System and method for automated web site creation and access
AssigneeQwest Communications International Inc.
InventorJeffrey D. Kenyon
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Abstract
A community of practice server provides system users who establish connections over a data network with the functionality to either create a community of practice web page, view and access existing web pages, or to activate web sites which have been archived. If the system user chooses to create a new website, an interactive display graphic may be provided through which the system user may enter selected information. Once this information has been completed, a template may be accessed from memory and this information used to populate the template. Once this is complete, a predetermined number of links may be provided on the web page to predetermined destinations. The web sites which are created are accessible and updateable by any number of system users who are granted access to it.
Claims20
A system for generating community of practice websites, comprising:
- an interface accessible over a data network configurable to receive custom information for creating the community of practice websites;
- a first database which includes at least one template for generating the community of practice websites, wherein each of the community of practice web sites is of a standardized format including a plurality of automatically linked web pages;
- a website generation apparatus for entering the custom information into the at least one template to generate the community of practice websites, where the apparatus further stores the community of practice websites in a second database and
- a website access module configured to generate and present one or more listings of all the community of practice websites including status information for each of the community of practice websites, wherein access is provided to one or more of the community of practice websites upon selection from the one or more listings.
A community of practice server comprising:
- a first screen display accessible which facilitates communication between the server and a data network;
- central processor in connection with the interface which provides for routing of data signals within the server;
- a first memory accessible by the central processor which includes a plurality of websites accessible over the data network, and a listing of the websites stored in the first memory;
- a second memory which includes at least one template for a website which may be populated with custom information received over the data network;
- a website creation module in connection with the central processor which is configured to create websites using the at least one template and the custom information received over the data network, the website creation module being further configured to store the created websites in the first memory;
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- a website access module configured to present the listing of the websites in the first memory and to provide access to the websites upon selection from the listing;
- said first screen display further configured to provide for at least one of:
- automatically generating a new website which is configured in a standardized format which includes a homepage and at least one automatically linked page, and viewing the listing of websites.
A method for creating and providing access to a community web site on a web based server comprising the steps of:
- presenting an interface accessible over a data network configured for receiving data from a system user;
- receiving information from a system user employable to construct the web site, identifying information and storing the system user information in memory;
- accessing a database which includes a common template for creating a standardized website, wherein the website includes a home page and at least one automatically linked page;
- retrieving the common template and the system user information from memory;
- inserting the system user information in designated places in the at least one template to create the website, wherein creating the website includes assigning a URL address and making said website accessible over the data network;
- storing the website in memory with at least one other active website;
- including the website in a listing of the active websites which are accessible on the web based server;
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- presenting the website for review upon selection by a system user accessing the web based server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.