Patent ID: 7401128
Filing Date: 2008-07-15
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for generating channels for displaying channel content for a portal by a user, comprising: accessing a portal server for the portal via a network using a client computer; accessing, at a first time, a channel generating link in response to the user interacting with a content link of the portal server; accessing, at the first time, an information inputting interface in response to the user interacting with the channel generating link; inputting first information to the portal server using the information inputting interface wherein said first information describes a first channel; generating the first channel in response to the inputting the first information to the portal server; accessing, at a second time, the channel generating link in response to the user interacting with the content link of the portal server; accessing, at the second time, the information inputting interface in response to the user interacting with the channel generating link; inputting second information to the portal server using the information inputting interface wherein said second information describes a second channel; and generating the second channel in response to the inputting the second information to the portal server; and displaying the first channel and the second channel in separate portions of a web browser, wherein the first channel displays content from a first-service type and the second channel displays content from a second-service type.