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- the present invention relates to online social networking, and facilitates online social networking via tagging schemes and tags that represent personal characteristics and preferences.
- the Internet has spawned a host of busy social networking platforms.
- the typical online social networking website graphic user interface (GUI) lacked the sophistication to convey personal characteristics in a movable fashion.
- GUI graphic user interface
- the typical social networking website GUI has a personal profile page with personal information and interests of a user, and is used to browse the social network member's information and contacts. Another user can initiate communication by leaving messages or comments.
- the invention includes a social networking method for creating customized tags.
- the method provides an online social networking environment that supports tags representing personal characteristics and preferences associated with users of the online social networking environment.
- a user can open a GUI that enables the user to create and customize tags.
- An embodiment of the present invention teaches an Internet website user interface that allows a registered user to choose between predefined tags or create customized tags. Once a user chooses to create customized tags, the application allows a user to select a name and create a graphic icon by uploading, linking to a URL, using a template, or drawing. After the tag is created, the user can store the tag data.
- sponsored tags may be used by users or sponsors of a social network website.
- Sponsored tags represent a product, a brand, a trademark, or a generic icon of a sponsor.
- a buddy list or tag team list as well as external distribution list may be used for the purpose of socialization, contact, or distribution of tags.
- a user of the online social network may use a tag Container that conveniently stores and displays the user's tags, which are created, selected, or received by the user.
- Tag trading statistics of each user may be stored for history tracking.
- a customized skin that shows personal style of the profile page may be also created, sponsored or traded in the social networking environment.
- FIG. 1 is a representative method flowchart featuring the steps of creating user defined tags.
- FIG. 2 is a representative method flowchart featuring the steps of creating sponsored tags.
- FIG. 3 is a representative method flowchart featuring the steps of creating embedded tags.
- FIG. 4 is a representative graphic user interface (GUI) that allows a registered user to log in or a new user to register in the social networking website.
- GUI graphic user interface
- FIG. 5 is a representative GUI after a registered user has logged in to provide a starting point to utilize the social networking website's featured functions.
- FIG. 6 is a representative GUI of a registered user's profile page, which enables the user to work with tags, invite friends, create teams, and other social networking tasks.
- FIG. 7 is a representative GUI of another registered user's page where a user can invite to his team and send or request tags.
- FIG. 8 is a representative GUI displaying predefined tags available to send to another registered user.
- FIG. 9 is a representative GUI showing a registered user's “My Page” with tags received from another user.
- FIG. 10 is a representative structure of an embeddable tag.
- FIG. 11 is a representative structure of an embedded tag.
- FIG. 12 is a representative interaction diagram for a tag market.
- An invention for a system and method for creating customized tags that represent personal characteristics and preferences, by users of a social network website, to facilitate online social networking.
- numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention.
- Reference to various embodiments does not limit the scope of the invention, which is limited only by the scope of the claims attached hereto. Additionally, any examples set forth in this specification are not intended to be limiting and merely set forth some of the many possible embodiments for the claimed invention.
- an embodiment of the invention is related to a social networking system and method by which customized tags can be created by a registered user in an online social networking environment and distributed to facilitate social networking.
- the tags represent personal characteristics and preferences associated with users of the online social networking environment.
- GUI graphic user interface
- the user can create a specific tag according to instructions from the specific user and make the specific tag available for use by the specific user.
- the steps of allowing the user to create the customized tags may include defining the tag parameters, e.g. a name, a graphic icon, and a category, etc.
- the website www.tagged.com provides an interactive social experience for teens. It's a place to meet new people, let people know what a person is all about, and make new friends. Once a person registers, he can fill out his profile and invite all of his friends to join his tag Team. The user can continue to add people to his team, see who's in other people's tag teams, and check out other people's profiles by clicking on their names.
- Tags represent who the user is. For example, if the user is a great athlete, she can select a Sports tag, or if a dancer or a writer, select the Arts tag. A user can give her friends tags (like “Best Friend,” etc.) to let them know what she thinks about them. If the user wants to nudge his friends to give him tags, he can ask them by going to his tag Team page and clicking the hand icon next to each person on his team to ask for tags.
- Tags can be created by the user via the provider's user interface by defining various tag parameters, e.g. name, graphic icon, etc.
- This invention discloses a system and method for creating customized tags that represents personal characteristics and preferences, by users of a social network website, to facilitate online social networking, as well as advertisement method in the online social networking environment by using sponsored tags.
- Tags can be embeddable in that they could be inserted in a website GUI for display by a user. Also, tags may have embedded contents, e.g. a photo, a song, a location of a profile page, a shout out, an expression of feelings, tags, or presents. Also, tags can be traded or sponsored in the social networking environment by users of the social network, the creators of tags, and sponsors.
- FIG. 1 is a representative method flowchart featuring the steps of creating user defined tags.
- a registered user of an online social network can Log In 102 , and choose one of the options available from the online social networking provider's GUI 104 .
- the user can request to create tags 106 , or request to display predefined tags 108 , or request other tasks 110 .
- a provider GUI enables the user to create customized tags by defining the tag parameters 118 , e.g. a name, a graphic icon, a category, etc.
- the tag data can be stored and associated with the creator (user) 120 for future use.
- the provider GUI shows predefined tags for the user to browse.
- the user can select tags among the predefined tags displayed 122 , or opt to create customized tags 112 if he does not want to use the predefined tags. If the user has chosen to request other tasks 110 from the provider GUI 104 , he can perform the tasks 116 and end the session 124 .
- FIG. 2 is a representative method flowchart featuring the steps of creating sponsored tags.
- a registered user of an online social network can Log In 202 , and choose one of the options available from the online social networking provider's GUI 204 .
- the user can request to create customized sponsored tags 206 , or request to display predefined sponsored tags 208 , or request other tasks 210 .
- a provider GUI enables the user to create sponsored tags by defining the tag parameters 218 , e.g. a name, a graphic icon, a category, etc.
- the sponsored tag data can be stored and associated wit the creator (user) 220 for future use.
- the user can select sponsored tag options, e.g. auction, price, time period, etc 224 .
- sponsored tag options e.g. auction, price, time period, etc 224 .
- the provider GUI shows predefined sponsored tags for the user to browse. The user can select sponsored tags among the predefined sponsored tags displayed 222 , or opt to create customized sponsored tags 212 if he does not want to use the predefined sponsored tags. If the user select predefined sponsored tags 222 , he can select the sponsored tag options, e.g. auction, price, time period, etc. 224 . If the user has chosen to request other tasks 210 from the provider GUI 204 , he can perform the tasks 216 and end the session 226 .
- FIG. 3 is a representative method flowchart featuring the steps of creating embedded tags.
- a registered user of an online social network can Log In 302 , and choose one of the options available from the online social networking provider's GUI 304 .
- the user can request to create embedded tags 306 , or request to display predefined embedded tags 308 , or request other tasks 310 .
- a provider GUI enables the user to create customized embedded tags by defining the tag parameters 318 , e.g. a name, a graphic icon, embedded content, a category, etc.
- the tag data can be associated wit the creator (user) 320 for future use.
- the user can select embedded tag options, e.g. recipient list, buddy list, external distribution, a category, etc 324 .
- the provider GUI shows predefined embedded tags for the user to browse. The user can select embedded tags among the predefined embedded tags displayed 322 , or opt to create customized embedded tags 312 if he does not want to use the predefined tags. If the user select predefined embedded tags 322 , he can select the embedded tag options, e.g. recipient list, buddy list, external distribution, a category, etc 324 . If the user has chosen to request other tasks 310 from the provider GUI 304 , he can perform the tasks 316 and end the session 324 .
- FIG. 4 illustrates a representative provider GUI 400 of the online social networking website that allows a registered user to Sign In (or Log In) 402 or a new user to register 404 in the social networking website. Also it shows sample tags that are available on the website 406 . In one embodiment, a registered user can type in the email address and password in the Sign In box 402 to log in.
- the GUI 400 also shows Featured Users 408 with a photo and user name with age, to facilitate social networking with them.
- FIG. 5 is a representative GUI 500 of the online social networking website, after a registered user 502 has logged in.
- GUI 500 provides a starting point to utilize the social networking website's featured functions, including the menu bar 504 .
- the user 502 can, for example, Invite Friends, Search registered users to socialize with, or get involved other social activities (chat, quizzes, contests, etc).
- FIG. 6 illustrates a GUI 600 provided to a user 602 .
- the social networking GUI 600 is a representative of a user's profile page that enables the user 602 to work with tags, invite friends, create teams, and accomplish other social networking tasks as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art.
- the GUI 600 includes a statistics window 604 that allows the user to review and edit personal statistics.
- the GUI 600 may also include the user's photos 606 .
- the tag 606 represents personal characteristics and preferences.
- the GUI 600 further includes a tag team window 608 , a ‘friends’ management window 610 , and a URL management window 612 .
- the personal profile page GUI 600 may be customized to show personal style, and also traded or sponsored in the social networking environment.
- FIG. 7 is a representative GUI 700 of another registered user's page that can be reached by searching the registered user data base and choosing the person's page.
- a user can invite the person 702 to his team by tagging him 704 , give tags 706 , or ask for tags 708 .
- the page also shows the person's statistics 710 .
- FIG. 8 is a representative GUI 800 displaying predefined tags 804 available to send to another registered user 802 .
- the person sending tags can select as many tags as wished from the available tags 804 that best reflect the relationship or what the sender think best describes the recipient.
- FIG. 9 illustrates a representative GUI 900 showing a registered user's page after the user received tags 902 from another user 904 .
- FIG. 10 is the representative structure of embeddable tag, including encoded content 1000 , personal characteristics 1002 , and other executable instructions 1004 .
- FIG. 11 shows a representative embedded tag structure 1100 .
- An embedded tag represents personal preferences and characteristics 1102 e.g. by texts, a graphical icon, etc.
- a tag can have embedded contents 1104 , e.g. a photo, a song, a location of a profile page, a shout out, an expression of feelings, tags, or presents, etc.
- Other executable instructions 1106 e.g. to see the photo, play the song, go to the profile page, play a movie, or chat, etc. can be carried by a tag.
- a tag may be customized, traded, or sponsored in the social networking environment.
- FIG. 12 illustrates the representative interaction of a tag market 1200 .
- the users of the online social networking website 1202 , creators of customized tags 1206 , and sponsors 1204 interact in the tag market 1200 to buy, sell, or exchange tags.
- Special-purpose hardwired circuitry may be in the form of, for example, one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), etc.
- ASICs application-specific integrated circuits
- PLDs programmable logic devices
- FPGAs field-programmable gate arrays
- the systems corresponding to the methods explained above may be specially constructed for the required purposes, or it may comprise a general purpose computer selectively activated or reconfigured by a computer program stored in the computer.
- Machine-readable medium includes any mechanism that can store information in a form accessible by a machine (a machine may be, for example, a computer, network device, cellular phone, personal digital assistant (PDA), manufacturing tool, any device with one or more processors, etc.).
- a machine-accessible medium includes recordable/non-recordable media (e.g., read-only memory (ROM); random access memory (RAM); magnetic disk storage media; optical storage media; flash memory devices; etc.), etc.
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- This patent application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/549,105, filed Jul. 13, 2012, entitled “User Created Tags for Online Social Networking” by Greg Tseng and Johann Schleier-Smith, which is a reissue application for commonly assigned U.S. Pat. No. 7,756,926, issued from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/422,155, filed on Apr. 10, 2009, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/829,719, filed Jul. 27, 2007, entitled “User Created Tags for Online Social Networking” by Greg Tseng and Johann Schleier-Smith, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/838,459, filed Aug. 16, 2006, entitled “User Created Tags For Online Social Networking” by Greg Tseng and Johann Schleier-Smith, all of which are incorporated by reference in their entireties.
- The present invention relates to online social networking, and facilitates online social networking via tagging schemes and tags that represent personal characteristics and preferences.
- The Internet has spawned a host of busy social networking platforms. The typical online social networking website graphic user interface (GUI) lacked the sophistication to convey personal characteristics in a movable fashion. The typical social networking website GUI has a personal profile page with personal information and interests of a user, and is used to browse the social network member's information and contacts. Another user can initiate communication by leaving messages or comments.
- The invention includes a social networking method for creating customized tags. The method provides an online social networking environment that supports tags representing personal characteristics and preferences associated with users of the online social networking environment. A user can open a GUI that enables the user to create and customize tags.
- An embodiment of the present invention teaches an Internet website user interface that allows a registered user to choose between predefined tags or create customized tags. Once a user chooses to create customized tags, the application allows a user to select a name and create a graphic icon by uploading, linking to a URL, using a template, or drawing. After the tag is created, the user can store the tag data.
- A tag can be embeddable in that a user can insert the embeddable tag in a website GUI for display, including other social networking websites. Also, a user can embed in tags desired contents, e.g. a photo, a song, a location (profile page), a shout-out, an expression of feeling, tags, presents, etc. The recipient can click the embedded tags to see the photo, play the song, go to the profile page, or chat, etc.
- To facilitate advertising in an online social networking environment and provide sponsorship of the online social networking, sponsored tags may be used by users or sponsors of a social network website. Sponsored tags represent a product, a brand, a trademark, or a generic icon of a sponsor.
- To facilitate the management of the online social network, a buddy list or tag team list as well as external distribution list may be used for the purpose of socialization, contact, or distribution of tags.
- A user of the online social network may use a tag Container that conveniently stores and displays the user's tags, which are created, selected, or received by the user. Tag trading statistics of each user may be stored for history tracking.
- To provide a customized profile page of a user in the online social networking website, a customized skin that shows personal style of the profile page may be also created, sponsored or traded in the social networking environment.
- Non-limiting and non-exhaustive embodiments of the present invention are described with reference to the following drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1 is a representative method flowchart featuring the steps of creating user defined tags. -
FIG. 2 is a representative method flowchart featuring the steps of creating sponsored tags. -
FIG. 3 is a representative method flowchart featuring the steps of creating embedded tags. -
FIG. 4 is a representative graphic user interface (GUI) that allows a registered user to log in or a new user to register in the social networking website. -
FIG. 5 is a representative GUI after a registered user has logged in to provide a starting point to utilize the social networking website's featured functions. -
FIG. 6 is a representative GUI of a registered user's profile page, which enables the user to work with tags, invite friends, create teams, and other social networking tasks. -
FIG. 7 is a representative GUI of another registered user's page where a user can invite to his team and send or request tags. -
FIG. 8 is a representative GUI displaying predefined tags available to send to another registered user. -
FIG. 9 is a representative GUI showing a registered user's “My Page” with tags received from another user. -
FIG. 10 is a representative structure of an embeddable tag. -
FIG. 11 is a representative structure of an embedded tag. -
FIG. 12 is a representative interaction diagram for a tag market. - An invention is disclosed for a system and method for creating customized tags that represent personal characteristics and preferences, by users of a social network website, to facilitate online social networking. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. Reference to various embodiments does not limit the scope of the invention, which is limited only by the scope of the claims attached hereto. Additionally, any examples set forth in this specification are not intended to be limiting and merely set forth some of the many possible embodiments for the claimed invention.
- Briefly stated, an embodiment of the invention is related to a social networking system and method by which customized tags can be created by a registered user in an online social networking environment and distributed to facilitate social networking. The tags represent personal characteristics and preferences associated with users of the online social networking environment. By utilizing a computer or graphic user interface (GUI) that enables a specific user to create and customize tags, the user can create a specific tag according to instructions from the specific user and make the specific tag available for use by the specific user. The steps of allowing the user to create the customized tags may include defining the tag parameters, e.g. a name, a graphic icon, and a category, etc.
- The website www.tagged.com provides an interactive social experience for teens. It's a place to meet new people, let people know what a person is all about, and make new friends. Once a person registers, he can fill out his profile and invite all of his friends to join his tag Team. The user can continue to add people to his team, see who's in other people's tag teams, and check out other people's profiles by clicking on their names.
- Tags represent who the user is. For example, if the user is a great athlete, she can select a Sports tag, or if a dancer or a writer, select the Arts tag. A user can give her friends tags (like “Best Friend,” etc.) to let them know what she thinks about them. If the user wants to nudge his friends to give him tags, he can ask them by going to his tag Team page and clicking the hand icon next to each person on his team to ask for tags.
- Tags can be created by the user via the provider's user interface by defining various tag parameters, e.g. name, graphic icon, etc. This invention discloses a system and method for creating customized tags that represents personal characteristics and preferences, by users of a social network website, to facilitate online social networking, as well as advertisement method in the online social networking environment by using sponsored tags.
- Tags can be embeddable in that they could be inserted in a website GUI for display by a user. Also, tags may have embedded contents, e.g. a photo, a song, a location of a profile page, a shout out, an expression of feelings, tags, or presents. Also, tags can be traded or sponsored in the social networking environment by users of the social network, the creators of tags, and sponsors.
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FIG. 1 is a representative method flowchart featuring the steps of creating user defined tags. A registered user of an online social network can Log In 102, and choose one of the options available from the online social networking provider'sGUI 104. In one embodiment, the user can request to createtags 106, or request to displaypredefined tags 108, or requestother tasks 110. After the user opts to create customizedtags 112, a provider GUI enables the user to create customized tags by defining thetag parameters 118, e.g. a name, a graphic icon, a category, etc. Once the customized tags are defined, the tag data can be stored and associated with the creator (user) 120 for future use. If the user instead chooses to display the list oftag library 114, the provider GUI shows predefined tags for the user to browse. The user can select tags among the predefined tags displayed 122, or opt to create customizedtags 112 if he does not want to use the predefined tags. If the user has chosen to requestother tasks 110 from theprovider GUI 104, he can perform thetasks 116 and end thesession 124. -
FIG. 2 is a representative method flowchart featuring the steps of creating sponsored tags. A registered user of an online social network can Log In 202, and choose one of the options available from the online social networking provider'sGUI 204. In one embodiment, the user can request to create customized sponsoredtags 206, or request to display predefined sponsoredtags 208, or requestother tasks 210. After the user opts to create customized sponsoredtags 212, a provider GUI enables the user to create sponsored tags by defining thetag parameters 218, e.g. a name, a graphic icon, a category, etc. Once the sponsored tags are defined, the sponsored tag data can be stored and associated wit the creator (user) 220 for future use. After the tag data is stored, the user can select sponsored tag options, e.g. auction, price, time period, etc 224. If the user instead chooses to display the list of sponsoredtag library 214, the provider GUI shows predefined sponsored tags for the user to browse. The user can select sponsored tags among the predefined sponsored tags displayed 222, or opt to create customized sponsoredtags 212 if he does not want to use the predefined sponsored tags. If the user select predefined sponsoredtags 222, he can select the sponsored tag options, e.g. auction, price, time period, etc. 224. If the user has chosen to requestother tasks 210 from theprovider GUI 204, he can perform thetasks 216 and end thesession 226. -
FIG. 3 is a representative method flowchart featuring the steps of creating embedded tags. A registered user of an online social network can Log In 302, and choose one of the options available from the online social networking provider'sGUI 304. In one embodiment, the user can request to create embeddedtags 306, or request to display predefined embeddedtags 308, or requestother tasks 310. After the user opts to create customized embeddedtags 312, a provider GUI enables the user to create customized embedded tags by defining thetag parameters 318, e.g. a name, a graphic icon, embedded content, a category, etc. Once the customized embedded tags are defined, the tag data can be associated wit the creator (user) 320 for future use. After the tag data is stored, the user can select embedded tag options, e.g. recipient list, buddy list, external distribution, a category, etc 324. If the user instead chooses to display the list of embeddedtag library 314, the provider GUI shows predefined embedded tags for the user to browse. The user can select embedded tags among the predefined embedded tags displayed 322, or opt to create customized embeddedtags 312 if he does not want to use the predefined tags. If the user select predefined embeddedtags 322, he can select the embedded tag options, e.g. recipient list, buddy list, external distribution, a category, etc 324. If the user has chosen to requestother tasks 310 from theprovider GUI 304, he can perform thetasks 316 and end thesession 324. -
FIG. 4 illustrates arepresentative provider GUI 400 of the online social networking website that allows a registered user to Sign In (or Log In) 402 or a new user to register 404 in the social networking website. Also it shows sample tags that are available on thewebsite 406. In one embodiment, a registered user can type in the email address and password in the Sign Inbox 402 to log in. TheGUI 400 also showsFeatured Users 408 with a photo and user name with age, to facilitate social networking with them. -
FIG. 5 is arepresentative GUI 500 of the online social networking website, after a registereduser 502 has logged in.GUI 500 provides a starting point to utilize the social networking website's featured functions, including themenu bar 504. Theuser 502 can, for example, Invite Friends, Search registered users to socialize with, or get involved other social activities (chat, quizzes, contests, etc). -
FIG. 6 illustrates aGUI 600 provided to auser 602. Thesocial networking GUI 600 is a representative of a user's profile page that enables theuser 602 to work with tags, invite friends, create teams, and accomplish other social networking tasks as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art. TheGUI 600 includes astatistics window 604 that allows the user to review and edit personal statistics. TheGUI 600 may also include the user'sphotos 606. Thetag 606 represents personal characteristics and preferences. TheGUI 600 further includes atag team window 608, a ‘friends’management window 610, and aURL management window 612. The personalprofile page GUI 600 may be customized to show personal style, and also traded or sponsored in the social networking environment. -
FIG. 7 is arepresentative GUI 700 of another registered user's page that can be reached by searching the registered user data base and choosing the person's page. A user can invite theperson 702 to his team by tagging him 704, givetags 706, or ask fortags 708. The page also shows the person'sstatistics 710. -
FIG. 8 is arepresentative GUI 800 displayingpredefined tags 804 available to send to another registereduser 802. The person sending tags can select as many tags as wished from theavailable tags 804 that best reflect the relationship or what the sender think best describes the recipient. -
FIG. 9 illustrates arepresentative GUI 900 showing a registered user's page after the user receivedtags 902 from anotheruser 904. -
FIG. 10 is the representative structure of embeddable tag, including encodedcontent 1000,personal characteristics 1002, and otherexecutable instructions 1004. -
FIG. 11 shows a representative embedded tag structure 1100. An embedded tag represents personal preferences andcharacteristics 1102 e.g. by texts, a graphical icon, etc. Also, a tag can have embeddedcontents 1104, e.g. a photo, a song, a location of a profile page, a shout out, an expression of feelings, tags, or presents, etc. Otherexecutable instructions 1106, e.g. to see the photo, play the song, go to the profile page, play a movie, or chat, etc. can be carried by a tag. A tag may be customized, traded, or sponsored in the social networking environment. -
FIG. 12 illustrates the representative interaction of atag market 1200. The users of the onlinesocial networking website 1202, creators of customizedtags 1206, andsponsors 1204 interact in thetag market 1200 to buy, sell, or exchange tags. - The algorithms and software presented herein are not inherently related to any particular computer or other apparatus. Various general purpose systems may be used with programs in accordance with the teachings herein, or it may prove convenient to construct more specialized apparatus to perform the required method steps. The required structure for a variety of these systems will appear from other portions of this description. In addition, the present invention is not described with reference to any particular programming language, and various embodiments may thus be implemented using a variety of programming languages.
- The techniques introduced above can be implemented by using programmable circuitry programmed by software and/or firmware, or by using special-purpose hardwired circuitry, or by using a combination of such embodiments. Special-purpose hardwired circuitry may be in the form of, for example, one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), etc. The systems corresponding to the methods explained above may be specially constructed for the required purposes, or it may comprise a general purpose computer selectively activated or reconfigured by a computer program stored in the computer.
- Software or firmware to implement the techniques introduced here may be stored on a machine-readable medium and may be executed by one or more general-purpose or special-purpose programmable microprocessors. A “machine-readable medium”, as the term is used herein, includes any mechanism that can store information in a form accessible by a machine (a machine may be, for example, a computer, network device, cellular phone, personal digital assistant (PDA), manufacturing tool, any device with one or more processors, etc.). For example, a machine-accessible medium includes recordable/non-recordable media (e.g., read-only memory (ROM); random access memory (RAM); magnetic disk storage media; optical storage media; flash memory devices; etc.), etc
- In addition to the above mentioned examples, various other modifications and alterations of the invention may be made without departing from the invention. Accordingly, the above disclosure is not to be considered as limiting and the appended claims are to be interpreted as encompassing the true spirit and the entire scope of the invention.
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