Author interactions using online social networks

US9183172B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · US

Inventors

• Emily Margaret Anderson · Belmont, US
• Kevin Anderson · Litchfield, US
• Tom Killalea · Seattle, US
• Daniel Leng · Seattle, US
• Peter A. Larsen · Bereldange, LU

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 22, 2011
• Grant date: Nov 10, 2015
• Expiry date: Jun 1, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F15/02
• WIPO field: Audio-visual technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Communications from digital content consumers may be entered on reader devices as social media posts. Rather than specifying a particular recipient, a consumer may enter a reserved keyword, such as @author, as the recipient. Upon submission, this keyword is automatically replaced with the recipient identifier, such as with the user identifier of the actual author of the currently rendered content item.