Content system and associated methods
First Claim
1. A system for providing data files to a community of users, said data files relating to a plurality of courses, each user being associated with one or more of said courses, the system comprising:
- a plurality of client devices, each client device operated by one of said users;
a server system in communication over a network with said client devices, the server system providing to said client devices access to data files relating to courses with which users operating said client devices are associated, said server system also including a content system for storing content items from users, said content items in said content system being selectable by users for inclusion in one or more of said plurality of data files.
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Abstract
A method and system are disclosed for providing data files to a community of users. The data files relate to a plurality of courses. Each user is associated with one or more of the courses. The system includes client devices operated by the users and a server system in communication with the client devices over a network. The server system provides to the client devices access to data files relating to courses with which the users are associated. The server system also includes a content system for storing content items from users. The content items in the content system are selectable by users for inclusion in one or more of the plurality of data files.
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48 Claims
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1. A system for providing data files to a community of users, said data files relating to a plurality of courses, each user being associated with one or more of said courses, the system comprising:
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a plurality of client devices, each client device operated by one of said users;
a server system in communication over a network with said client devices, the server system providing to said client devices access to data files relating to courses with which users operating said client devices are associated, said server system also including a content system for storing content items from users, said content items in said content system being selectable by users for inclusion in one or more of said plurality of data files. - 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. In a system for providing data files to a community of users, said data files relating to a plurality of courses, each user being associated with one or more of said courses, a method of sharing content items among a plurality of said data files, the method comprising:
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identifying in a content repository for storing content items from users a desired content item to be used in one or more of said data files;
associating said desired content item with said one or more of said data files; and
making said one or more data files accessible over a network to users associated with courses relating to said one or more data files. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A content system for use in sharing content items among a plurality of data files made accessible to a community of users, said data files relating to a plurality of courses, each user being associated with one or more of said courses, said content system comprising:
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a content repository for storing content items from users;
a search mechanism for assisting users to identify a desired content item in the content repository;
means for linking said desired content item with said one or more of said data files; and
means for providing access to said one or more data files over a network to users associated with courses relating to said one or more data files. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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