Method for directly providing content and services via a computer network
First Claim
1. A method for operating a computer as a server for directly providing content and services via a computer network, comprising the steps of:
- assigning at least one URL to the computer;
associating at least one directory in a storage device with said URL;
directing access requests from said URL to said directory; and
delivering content and services corresponding to said access requests.
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Abstract
A system, method, and business method for operating a computer as a server for directly providing content and services via a computer network, by assigning a URL to the computer, associating at least one directory in a storage device with the URL, directing access requests from said URL to the directory, and delivering requested content and services, potentially for revenue. The content may be dynamic and contained in a database. The services may include storing data. The directory may be replicated onto additional computers to which access requests may be directed. Access requests may be authenticated as coming from members of a peer group having access rights. The invention features a one-click process for publishing content to an intranet or the internet, and employs known file transfer protocols.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for operating a computer as a server for directly providing content and services via a computer network, comprising the steps of:
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assigning at least one URL to the computer;
associating at least one directory in a storage device with said URL;
directing access requests from said URL to said directory; and
delivering content and services corresponding to said access requests. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An e-commerce business method for operating a computer as a server for directly providing content and services via a computer network, comprising the steps of:
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assigning at least one URL to the computer;
associating at least one directory in a storage device with said URL;
directing access requests from said URL to said directory; and
delivering content and services corresponding to said access requests. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for operating a computer as a server for directly providing content and services via a computer network, comprising:
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means for assigning at least one URL to the computer;
means for associating at least one directory in a storage device with said URL;
means for directing access requests from said URL to said directory; and
means for delivering content and services corresponding to said access requests.
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18. A computer program product comprising a machine-readable medium having machine-executable instructions thereon including code means for operating a computer as a server for directly providing content and services via a computer network, said code means comprising:
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a first code means for assigning at least one URL to the computer;
a second code means for associating at least one directory in a storage device with said URL;
a third code means for directing access requests from said URL to said directory; and
a fourth code means for delivering content and services corresponding to said access requests.
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19. A system for directly providing content and services via a computer network, comprising:
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a computer;
a computer network;
at least one URL assigned to said computer;
at least one directory in a storage device associated with said URL; and
an access director that directs access requests from said URL to said directory, wherein said computer delivers content and services corresponding to said access requests. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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