METHOD FOR CREATING ENTRIES IN AN ON-LINE DATABASE IN A USER-DEFINED CATEGORY

• US 20060195469A1
• Filed: 05/01/2006
• Published: 08/31/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/1995
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GraphOn Corporation
• Original Assignee: GraphOn Corporation
• Inventors: Wesinger, Ralph E. Jr., Coley, Christopher D.
• Application Number:
  US11/381,075
• Publication Number:
  US 20060195469A1
• 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 server for creating entries in an on-line database in a user-defined category is disclosed. The web server may be configured to receive a request from a user to create an entry in the database; create an entry in the database; receive a category defined by the user for the entry and one or more keywords associated with the category; and associate the entry with the category.

Claims

1. A method for creating entries in an on-line database in a user-defined category comprising:

receiving a request from a user to create an entry in an on-line database;

creating an entry in the on-line database;

receiving a category defined by said user for said entry and one or more keywords associated with said category; and

associating said entry with said category.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said entry includes non-textual content.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said non-textual content comprise graphics.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the act of allowing said user to index said selected entry in said on-line database with at least one user-defined keyword.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising the act of allowing said user to add a URL to said entry in said on-line database.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the act of allowing said user to add a hyperlink to said entry in said on-line database.

7. An apparatus for creating entries in an on-line database in a user-defined category comprising:

means for receiving a request from a user to create an entry in an on-line database;

means for creating an entry in the on-line database;

means for receiving a category defined by said user for said entry and one or more keywords associated with said category; and

means for associating said entry with said category.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said entry includes non-textual content.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said non-textual content comprise graphics.

10. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising means for allowing said user to index said selected entry in said on-line database with at least one user-defined keyword.

11. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising means for allowing said user to add a URL to said entry in said on-line database.

12. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising means for allowing said user to add a hyperlink to said entry in said on-line database.

13. A web server for creating entries in an on-line database in a user-defined category comprising:

a web server and an associated database, the web server including an HTML front-ending process configured to;

receive a request from a user to create an entry in the database;

create an entry in said database;

receive a category defined by said user for said entry and one or more keywords associated with said category; and

associate said entry with said category.

14. The web server of claim 13, wherein said entry includes non-textual content.

15. The web server of claim 14, wherein said non-textual content comprise graphics.

16. The web server of claim 13, further configured to allow said user to index said selected entry in said on-line database with at least one user-defined keyword.

17. The web server of claim 13, further configured to allow said user to add a URL to said entry in said on-line database.

18. The web server of claim 13, further configured to allow said user to add a hyperlink to said entry in said on-line database.