Apparatus and method for content entry management

• US 20020188847A1
• Filed: 03/26/2002
• Published: 12/12/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Digeo Incorporated (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Inventors: Valeria, Brandon
• Granted Patent: US 7,058,816 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/170
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database

Abstract

A method of managing local content data, includes: determining if a user is authorized to edit a particular content related to a particular region; editing a local content related to the particular region; processing the local content; and if the local content has been selected for publication, then permitting access to the local content. An apparatus for managing local content data, includes: a content tool configured to permit the edit of local content related to a particular region for an authorized user; and a processor configured to execute the content tool to permit edit of the local content.

Claims

1. A method of managing local content data, the method comprising:

determining if a user is authorized to edit a particular content related to a particular region;

editing a local content related to the particular region;

processing the local content; and

if the local content has been selected for publication, then permitting access to the local content.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein processing the local content comprises:

viewing a preview of the local content.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein processing the local content comprises:

saving the local content.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

after saving the local content, publishing the local content to subscribers.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining if the user is authorized comprises:

providing user information to determine if the user is authorized.

6. An article of manufacture, comprising:

a machine-readable medium having stored thereon instructions to;

determine if a user is authorized to edit a particular content related to a particular region;

edit a local content related to the particular region;

process the local content; and

if the local content has been selected for publication, then permit access to the local content.

7. An apparatus for managing local content data, the apparatus comprising:

means for determining if a user is authorized to edit a particular content related to a particular region;

coupled to the determining means, means for editing a local content related to the particular region;

coupled to the editing means, means for processing the local content; and

coupled to the processing means, means for permitting access to the local content, if the local content has been selected for publication.

8. An apparatus for managing local content data, the apparatus comprising:

a content tool configured to permit the edit of local content related to a particular region for an authorized user; and

a processor configured to execute the content tool to permit edit of the local content.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising:

stored processes for permitting the content tool to communicate with a database system.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the database system includes a save database configured to store local content.

11. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the database system includes a live database configured to store local content designated for publication by the content tool.

12. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the content tool is coupled to a web browser to permit viewing of the local content prior to publication of the local content.

13. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the database system is configured to accept added content.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the added content is reviewed by use of the content tool prior to publication of the added content.

15. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the content tool can communicate with the database system by a wireless network.

16. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the content tool can communicate with the database system by a wired network.

17. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the content tool is implemented in an interactive television system.

18. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the content tool permits edit of local content by a provisioned user.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the content tool determines if a user is a provisioned user based upon user information provided by the user.