Custom publication rendering method and system
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1. A method of rendering a custom document, comprising:
- providing a communication support module allowing for communications between a plurality of users;
storing content from the communications in a content repository;
receiving a request via a publishing services module to retrieve selected content items from the repository; and
assembling the selected content items in a structured document for publishing via a rendering device.
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Abstract
A method and system renders a custom document by providing an interactive electronic portal that allows multiple users to communicate with each other via any number of communication types. The system selects content from the communications and stores the content in a content repository. When the system receives a request to retrieve selected content items from the repository, it assembles the selected content items into a structured document for publishing via a rendering device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of rendering a custom document, comprising:
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providing a communication support module allowing for communications between a plurality of users;
storing content from the communications in a content repository;
receiving a request via a publishing services module to retrieve selected content items from the repository; and
assembling the selected content items in a structured document for publishing via a rendering device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of publishing a document comprising:
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maintaining a content repository of user contributions, the user contributions including content created for publication, person to-person messages, and personal keepsakes;
providing a interactive portal wherein a user may search the database and select contributions for publication;
arranging, via an automated document layout manager, the selected contributions for publication in a document on a rendering device; and
publishing the document via the rendering device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A personal publication system, comprising:
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a collaborative publishing module that receives content from a plurality of users, tags the content based on one or more categories, and stores the tagged content in a content repository; and
a publishing services module including;
a search engine that enables a user to access the content repository and select content from the repository for publication;
an automated document layout manager that arranges the selected content into a structured document according to a selected document style; and
a converter that converts the structured document into a format that is suitable for printing by a rendering device. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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