Capturing and Managing Web Page Content Items

Abstract

Disclosed is a configuration to capture content objects contained within a web page. The configuration receives a content object via a user account, the web browser to retrieve the web page, the web page having a content object, the content object having information visibly perceptible through the web page and metadata corresponding to a hyperlink and assigns a unique identifier to the content object. The configuration determines whether the content object is pre-existing in a computing storage of the management system. The configuration then stores the content object if the content object is not pre-existing in the management system or creates an association between the content object that is pre-existing in the management system and the assigned unique identifier. The configuration allows for access, by a third party, to the content object in the management system.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method for capturing content objects contained within a web page, the content objects associated with a content provider and displayable through a web browser on a computing screen, the method comprising:
 retrieving the web page through the web browser, the web browser having a plug-in component, the web page having a content object, the content object having information visibly perceptible through the web page and metadata corresponding to a hyperlink;   capturing, through the plug-in component, the content object;   transmitting the content object to a private space in a computing storage of a management system, the management system assigning a unique identifier to the content object; and   providing to a third-party the unique identifier to access the content object in a user account space in the computing storage of the management system.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the visually perceptible information is an advertisement. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the hyperlink comprises an universal resource locator address that directs the web browser towards an advertiser web page associated with the advertisement. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the content object is at least one of text, image, and video. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising assigning the content object into a category. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising selecting, subsequently, the hyperlink of the stored content object in the management system to transmit a request to the content provider, the content provider associated with the advertisement. 
     
     
         7 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising stored instructions to capture content objects contained within a web page, the content objects associated with a content provider and displayable through a web browser on a computing screen, the instructions when executed cause a processor to:
 retrieve the web page through the web browser, the web page having a content object, the content object having information visibly perceptible through the web page and metadata corresponding to a hyperlink;   capture, via the web page, the content object;   transmit the content object to a private space in a computing storage of a management system, the management system assigning a unique identifier to the content object; and   provide to a third-party the unique identifier to access the content object in a user account space in the computing storage of the management system.   
     
     
         8 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 7 , wherein the visually perceptible information is an advertisement. 
     
     
         9 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 8 , wherein the hyperlink comprises an universal resource locator address that directs the web browser towards an advertiser web page associated with the advertisement. 
     
     
         10 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 7 , wherein the content object is at least one of text, image, and video. 
     
     
         11 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 7 , further comprising further stored instructions that when executed cause a processor to assign the content object into a category. 
     
     
         12 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 8 , further comprising further stored instructions that when executed cause the processor to select, subsequently, the hyperlink of the stored content object in the management system to transmit a request to the content provider associated with the advertisement. 
     
     
         13 . A computer-implemented method for managing storage of content objects contained within a web page, the content objects associated with a content provider and displayable through a web browser on a computing screen, the method comprising:
 receiving a content object through a plug in component having an association with a user account, the plug-in component having been installed with a web browser, the web browser to retrieve the web page, the web page having a content object, the content object having information visibly perceptible through the web page and metadata corresponding to a hyperlink;   receiving, through the plug-in component, the content object at a management system;   assigning a unique identifier to the content object;   determining whether the content object is pre-existing in a computing storage of the management system;   responsive to the determination, either
 storing the content object if the content object is not pre-existing in the management system, or 
 creating an association between the content object that is pre-existing in the management system and the assigned unique identifier; 
   providing access, by a third party, to the content object in the management system.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the visually perceptible information is an advertisement. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the content object is at least one of text, image, and video. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the hyperlink comprises an universal resource locator address that directs the web browser towards an advertiser web page associated with the advertisement. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising transmitting information corresponding to the content object to an advertiser associated with the advertisement. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising assigning a privacy shield to an identity associated with the user account from the third party provided access to the content object. 
     
     
         19 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising stored instructions to manage storage of content objects contained within a web page, the content objects associated with a content provider and displayable through a web browser on a computing screen, the instructions when executed cause the processor to:
 receive a content object via a user account, the web browser to retrieve the web page, the web page having a content object, the content object having information visibly perceptible through the web page and metadata corresponding to a hyperlink;   assign a unique identifier to the content object;   determine whether the content object is pre-existing in a computing storage of the management system;   responsive to the determination, either
 store the content object if the content object is not pre-existing in the management system, or 
 create an association between the content object that is pre-existing in the management system and the assigned unique identifier; 
   provide access, by a third party, to the content object in the management system.   
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 19 , wherein the visually perceptible information is an advertisement. 
     
     
         21 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 19 , wherein the content object is at least one of text, image, and video. 
     
     
         22 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 20 , wherein the hyperlink comprises a universal resource locator address that directs the web browser towards an advertiser web page associated with the advertisement. 
     
     
         23 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 20 , further comprising stored instructions that when executed cause the processor to transmit information corresponding to the content object to an advertiser associated with the advertisement. 
     
     
         24 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 19 , further comprising stored instructions that when executed cause the processor to assign a privacy shield to an identity associated with the user account from the third party provided access to the content object.