Consolidated content management

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for consolidated content management for delivery to a rendering device. Embodiments include aggregating, for a user, content of disparate data types from disparate data sources; synthesizing the aggregated content of disparate data types into synthesized content of a data type for delivery to a particular rendering device; receiving from the rendering device a request for the synthesized content; and transmitting, in a response to the request, the requested synthesized content to the rendering device.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 sets forth a network diagram illustrating an exemplary system for consolidated content management for delivery to a rendering device according to embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 2 sets forth a block diagram depicting a system for consolidated content management for delivery to a rendering device according to of the present invention.

FIG. 3 sets forth a block diagram of automated computing machinery comprising an exemplary consolidated content management server useful in consolidated content management for delivery to a rendering device according to embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 4 sets forth a flow chart illustrating an exemplary computer-implemented method for consolidated content management for delivery to a rendering device.

FIG. 5 sets forth a flow chart illustrating an exemplary method for transmitting requested synthesized content to a rendering device.

FIG. 6 sets forth a flow chart illustrating additional aspects of consolidated content management for delivery according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 sets forth a flow chart illustrating an exemplary computer implemented method for aggregating content of disparate data types from disparate data sources for single point access by a user.

FIG. 8 sets forth a flow chart illustrating an exemplary method for establishing a user account.

FIG. 9 sets forth a flow chart illustrating an exemplary method for establishing a user account for the user.

FIG. 10 sets forth block diagram of exemplary user accounts containing a plurality of user account records.

FIG. 11 sets forth flow chart illustrating an exemplary method for synthesizing content of disparate data types into synthesized content including data of a uniform data type for single point access by a user.

FIG. 12 sets forth a flow chart illustrating an exemplary method for translating the aggregated content into text content in accordance with device profiles for an identified rendering device.

FIG. 13 sets forth a flow chart illustrating an exemplary method for creating text and markup for the aggregated content in accordance with the identified markup language.

FIG. 14 sets forth a flow chart illustrating an exemplary method synthesizing content of disparate data types into synthesized content including data of a uniform data type single point access by a user that includes dynamically creating grammar sets for the text content.

FIG. 15 sets forth a flow chart illustrating an exemplary method for translating the aggregated content into text content in accordance with device profiles for an identified rendering device.

FIG. 16 sets forth a flow chart illustrating a computer-implemented method for publishing content.

FIG. 17 sets forth a flow chart illustrating an exemplary method for publishing the synthesized content through an RSS feed.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for consolidated content management for delivery to a rendering device, the method comprising: aggregating, for a user, content of disparate data types from disparate data sources;synthesizing the aggregated content of disparate data types into synthesized content of a data type for delivery to a particular rendering device;receiving from the rendering device a request for the synthesized content; andtransmitting, in a response to the request, the requested synthesized content to the rendering device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein aggregating, for a user, content of disparate data types from disparate data sources further comprises: establishing a user account for the user;retrieving content of disparate data types from identified disparate data sources associated with the user account;storing the retrieved content; andassociating the stored content with the user account.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein synthesizing the aggregated content of disparate data types into synthesized content of a data type for delivery to a particular rendering device further comprises: identifying at least a portion of the aggregated content for delivery to the particular data rendering device; andtranslating the portion of the aggregated content into text content and markup associated with the text content in accordance with device profiles for the rendering device.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein synthesizing the aggregated content of disparate data types into synthesized content of a data type for delivery to a particular rendering device further comprises: creating text in dependence upon the portion of the aggregated content;creating a media file for the synthesized content; andinserting the text in the header of the media file.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein transmitting, in a response to the request, the requested synthesized content to the rendering device further comprises: selecting a protocol for transmission to the rendering device in dependence upon a device profile of the rendering device; andsending the synthesized content to the rendering device in accordance with the protocol.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising: identifying a rendering action for execution by the rendering device; andrendering the synthesized content, by the rendering device, in accordance with the rendering action.

7. A system for consolidated content management for delivery to a rendering device, the system comprising: a computer processor;a computer memory operatively coupled to the computer processor;the computer memory having disposed within it computer program instructions capable of:aggregating, for a user, content of disparate data types from disparate data sources;synthesizing the aggregated content of disparate data types into synthesized content of a data type for delivery to a particular rendering device;receiving from the rendering device a request for the synthesized content; andtransmitting, in a response to the request, the requested synthesized content to the rendering device.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein computer program instructions capable of aggregating, for a user, content of disparate data types from disparate data sources further comprise computer program instructions capable of: establishing a user account for the user;retrieving content of disparate data types from identified disparate data sources associated with the user account;storing the retrieved content; andassociating the stored content with the user account.

9. The system of claim 7 wherein computer program instructions capable of synthesizing the aggregated content of disparate data types into synthesized content of a data type for delivery to a particular rendering device further comprise computer program instructions capable of: identifying at least a portion of the aggregated content for delivery to the particular data rendering device; andtranslating the portion of the aggregated content into text content and markup associated with the text content in accordance with device profiles for the rendering device.

10. The system of claim 7 wherein computer program instructions capable of synthesizing the aggregated content of disparate data types into synthesized content of a data type for delivery to a particular rendering device further comprise computer program instructions capable of: creating text in dependence upon the portion of the aggregated content;creating a media file for the synthesized content; andinserting the text in the header of the media file.

11. The system of claim 7 wherein computer program instructions capable of transmitting, in a response to the request, the requested synthesized content to the rendering device further comprise computer program instructions capable of: selecting a protocol for transmission to the rendering device in dependence upon a device profile of the rendering device; andsending the synthesized content to the rendering device in accordance with the protocol.

12. The system of claim 7 wherein the computer memory also has disposed with it computer program instructions capable of: identifying a rendering action for execution by the rendering device; andrendering the synthesized content, by the rendering device, in accordance with the rendering action.

13. A computer program product for consolidated content management for delivery to a rendering device, the computer program product embodied on a computer-readable medium, the computer program product comprising: computer program instructions for aggregating, for a user, content of disparate data types from disparate data sources;computer program instructions for synthesizing the aggregated content of disparate data types into synthesized content of a data type for delivery to a particular rendering device;computer program instructions for receiving from the rendering device a request for the synthesized content; andcomputer program instructions for transmitting, in a response to the request, the requested synthesized content to the rendering device.

14. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein computer program instructions for aggregating, for a user, content of disparate data types from disparate data sources further comprise: computer program instructions for establishing a user account for the user;computer program instructions for retrieving content of disparate data types from identified disparate data sources associated with the user account;computer program instructions for storing the retrieved content; andcomputer program instructions for associating the stored content with the user account.

15. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein computer program instructions for synthesizing the aggregated content of disparate data types into synthesized content of a data type for delivery to a particular rendering device further comprise: computer program instructions for identifying at least a portion of the aggregated content for delivery to the particular data rendering device; andcomputer program instructions for translating the portion of the aggregated content into text content and markup associated with the text content in accordance with device profiles for the rendering device.

16. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein computer program instructions for synthesizing the aggregated content of disparate data types into synthesized content of a data type for delivery to a particular rendering device further comprise: computer program instructions for creating text in dependence upon the portion of the aggregated content;computer program instructions for creating a media file for the synthesized content; andcomputer program instructions for inserting the text in the header of the media file.

17. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein computer program instructions for transmitting, in a response to the request, the requested synthesized content to the rendering device further comprise: computer program instructions for selecting a protocol for transmission to the rendering device in dependence upon a device profile of the rendering device; andcomputer program instructions for sending the synthesized content to the rendering device in accordance with the protocol.

18. The computer program product of claim 13 further comprising: computer program instructions for identifying a rendering action for execution by the rendering device; andcomputer program instructions for rendering the synthesized content, by the rendering device, in accordance with the rendering action.

19. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein the computer-readable medium further comprises a recording medium.

20. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein the computer-readable medium further comprises a transmission medium.