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APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING INFORMATION OVER A NETWORK-BASED ENVIRONMENT, METHOD OF DISTRIBUTING INFORMATION TO USERS, AND METHOD FOR ASSOCIATING CONTENT OBJECTS WITH A DATABASE WHEREIN THE CONTENT OBJECTS ARE ACCESSIBLE OVER A NETWORK COMMUNICATION MEDIUM
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Inventors: Knapp, John R.; Snyders, Edward K. E.;
Assignee: HowZone.com Inc. (Seattle, WA)
Primary Examiner: Maung; Zarni
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Wells St. John P.S.
An apparatus is provided for distributing information over a network-based environmente. The apparatus includes a first client, a server, and a second client. The server communicates with the first client via a communication link and includes a database operative to store indicia associated with at least one content object and user identifiers. The second client communicates with the server over a communication link. The second client is remote from the first client and is operative to submit indicia and a user identifier to the server. In response to submission of the indicia and the user identifier, at least one of: (a) a content object, and (b) a link to the content object are received into a personalized access point of the server. The user can access the personalized access point of the server with the first client. Methods are also provided. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION A system and method are provided to document and quantify demand for particular information that is a requested by an individual user by sampling a worldwide user community by way of a networked system.
Accordingly, user demand is aggregated in order to learn what information is desired by people.
The aggregated demand is then used to compel a contributor to contribute information such as content objects.
Additionally, information in the form of content objects available on the networked system is enhanced by way of an approval.
process, by ranking content, and by categorizing content.
Furthermore, content is distributed to users in several manners: by way of a primary Web site, and by way of predetermined but dynamic groups of aggregated content objects which are made available via banners and/or tokens.
According to one aspect, an apparatus is provided for distributing information over a network-based environment.
The apparatus includes a first client, a server, and a second client.
The server communicates with the first client via a communication link and includes a database operative to store indicia associated with at least one content object and user identifiers.
The second client communicates with the server over a communication link.
The second client is remote from the first client and is operative to submit indicia and a user identifier to the server.
In response to submission of the indicia and the user identifier; at least one of: (a) a content object, and (b) a link to the content object are received into a personalized access point of the server.
The user can access the personalized access point of the server with the first client.
According to another aspect, a method is provided for distributing information to users.
The method includes: providing a database capable of being associated with content objects that are accessible over a communication medium by a user at a client; associating at least one content object with a distribution mechanism; requesting a desired one of the at least one content object; and receiving the requested content object into a network-based personalized access point
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