{
  "patent_number": "US 9037656",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How a Server Aggregates Comments from Different Websites About One File",
  "original_title": "Method and system for facilitating interaction with multiple content provider websites",
  "summary": "A system that collects comments or data from multiple websites about a single photo or video and bundles them together to display on your device.",
  "what_it_does": "This patent describes an intermediary server that acts as a central hub for social media or content platforms. When you upload a photo or video to multiple sites, the server tracks comments or metadata from each site using unique identifiers. It then bundles these disparate comments into a single, organized package. Finally, it sends this package to your device so you can view the original media alongside a unified stream of feedback from every platform simultaneously.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover aggregating data without a unique identifier linking the content to the primary file.",
    "Does not cover direct peer-to-peer communication between websites without the intermediary server.",
    "Does not cover displaying information that is not associated with a specific primary photo or video file."
  ],
  "filed": "2010-12-20",
  "granted": "2015-05-19",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": "Google Technology Holdings LLC",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/google-technology-holdings-llc",
  "inventors": [
    {
      "name": "Kevin Foy",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/kevin-foy"
    },
    {
      "name": "David Brenner",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/david-brenner"
    },
    {
      "name": "Roger Bye",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/roger-bye"
    },
    {
      "name": "Lucia Robles Noriega",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/lucia-robles-noriega"
    }
  ],
  "times_cited": 2,
  "tags": [
    "software",
    "consumer_electronics",
    "ai_ml"
  ],
  "abstract": "A method and system for facilitating interaction between an electronic device and a plurality of content provider websites are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving at a server a plurality of information portions provided from the websites, where each of the information portions is associated with a respective copy of information that is available at each of the websites. The method also includes aggregating at the server the information portions so that they are combined into an overall grouping, with the respective information portions being maintained respectively as distinct subportions within the grouping. Further, the method includes sending from the server a message for receipt by a part of the electronic device, the primary message including the grouping. The grouping is sent together with an additional copy of the information or with an indication of that information to which the overall grouping relates.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/9037656/facebook-live-video",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/9037656/facebook-live-video/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US9037656",
  "relatedPatents": []
}