Interactive publishing system providing content management
AssigneeTanagraphics, Inc.
InventorRolando L. Gonzales
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Abstract
There is provided a publishing system for managing content of an article. The system enforces privileges of three agents, namely an author, an editor and a publisher. The author is permitted to create the content, and submit the content to the editor. The editor is permitted to edit the content, and selectively return the content to the author, or submit the content to the publisher. The publisher is permitted to selectively reject the content, or approve of the content for publication.
Claims20
A publishing system for managing content of an article, comprising:
- a module for permitting an author to
- (a) create said content, and
- (b) submit said content to an editor;
- a module for permitting said editor to
- (a) edit said content, and
- (b) selectively
- (i) return said content to said author, or
- (ii) submit said content to a publisher;
- and
- a module for permitting said publisher to selectively
- (a) reject said content, or
- (b) approve of said content for publication.
A publishing system for managing content of a web page, comprising:
- a module for formatting said web page in accordance with a template having
- a first element and a second element,
- a module for permitting an author to
- (a) create a first portion of said content for said first element, and
- (b) submit said first portion of said content to an editor;
- a module for permitting said editor to
- (a) edit said first portion of said content,
- (b) create a second portion of said content in said second element, and
- (c) selectively
- (i) return said first portion of said content to said author, or
- (ii) submit said first and second portions of said content to a publisher;
- and
- a module for permitting said publisher to selectively
- (a) reject said content, or
- (b) approve of said content for publication.
A storage media having instructions for controlling a processor in a publishing system for managing content of an article, said storage media comprising:
- a module for permitting an author to
- (a) create said content, and
- (b) submit said content to an editor;
- a module for permitting said editor to
- (a) edit said content, and
- (b) selectively
- (i) return said content to said author, or
- (ii) submit said content to a publisher;
- and
- a module for permitting said publisher to selectively
- (a) reject said content, or
- (b) approve of said content for publication.
A storage media having instructions for controlling a processor in a publishing system for managing content of a web page, said storage media comprising:
- a module for formatting said web page in accordance with a template having
- a first element and a second element,
- a module for permitting an author to
- (a) create a first portion of said content for said first element, and
- (b) submit said first portion of said content to an editor;
- a module for permitting said editor to
- (a) edit said first portion of said content,
- (b) create a second portion of said content in said second element, and
- (c) selectively
- (i) return said first portion of said content to said author, or
- (ii) submit said first and second portions of said content to a publisher;
- and
- a module for permitting said publisher to selectively
- (a) reject said content, or (b) approve of said content for publication.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.