to display first digital content selected by the specific artist, the digital content being directed to at least one topic. The artist page further includes interactive element for provoking participation of a plurality of users regarding the a topic and the content. The artist page further includes a radio interface configured to control playback of music of the specific artist. In response to participation of a user, the system automatically creates an updated specific artist page by updating the specific artist page with second digital content provided by the user, the second digital content being directed to the topic. In response to activation of one of the links to a particular artist page by a second visitor, the system serves the updated specific artist page. | 10-22-2015 |
20150302448 | SPONSORED CONTENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PUBLICATION AND INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION ENGINE - A system useful for serving web pages is programmed to receive prospective sponsored content from a third party sponsor, identify at least one published topic page and/or curator of published topic pages on the system that is a good candidate to publish the prospective sponsored content on at least one of their topic pages, formulate and make one or more offers of compensation to the identified curators in exchange for publishing and/or curating the prospective sponsored content, receive an indication of acceptance of such offer from at least one curator, identify prospective voters to approve or disapprove the draft sponsored content, publish the sponsored content in a draft version of a topic page and make the draft version available to the prospective voters, receive votes from the prospective voters, and publish the sponsored content on one or more published topic pages of the at least one curator if the content has received at least a predetermined number or percentage of votes. | 10-22-2015 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20140108372 | PUBLICATION AND INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION ENGINE DRIVEN BY USER-SPECIFIED TOPIC - A backend system is described for populating web-accessible pages with content along with a user interface for interactive discussion of an end-user-specified topic. In an embodiment the system receives a topic from an end user, conducts a search relating to the topic, displays thumbnails representing content items such as videos, articles, tweets and photos from a multitude of content sources across the internet regarding the topic, provides the user with an interface to select which of the items should appear on a published topic page, and builds one or more web-accessible pages having dynamic content that is relevant to the topic along with interactive means for provoking participation of multiple users regarding the topic and the content. | 04-17-2014 |
20150302109 | INTEGRATED MEDIA, PUBLICATION AND INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION ENGINE DRIVEN BY USER-SPECIFIED TOPIC - In an embodiment, the invention provides a system useful in serving web pages that integrate an online digital content service with a publication and interactive discussion engine so as to provide a single outlet for publication of multiple forms of content originating with the artist. In such embodiment, the system may include a data store containing data for populating a front end interface and a series of specific artist pages and a server operatively coupled to the data store. The system is programmed such that, in response to activation of a URL by a first visitor, the front end interface is served over a computer network such as the internet to a computing device under control of the first visitor. The front end interface includes a series of links to the series of corresponding artist pages. In response to activation of one of the links to a particular artist page by the first visitor, the system serves a specific artist page. The specific artist page is configured to display first digital content selected by the specific artist, the digital content being directed to at least one topic. The artist page further includes interactive element for provoking participation of a plurality of users regarding the a topic and the content. The artist page further includes a radio interface configured to control playback of music of the specific artist. In response to participation of a user, the system automatically creates an updated specific artist page by updating the specific artist page with second digital content provided by the user, the second digital content being directed to the topic. In response to activation of one of the links to a particular artist page by a second visitor, the system serves the updated specific artist page. | 10-22-2015 |
20150302448 | SPONSORED CONTENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PUBLICATION AND INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION ENGINE - A system useful for serving web pages is programmed to receive prospective sponsored content from a third party sponsor, identify at least one published topic page and/or curator of published topic pages on the system that is a good candidate to publish the prospective sponsored content on at least one of their topic pages, formulate and make one or more offers of compensation to the identified curators in exchange for publishing and/or curating the prospective sponsored content, receive an indication of acceptance of such offer from at least one curator, identify prospective voters to approve or disapprove the draft sponsored content, publish the sponsored content in a draft version of a topic page and make the draft version available to the prospective voters, receive votes from the prospective voters, and publish the sponsored content on one or more published topic pages of the at least one curator if the content has received at least a predetermined number or percentage of votes. | 10-22-2015 |