Systems and methods for coordinated content distribution

Abstract

Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention coordinate the distribution of content by multiple users on a variety of distribution platforms. One embodiment includes a coordination server system, where the coordination server system is configured to query a coordination database, wherein the coordination database includes: a source account; a repeater account including access information enabling access via a distribution platform to a user account maintained by the distribution platform; content associated with the source account; a distribution rule associated with the content; wherein the coordination server system is configured to: associate uploaded content with the source account in the coordination database; and post the content in a user account associated with the repeater account via a distribution platform using access information associated with a repeater account according to the distribution rule.

1 . A coordinated content distribution system, comprising:
 a source computing device configured to run a source application;   a repeater computing device configured to run a repeater application;   a distribution platform configured to query a distribution database;   a coordination server system configured to query a coordination database;   a network, where the source computing device, repeater computing device, coordination server and distribution platform are configured to communicate via the network;   wherein the distribution database is configured to store:
 at least one user account; and 
 content posted to at least one user account; 
   wherein the distribution platform is configured to provide access to content posted to a user account;   wherein the coordination database comprises:
 at least one source account; 
 at least one repeater account including access information enabling access via the distribution platform to at least one user account maintained in the distribution database; 
 content associated with at least one source account; 
 at least one distribution rule associated with the content; 
   wherein the coordination server system is configured to:
 receive uploaded content and to associate the uploaded content with at least one source account in the coordination database; and 
 post content in at least one user account associated with the repeater account via the distribution platform according to at least one distribution rule. 
   
     
     
         2 . The coordinated content distribution system of  claim 1 , wherein the distribution rule includes a distribution schedule that defines when content is posted to a user account. 
     
     
         3 . The coordinated content distribution system of  claim 1 , wherein the distribution rule includes a distribution trigger which defines an event, where content is posted to a user account upon the occurrence of the event. 
     
     
         4 . The coordinated content distribution system of  claim 1 , wherein the coordination database comprises at least one set of modification permissions associated with the content 
     
     
         5 . The coordinated content distribution system of  claim 1 , wherein the coordination server system is configured to receive modifications to the uploaded content and to associate the modified content with at least one repeater account in the coordination database. 
     
     
         6 . The coordinated content distribution system of  claim 1 , wherein the coordination database comprises modified content associated with at least one repeater account, where the modified content is a modified version of the content associated with the at least one source account and the coordination server system is configured to post the modified content in at least one user account in the distribution platform. 
     
     
         7 . The coordinated content distribution system of  claim 1 , wherein the coordination server system is configured to receive a distribution rule and associate the distribution rule with content in the coordination database. 
     
     
         8 . The coordinated content distribution system of  claim 1 , wherein the coordination server system is configured to receive modification permissions and to associate the modification permissions with uploaded content in the coordination database. 
     
     
         9 . The coordinated content distribution system of  claim 1 , wherein the coordination server system is configured to post modifications to the at least one user account associated with the repeater account via the distribution platform. 
     
     
         10 . The coordinated content distribution system of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one user device configured to access the posted content in a user account via the content distribution platform. 
     
     
         11 . The coordinated content distribution system of  claim 1 , wherein the distribution platform is selected from the group consisting of a telephone switch and a server system. 
     
     
         12 . The coordinated content distribution system of  claim 1 , wherein the content posted to the at least one user account associated with the repeater account via the distribution platform is generated dynamically by inserting information into a template. 
     
     
         13 . The coordinated content distribution system of  claim 1 , wherein the coordination server system is configured to track interactions with content. 
     
     
         14 . The coordinated content distribution system of  claim 1 , wherein the posted content includes unique identifying information that enables a coordination server system to track interactions with the posted content. 
     
     
         15 . The coordinated content distribution system of  claim 1 , wherein the coordination database comprises additional content accessible from a link included in the posted content in at least one user account. 
     
     
         16 . The coordinated content distribution system of  claim 14 , wherein the additional content is generated dynamically using a template. 
     
     
         17 . The coordinated content distribution system of  claim 14 , wherein the link is selected from the group consisting of a URL, a button or a number in an interactive voice response system. 
     
     
         18 . The coordinated content distribution system of  claim 14 , wherein the content posted to at least one user account is configured to generate at least one request for additional content from the coordination server system upon access, where the request includes the unique identifying information 
     
     
         19 . The coordinated content distribution system of  claim 14 , wherein the additional content is generated dynamically by inserting information into a template, where at least one piece of information inserted into the template is selected based upon the unique identifying information included in the request. 
     
     
         20 . A coordination server system, comprising:
 at least one coordination server;   a coordination database, where the at least one coordination server is configured to query the coordination database, wherein the coordination database comprises:
 at least one source account; 
 at least one repeater account including access information enabling access via a distribution platform to at least one user account maintained by the distribution platform; 
 content associated with at least one source account; 
 at least one distribution rule associated with the content; 
   wherein the coordination server system is configured to:
 receive uploaded content and to associate the uploaded content with at least one source account in the coordination database; and 
 post the content in the at least one user account associated with the repeater account via a distribution platform using access information associated with a repeater account according to the at least one distribution rule. 
   
     
     
         21 . A method for coordinated content distribution, the method comprising:
 receiving uploaded content at a coordination server system;   associating uploaded content with a source account stored in a coordination database of the coordination server system;   receiving at least one distribution rule using the coordination server system;   associating the at least one distribution rule with content stored in the coordination database;   posting content into a user account stored within a distribution database of a distribution platform according to at least one distribution rule using the coordination server system, where the distribution platform is configured to provide access to posted content in the user account.