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US 2011 OO67076A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2011/0067076 A1 Harris et al. (43) Pub. Date: Mar. 17, 2011 (54) METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR Publication Classification MULT-DISPLAY OF WEB FEED CONTENT (51) Int. Cl. HO)4N 7/173 (2011.01) (75) Inventors: Darrin Wesley Harris, Fishers, IN G06F 7700 (2006.01) (US); Michael D. Eastes, (52) U.S. Cl. ......................................... 725/109; 715/234 Greenfield, IN (US) (57) ABSTRACT (73) Assignee: FEEDGAZER, LLC., Fishers, IN A system displays web feed content on television. A web feed (US) content aggregation system retrieves syndicated web feed content on a web subscription basis, wherein the web feed (21) Appl. No.: 12/851,773 content aggregation system includes a library that is orga nized in a web genre tree format including a root node branch ing to at least one website node, and cataloged by website (22) Filed: Aug. 6, 2010 classes, feed categories and topics. A television content broadcast system broadcasts television content on a television Related U.S. Application Data Subscription basis. The web feed content aggregation system Continuation-in-part of application No. 12/299.471, and the television content broadcast system are interfaced as (63) a function of an account association between a web feed filed on Nov. 4, 2008, filed as application No. PCT/ content aggregation Subscription account and a television US07/68250 on May 4, 2007. content broadcast Subscription account. The system facili tates user management of a television display of the web feed (60) Provisional application No. 60/797.779, filed on May content as a function of the account association of the web 4, 2006, provisional application No. 61/231,757, filed feed content aggregation Subscription account and the televi on Aug. 6, 2009. sion content broadcast Subscription account. - A 3. E. E. Ef E3 FEE AREE AEA SAEE NE A first A f : Off. 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The present application is a continuation-in-part of tion of a television content broadcast Subscription account of and claims the benefit of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/299, the user. The web feed content interface of the present system 471, pending, filed Nov. 3, 2008, which is an application is established between the web feed content aggregation sys under 35 U.S.C. S371 of International Application No. PCT/ tem and the television content broadcast system to facilitate US07/68250, filed May 4, 2007, which claims priority to U.S. an exchange of web feed content between the web feed con Provisional Application No. 60/797,779, filed on May 4, tent aggregation system and the television content broadcast 2006, now expired. The present application is also a nonpro system as a function of an account association between the visional of, and claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Appli user's web feed content aggregator Subscription account and cation Ser. No. 61/231,757, filed on Aug. 6, 2009, pending. the television content broadcast Subscription account The entirety of each of these applications is hereby incorpo whereby a television display of the web feed content can be managed by the user via an interactive feature of a television rated by reference. or a set-top box, such as an on-demand feature, a widget, oran FIELD application. 0009. The web feed content aggregation system may 0002 The present system generally relates to web feed include a library organized in a website genre tree format content aggregation systems of any web syndication type having root nodes branching to website nodes whereby each (e.g., RSS or Atom) and television content broadcast systems website node includes at least one website corresponding to of any TV broadcasting type (e.g., cable or satellite). The the genre of the associated root node and whereby each web present system more specifically relates to an interfacing site is listed with its web feeds. The web feed content aggre between the web feed content aggregation system and the gation system may include a plurality of web feed bulletins television content broadcast system to facilitate a television with each web feed bulletin providing a report of a single web display of web feed content via an interactive feature of a feed item and reporting a headline, a Summary and/or an television or set-top box, Such as an on-demand feature, a image associated with the single web feed item. widget or an application. 0010. The web feed content aggregation system may fur ther include a website class cataloging, a feed category cata BACKGROUND loging, and a topic cataloging of the library to facilitate a 0003 Web feed content is the textual/visual/aural content plurality of modes for searching, browsing, and Subscribing of any web syndication type including, but not limited to, web to web feeds of the websites within the library. text content, web image content, web video content, web 0011. In the context of multi-display of web feed content, audio content and web animation content. A web feed content the web feed content aggregation system may further provide aggregation system is a system structurally configured on a a synchronized display of web feedbulletins across television web subscription account basis to retrieve syndicated web content broadcast systems, social networking websites and feed content (e.g., RSS, Atom and other XML formats) pub mobile network operators. lished by web servers. 0004 Television content is the textual/visual/aural content BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS of telecommunication systems including, but not limited to, TV text content, TV image content, TV video content, TV 0012 FIG. 1 illustrates one embodiment of a web feed audio content and TV animation content. A television content content aggregation system, a television content broadcast broadcast system is a system structurally configured to system and a web feed content interface in accordance with receive and broadcast television content on a television Sub the present system; Scription account basis. 0013 FIG. 2 illustrates one embodiment of a television 0005 Social networking involves a community of indi content broadcast system, a television and a web feed content viduals and/or groups that facilitates Social interaction among interface in accordance with the present system; its members, including the sharing of information. A social 0014 FIG. 3 illustrates one embodiment of a television network website is a website structurally configured to facili content broadcast system, a set-top box and a web feed con tate online Social interaction among its members on an tent interface in accordance with the present system; and account Subscription basis. (0015 FIGS. 4A and 4B illustrate a first exemplary 0006 Mobile network operators are telephone companies embodiment and a second exemplary embodiment of FIGS.