Systems and methods for syndicating and hosting customized news content

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10162802-B1
Application number	US-201213615846-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Sep 14, 2012
Priority date	Dec 31, 2003
Publication date	Dec 25, 2018
Grant date	Dec 25, 2018

Abstract

A system provides client access to customized news content. The system includes a custom news source server and a news search server. The custom news source server periodically sends one or more customized search queries to a news search server. The news search server fetches news content from multiple news source servers and aggregates the news content. The news search server also periodically receives the one or more search queries from the custom news source server, searches the aggregated news content based on the one or more search queries, and periodically provides selected news content to the custom news server based on results of the searches. The custom news source server permits access to clients, from across a network, to the selected news content provided by the news search server.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
one or more computer devices to:
determine, for a particular user, information identifying a topic of interest associated with the particular user,
generate, for the particular user, a custom document that includes a plurality of custom sections,
determine content of a first custom section of the custom document based on the identified topic of interest,
generate a search query based on the content of the first custom section of the custom document,
embed the search query in a selected location within a specific content of the first custom section of the custom document,
responsive to a selection of the specific content of the first custom section of the custom document by the particular user, search for related content to be populated into a second custom section of the custom document based on the search query embedded in the selected location within the specific content of the first custom section of the custom document,
populate the first custom section of the custom document with the content and the second custom section of the custom document with the related content searched based on the search query embedded in the selected location within the specific content of the first custom section to form a populated custom document, and
provide the populated custom document for presentation.

2. The system of claim 1 , where the one or more computer devices are further to:
determine content related to another user, and
populate a third custom section, of the plurality of custom sections, with the content related to the other user.

3. The system of claim 2 , where, when determining the content related to the other user, the one or more computer devices are to:
identify the content related to the other user based on access of the other user to at least a portion of the content.

4. The system of claim 1 , where the one or more computer devices, when determining the information identifying the topic of interest associated with the particular user, are to:
provide an interface that enables the particular user to provide the information, and
receive the information from the particular user via the interface.

5. The system of claim 1 , where the one or more computer devices are further to:
determine one or more preferences associated with the particular user with respect to the populated custom document, and
modify the populated custom document based on the one or more preferences, and
where the one or more computer devices, when modifying the populated custom document, are to at least one of:
modify a position for the first custom section in the populated custom document,
modify an appearance of the first custom section in the populated custom document,
add, in the populated custom document, an additional section to the plurality of custom sections,
remove, from the populated custom document, one of the plurality custom sections,
modify an appearance of the content in the first custom section, or
specify an amount of the content to include in the first custom section.

6. The system of claim 1 , where the one or more computer devices are further to:
determine one or more preferences associated with the particular user with respect to the first custom section, and
modify, based on the one or more preferences, the search query embedded in the first custom section to specify at least one of:
one or more sources from which to obtain the content,
one or more filtering criteria to specify a portion of the content to include in the first custom section,
a ranking criterion to sort the content within the first custom section,
information associated with a keyword, a phrase, another topic, or a geographic location to include in the search query,
an author of the content, or
a time period for the content.

7. The system of claim 1 , where the one or more computer devices are further to:
receive data from the particular user, and
populate a third custom section, of the plurality of custom sections, based on the data received from the particular user.

8. A method comprising:
determining, by one or more processors associated with a device, information identifying a topic of interest associated with a particular user;
generating, by the one or more processors and for the particular user, a custom document that includes a plurality of custom sections;
determining content of a first custom section of the custom document based on the identified topic of interest,
generating a search query based on the content of the first custom section of the custom document;
embedding, by the one or more processors, the search query in a selected location within a specific content of the first custom section of the custom document;
responsive to a selection of the specific content of the first custom section of the custom document by the particular user, searching for related content to be populated into a second custom section of the custom document based on the search query embedded in the selected location within the specific content of the first custom section of the custom document;
populating, by the one or more processors, the first custom section of the custom document with the content and the second custom section of the custom document with the related content searched based on the search query embedded in the selected location within the specific content of the first custom section to form a populated custom document; and
providing, by the one or more processors, the populated custom document for presentation.

9. The method of claim 8 , where determining the information includes:
providing an interface that enables the particular user to provide the information; and
receiving the information from the particular user via the interface.

10. The method of claim 8 , where determining the information includes:
receiving a selection, associated with the particular user, corresponding to second content that differs from the related content; and
determining the information based on the second content.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
identifying one or more preferences associated with the particular user with respect to the populated custom document; and
modifying the populated custom document based on the one or more preferences,
modifying the populated custom document including:
modifying a position for the first custom section in the populated custom document,
modifying an appearance of the first custom section in the populated custom document,
adding, in the populated custom document, an additional section to the plurality of custom sections,
removing, from the populated custom document, one of the plurality custom sections,
modifying an appearance of the content in the first custom section, or
specifying an amount of the content to include in the first custom section.

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
identifying one or more preferences associated with the particular user with respect to the first custom section; and
modifying, based on the one or more preferences, the search query embedded in the first custom section to specify at least one of:
one or more sources from which to obtain the content,
one or more filtering criteria to specify a portion of the content to include in the first custom section,
a ranking criterion to sort the content within the first custom section,
information associated with a keyword, a phrase, another topic, or a geographic location to include in the search query,
an author of the content, or
a time period for the content.

13. The method of claim 8 , where the embedded search query

Assignees

• Bharat Krishna
• Schmitt Michael
• Curtiss Mike
• Mayer Marissa
• Acharya Anurag
• Mitrovic Srdjan
• Boyapati Vijay
• Google Llc

Inventors

• Bharat Krishna
• Schmitt Michael
• Curtiss Mike
• Mayer Marissa
• Acharya Anurag
• Mitrovic Srdjan
• Boyapati Vijay

Classifications

• G06F40/106 Primary

  Display of layout of documents; Previewing · CPC title

• G06F40/10

  Text processing (natural language analysis G06F40/20; semantic analysis G06F40/30; processing or translation of natural language G06F40/40) · CPC title

• G06F16/972 Primary

  Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation · CPC title

• G06F17/21

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F17/212 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic