Interface for content development
First Claim
1. A system for aiding in the development of displayed content, said system comprising:
- a user terminal having a first display device;
a central computer;
a communication network, said central computer communicatively connected to said user terminal via said communication network, such that said central computer may cause content to be displayed by said first display device;
a computer readable medium communicatively connected to said central computer, said computer readable medium encoded with content information and content format information; and
a developer terminal having a second display device, said developer terminal communicatively connected to said central computer such that said developer terminal may access said content information and said content format information, wherein said second display device is configured to display a user interface having;
a data input tool corresponding to a content feature; and
a preview image corresponding to an image of said content as it would appear at a current stage of development, said preview image having an area corresponding to said content feature, wherein said data input tool is configured to associate a content piece with said content feature, and wherein said area of said preview image indicates whether said content piece has been associated with said content feature.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are generally directed to a system and method for developing content using a graphical user interface that allows a developer to view a preview image during the development process. The content may be developed according to a content format that is associated with one or more content features, such as, product images, product description text, pricing information text, availability information text, and the like. In particular embodiments, the graphical user interface may have a development pane in which the developer selects from existing content pieces or enters new content pieces to associate with content features. As the content pieces are associated with the content features for the selected content format, the content pieces may be displayed in the preview image, which may appear in a separate preview pane.
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49 Claims
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1. A system for aiding in the development of displayed content, said system comprising:
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a user terminal having a first display device;
a central computer;
a communication network, said central computer communicatively connected to said user terminal via said communication network, such that said central computer may cause content to be displayed by said first display device;
a computer readable medium communicatively connected to said central computer, said computer readable medium encoded with content information and content format information; and
a developer terminal having a second display device, said developer terminal communicatively connected to said central computer such that said developer terminal may access said content information and said content format information, wherein said second display device is configured to display a user interface having;
a data input tool corresponding to a content feature; and
a preview image corresponding to an image of said content as it would appear at a current stage of development, said preview image having an area corresponding to said content feature, wherein said data input tool is configured to associate a content piece with said content feature, and wherein said area of said preview image indicates whether said content piece has been associated with said content feature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for aiding in the development of displayed content, said system comprising:
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a user terminal having a first display device;
a central computer;
a communication network, said central computer communicatively connected to said user terminal via said communication network, such that said central computer may cause content to be displayed by said first display device;
a computer readable medium communicatively connected to said central computer, said computer readable medium encoded with content information and content format information;
a developer terminal having a second display device, said developer terminal communicatively connected to said central computer such that said developer terminal may access said content information and said content format information, wherein said second display device is configured to display;
a preview pane containing a preview image corresponding to an image of said content as it would appear at a current stage of development, said preview image having an area corresponding to a content feature and said preview image being displayed according to a selected format;
a plurality of content features associated with said selected format; and
a development pane containing at least one data input tool corresponding to said plurality of content features, wherein said data input tool is configured to associate a content piece with said content feature, wherein said preview pane and said development pane are simultaneously displayed, and wherein said area of said preview image indicates whether said content piece has been associated with said content feature.
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20. A user interface for developing content, said user interface being displayed to a developer on a display device associated with a developer terminal, the user interface comprising:
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a data input tool corresponding to a content feature; and
a preview image corresponding to an image of said content as it would appear at a current stage of development, said preview image having an area corresponding to said content feature, wherein said data input tool is configured to associate a content piece with said content feature, and said area of said preview image indicates whether said content piece has been associated with said content feature. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A graphical user interface for developing content, said graphical user interface being displayed to a developer on a display device associated with a developer terminal, the graphical user interface comprising:
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a preview pane containing a preview image corresponding to an image of said content as it would appear at a current stage of development, said preview image having an area corresponding to a content feature and said preview image being displayed according to a selected format;
a plurality of content features associated with said selected format; and
a development pane containing at least one data input tool corresponding to said plurality of content features, wherein said data input tool is configured to associate a content piece with said content feature, said preview pane and said development pane are simultaneously displayed, and said area of said preview image indicates whether said content piece has been associated with said content feature.
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38. A method for developing content, said method comprising:
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storing a plurality of content pieces in a content piece data storage structure;
storing a plurality of content formats in a format data storage structure, said plurality of content formats each being associated with at least one content feature;
selecting a content format from among said plurality of content formats;
displaying a preview image corresponding to an image of said content at a current stage of development, said preview image being displayed according to said selected content format and having an area for displaying each of said at least one content feature;
simultaneously displaying a data input tool corresponding to said at least one content feature associated with said selected content format;
associating said associated content feature with a content piece from among said plurality of content pieces; and
altering said preview image to indicate that said associated content piece has been associated with said associated content feature. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method for developing advertising content for a product, said method comprising:
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by a developer, selecting a format in which said advertising content is to be displayed;
displaying a preview image of said advertising content in said format, said format corresponding to a content feature that may be associated with one of a plurality of content pieces;
simultaneously displaying a selectable list of said plurality of content pieces;
by said developer, selecting one of said plurality of content pieces;
associating said selected content piece with said content feature; and
displaying said selected content piece in said preview image, wherein said content feature is one of a product image, product description information, product pricing information, and product availability information. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49)
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