Method of updating entries in a web site database

• US 20050120041A1
• Filed: 04/14/2004
• Published: 06/02/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/1995
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Christopher D. Coley, Ralph E. Wesinger Jr
• Original Assignee: Christopher D. Coley, Ralph E. Wesinger Jr
• Inventors: Coley, Christopher D., Wesinger, Ralph E. Jr.
• Application Number:
  US10/825,623
• Publication Number:
  US 20050120041A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/913 Multimedia
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99939 Privileged access
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing

Abstract

A web page for updating entries in a database is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, a web page is disclosed for entering information received from a user into a database managed by the web site. The web site may be configured to associate the entered information with a database, present to the user a confirmation web page including an update icon for updating the database, and update the database with the information responsive to a received user click on the update icon.

Claims

1. A method of updating entries in a web site database comprising:

presenting to a user a web page for entering information into a database managed by said web site;

associating the entered information with said database;

presenting to said user a confirmation web page including an update icon for updating said database;

receiving a user click on said update icon; and

updating said database with said information.

2. The method of claim 1, further including the act of displaying to the user said updated database information.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said act of updating said information further includes the act of indexing said information.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said act of indexing further includes the act of indexing said information by category.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said act of indexing further includes the act of indexing said information by subcategories.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said act of updating further includes the act of posting said information to a pre-existing account.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said act of updating further includes the act of posting credit card information to a pre-existing account.

8. The method of claim 1, further including the act of verifying the identity of said user prior to said act of updating.

9. The method of claim 1, further including the act of verifying the identity of said user prior to said act of presenting to a user a web page for entering information.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said information includes a password.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said information includes a user ID.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein said user ID comprises an email address.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein said information includes at least one non-textual item.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein said at least one non-textual item includes at least one graphical image.

15. A web page for updating entries in a database comprising:

a web page for entering information received from a user into a database managed by said web site, said web site configured to;

associate the entered information with said database;

present to said user a confirmation web page including an update icon for updating said database; and

update said database with said information responsive to a received user click on said update icon.

16. The web page of claim 15, wherein said web page is further configured to display to the user said updated database information.

17. The web page of claim 16, wherein said web page is further configured to index said information.

18. The web page of claim 17, wherein said web page is further configured to index said information by category.

19. The web page of claim 18, wherein said web page is further configured to index said information by subcategories.

20. The web page of claim 15, wherein said web page is further configured to post said information to a pre-existing account.

21. The web page of claim 15, wherein said web page is further configured to post credit card information to a pre-existing account.

22. The web page of claim 15, wherein said web page is further configured to verify the identity of said user prior to said act of updating.

23. The web page of claim 15, wherein said web page is further configured to verify the identity of said user prior presenting to a user a web page for entering information.

24. The web page of claim 15, wherein said information includes a password.

25. The web page of claim 15, wherein said information includes a user ID.

26. The web page of claim 25, wherein said user ID comprises an email address.

27. The web page of claim 15 wherein said information includes at least one non-textual item.

28. The web page of claim 27 wherein said at least one non-textual item includes at least one graphical image.