US 7,478,163 B2
	Method and apparatus for presenting multimedia content and for facilitating third party representation of an object
Anthony Arthur J. Alda, 200-1311 Howe Street, Vancouver V6Z 2P3 (Canada); Brent Richard Bysouth, 200-1311 Howe Street, Vancouver V6Z 2P3 (Canada); Ricardo J. Rosado, 200-1311 Howe Street, Vancouver V6Z 2P3 (Canada); Zubin Adi Balsara, #6-2590 Panorama Drive, Coquitlam V3E 2W9 (Canada); Carla Maureen Ulrich, 731 East 15th Avenue, Vancouver V5T 2R8 (Canada); Lloyd Clayton Dwayne Bell, 1215 Lansdowne Drive, Coquitlam V3E 2P2 (Canada); Ryan Michael Christiansen, 303-1399 Fountain Way, Vancouver V6H 3T3 (Canada); Andrew Viewkko Poystila, 2083 North End Road, Salt Spring Island V8K 1E1 (Canada); David Brett Rudd, 3316 West 15th Avenue, Vancouver V6R 2Y8 (Canada); and Shazron Abdullah, 29270 Ruskin Crescent, Mission V4S 1B4 (Canada)
Filed on Feb. 04, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/771,742.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/444672, filed on Feb. 04, 2003.
Prior Publication US 2005/0021754 A1, Jan. 27, 2005
Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 709—229  [709/225; 709/246]

32 Claims

1. A method of facilitating third party representation of an object, the method comprising: (a) maintaining a database of structured and unstructured data associated with a plurality of objects, said database being accessible through a computer; (b) facilitating communications between said computer and a first communications appliance having a first set of access criteria to permit an operator of the first communications appliance to create, modify or delete said structured and unstructured data for at least some of said objects; (c) facilitating communications between said computer and a second communications appliance having a second set of access criteria to permit an operator of the second communications appliance to group into a package said structured and unstructured data for at least some of said objects; and (d) facilitating communications between said computer and a third communications appliance having a third set of access criteria to permit said structured and unstructured data for at least some of said objects in said package to be presented to an operator at said third communications appliance, wherein facilitating communications between said computer and the second communications appliance comprises transmitting at least one remoting environment program module from a second group of program modules to the second communications appliance, said at least one remoting environment program module from said second group being operable to cause the second communications appliance to receive operator input to cause the second communications appliance to communicate with said computer to cause at least some of said structured and unstructured data associated with at least one object to be presented at the second communications appliance, wherein said at least one remoting environment communications module from said second group is operable to cause the second communications appliance to simultaneously display at least some of said unstructured data associated with at least two objects to permit operator-comparison of said unstructured data.