Content distributon method and apparatus
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1. A content distribution system for providing content to users within an enterprise based on the roles of user'"'"'s within the enterprise, said system comprising:
- at least one source of items of content;
at least one content consumer device;
a content server configured to accept items of content from said source and process the items of content for said content consumer device in accordance with human capital needs of a user of said content consumer device serving in at least one role within the enterprise.
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Abstract
A content distribution system and method for providing content to users within an enterprise based on the roles of user'"'"'s within the enterprise. The system includes at least one source of items of content, at least one content consumer device, and a content server. The content server accepts items of content from the source and processes the items of content for said content consumer device in accordance with human capital needs of a user of said content consumer device serving in at least one role within the enterprise.
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1. A content distribution system for providing content to users within an enterprise based on the roles of user'"'"'s within the enterprise, said system comprising:
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at least one source of items of content;
at least one content consumer device;
a content server configured to accept items of content from said source and process the items of content for said content consumer device in accordance with human capital needs of a user of said content consumer device serving in at least one role within the enterprise. - 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 content distribution system for providing content to users within an enterprise based on at least one role of the users within the enterprise, said system comprising;
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at least one source of plural items of content;
at least one content consumer device;
means for determining attributes of participation of a user of said content consumer device in at least one business process, the attributes of participation including the purpose of the at least one business process of an enterprise. a content server configured to accept items of content from said source and provide relevant items of content to said content consumer device in accordance with the attributes of participation, said content server being operative to segregate the relevant items of content into display segments based on the attributes of participation. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A display system for use in connection with a content distribution system of an enterprise, said display system comprising:
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means for segregating items of content into display segments based on the attributes of participation of a user in business processes of an enterprise; and
means for displaying the items of content in one of plural display segments including a segment for items of content related to activities of the user that create value for the enterprise, a segment for items of content that relate to collaboration between the user and others in the enterprise, a segment for items of content that relate to unique interests of the user within the enterprise, and a segment for items of content that relate to interests of the user outside of the enterprise. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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- 29. A method for determining a user'"'"'s participation in business processes of an enterprise in the context of the user'"'"'s role within the enterprise for the purpose of distributing content to the user that enhances the user'"'"'s role within the enterprise.
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30. A method for providing content to users within an enterprise based on the roles of user'"'"'s within the enterprise, said method comprising:
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determining human capital needs of a user of a content consumer device serving in a role within the enterprise;
receiving items of content from at least one source of items of content;
providing selected items of content to the content consumer device in accordance with human capital needs of the user of said content consumer device serving in at least one role within the enterprise. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method of determining the informational needs of a cohort of users in a manner that increases the human capital value of the users in their at least one role within an enterprise, said method comprising:
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identifying a cohort of users having substantially homogenous roles within the enterprise;
identifying a sample group of users corresponding to the cohort of users;
gathering data of the users in the sample group relating to business processes of the community;
determining business processes of the cohort based on user response to the data;
identifying content that is relevant to the business processes determined in said determining step; and
designing an interface for presenting the relevant content. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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