Hosting provider hosting routes from a media repository

Abstract

A hosting provider may be bi-directionally authenticated with one or more media repositories. The hosting provider preferably has domain name registration and hosting capabilities. The media repositories may collect data (such as pictures and/or files) from one or more users. Once authenticated, the hosting provider and media repositories may cooperate in storing, aggregating and transmitting data to a user. Routes may be hosted by the hosting provider and used to organize and access the data. For example, a user may enter a route into a browser and receive media/data, possibly from a plurality of media repositories, that is associated with that route. In another example, the user may enter a route into the browser and be redirected from the hosting provider to a website of the media repository.

The invention claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 receiving by a hosting provider a plurality of routes from a media repository comprising a hardware server, wherein each route in the plurality of routes comprises a root, wherein the root is stored in a name server and includes a third level domain combined with a domain name registered to a user; and   storing by the hosting provider on a hardware server the plurality of routes from the media repository with the root.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein at least one route in the plurality of routes is a uniform resource locator redirect. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein at least one route in the plurality of routes points to data in a database. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein at least one route in the plurality of routes comprises a redirect to a website of the media repository. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
 receiving by the hosting provider a second plurality of routes from a second media repository, wherein each route in the second plurality of routes comprises the root; and   storing by the hosting provider on the hardware server the second plurality of routes from the second media repository with the root, wherein the media repository is a different service from the second media repository.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein at least one route in the plurality of routes comprises the root and a user applied tag, wherein the user applied tag was applied by the user while logged into the media repository. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein at least one route in the plurality of routes comprises the root and a user applied filter, wherein the user applied filter was applied by the user while logged into the media repository. 
     
     
         8 . A method, comprising:
 receiving by a hosting provider a route selected from a plurality of routes, wherein the route is a first uniform resource locator, from a browser running on a client device, wherein the first uniform resource locator is associated with a second uniform resource locator, the plurality of routes are received from a media repository and each route in the plurality of routes includes a root, the root includes a third level domain combined with a domain name registered to a user, and the root is stored in a nameserver that is part of a domain name system; and   redirecting by the hosting provider the browser on the client device to the second uniform resource locator.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein at least one route in the plurality of routes points to data in a database. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising the step of:
 storing by the hosting provider the second uniform resource locator and a corresponding IP address that points to a website of the media repository in the domain name system.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein at least one route in the plurality of routes comprises the root and a user applied tag, wherein the user applied tag was applied by the user while logged into the media repository. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein at least one route in the plurality of routes comprises the root and a user applied filter, wherein the user applied filter was applied by the user while logged into the media repository. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising the steps of:
 receiving by the hosting provider a second plurality of routes from a second media repository, wherein each route in the second plurality of routes comprises the root; and   storing by the hosting provider on a hardware server the second plurality of routes from the second media repository with the root, wherein the media repository is a different media repository than the second media repository.   
     
     
         14 . A method of transmitting aggregated data, comprising the steps of:
 receiving by a hosting provider a first route from a first media repository, wherein the first route comprises a root and the first route points to a first data, wherein the root includes a third level domain combined with a domain name registered to a user;   storing by the hosting provider on a hardware server the first route from the first media repository with the root;   receiving by the hosting provider a second route from a second media repository, wherein the second route comprises the root and the second route points to a second data and wherein the first route comprises a tag and the second route comprises the tag;   storing by the hosting provider on the hardware server the second route from the second media repository with the root;   receiving by the hosting provider the tag from a browser running on a client device; and   transmitting by the hosting provider the first data and the second data to the browser running on the client device.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising the step of:
 receiving by the hosting provider a third route from the first media repository comprising a redirect to a website of the first media repository.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the tag was applied by the user while logged into the first media repository. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising the step of:
 receiving by the hosting provider a third route from the first media repository comprising a user applied filter and wherein the user applied filter was applied by the user while logged into the first media repository.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising the steps of:
 receiving by the hosting provider a plurality of routes from a plurality of media repositories, wherein each route in the plurality of routes comprises the tag and wherein the plurality of routes point to a corresponding plurality of data stored in a database;   receiving by the hosting provider the tag from the browser running on the client device; and   transmitting the plurality of data pointed to by the plurality of routes that comprise the tag to the browser running on the client device.