Enabling user action

Abstract

A computerized aggregation system including a computer, a display controlled by the computer, and networking hardware connecting the computer to a network, the computer programmed so that the aggregation apparatus: connects to at least one Internet-connected service; and authenticates itself with each said Internet-connected service; and retrieves input from said Internet-connected service; and connects to at least one appliance computer; and then authenticates itself with each said appliance computer; and retrieves input from each said appliance computer; and parses the input from each said Internet-connected service and parses the input from each said appliance computer so as to produce an aggregation of the parsed input; and renders the aggregation as output.

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         23 . An aggregation apparatus, comprising:
 a computer,   networking hardware connecting the computer to the Internet,   a memory storing executable instructions which when executed, enable the aggregation apparatus to perform the operations of:
 connecting to a plurality of sites on the Internet; 
 authenticating itself with each of the plurality of sites; 
 retrieving information from each of the plurality of sites; 
 parsing the retrieved information from each of the plurality of sites; 
 producing an aggregation of the parsed information; 
 enabling a user to take action or respond to a requested action or both from at least one of the sites on the Internet; and 
 rendering the aggregation as output.