Systems And Methods For Facilitating Access To Documents Via A Set Of Content Selection Tags

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided to facilitate access to documents via a set of content selection tags. According to one embodiment, information is received from a content reader. For example, a content controller may receive information from a content reader via a Web site. A set of content selection tags are then established based on the received information, each content selection tag being associated with a hierarchical tag domain. It is then arranged for the content reader to receive an indication of a document tag in accordance with the set of content selection tags. For example, a content controller may retrieve one or more documents based on a set of content selection tags and document tags and transmit indications of the retrieved documents to a content reader via a Web site.

1 . A computer-implemented method of facilitating access to documents, comprising:
 receiving information from a content reader; and   establishing, by a processor, a set of content selection tags based on the received information, each content selection tag in the set being associated with a hierarchical tag domain, wherein the content reader receives an indication of a document in accordance with the set of content selection tags.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein at least one tag domain comprises a multi-level domain, and at least one domain level is associated with a plurality of content selection tags. 
     
     
         3 .- 4 . (canceled) 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said receiving comprises:
 receiving a plurality of selection tags via a graphical user interface.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein content selection tags are further associated with Boolean operations in accordance with the information received from the content reader. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the set of content selection tags is adapted to facilitate selection of the document in accordance with a set of document tags. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the set of documents tags are established in accordance with information received from a content publisher via a graphical user interface. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein document tags are associated with hierarchical tag domains substantially similar to the tag domains associated with the set of content selection tags. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein at least one document tag comprises at least one of: (i) a primary tag, and (ii) a secondary tag. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the document comprises content to be provided to a user via a communication network. 
     
     
         12 .- 14 . (canceled) 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 transmitting the document to the content reader.   
     
     
         16 . (canceled) 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the set of content selection tags is associated with at least one of: (i) a content reader request, and (ii) an entitlement tag. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 storing the set of content selection tags in association with the content reader.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the set of content selection tags comprises a first set of content selection tags and further comprising:
 receiving additional information from the content reader;   establishing a second set of content selection tags based on the additional information; and   storing the second set of content selection tags in association with the content reader.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the first set of content selection tags is associated with a first portion of a reader display and the second set of content selection tags is associated with a second portion of the reader display. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20 , further comprising:
 receiving from the content reader a selection of one at least of the first and second sets of content selection tags; and   transmitting to the content reader an indication of a document in accordance with the selected set of content selection tags.   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising:
 receiving additional information from the content reader; and   storing a modified set of content selection tags in association with the content reader based on the additional information.   
     
     
         23 . A computer-implemented method of facilitating access to investment research documents, comprising:
 receiving from a content reader an indication of a first content selection tag set via a graphical user interface, the first content selection tag set being adapted to facilitate identification of a first investment research document in accordance with a first document tag set;   receiving from the content reader an indication of a second content selection tag set, the second content selection tag set being adapted to facilitate identification of a second investment research document in accordance with a second document tag set;   displaying an indication of the first investment research document on a first portion of a content reader display; and   displaying an indication of the second investment research document on a second portion of the content reader display.   
     
     
         24 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a processor; and   a storage device in communication with said processor and storing instructions adapted to be executed by said processor to:
 receive information from a content reader, and establish a set of content selection tags based on the received information, 
 each content selection tag in the set being associated with a hierarchical tag 
 domain, wherein the content reader receives an indication of a document in accordance with the set of content selection tags. 
   
     
     
         25 . The apparatus of  claim 24 , wherein said storage device further stores at least one of: (i) a tag database, (ii) a document database, and (iii) a content reader database. 
     
     
         26 . The apparatus of  claim 24 , further comprising:
 a communication device coupled to said processor and adapted to communicate with at least one of: (i) a content publishing device, (ii) a document storage device, (iii) a content controller, (iv) a content reader device, and (v) a payment device.   
     
     
         27 .- 28 . (canceled)