Automated Publishing System That Facilitates Collaborative Editing And Accountability Through Virtual Document Architecture
First Claim
1. An automated document publishing system comprising:
- a user interface for managing a document;
a memory having data stored thereon, said data including at least one of a content library, structural rules, deployment specific data, or deployment specific business processes;
a processor for automatically assembling an active edition of the document based on said data stored in said memory;
whereby a proof of said document is generated from said active edition; and
whereby said document is published when said proof is approved.
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Abstract
The present invention automates the publishing of financial, legal, and governmental documents and any other publications that are structured and require compliance with corporate or external standards and may share content elements. It gives users control in an always-on, familiar environment: the Internet. Due to its virtual document architecture and ability to operate over the Internet and intranets, the system facilitates collaborative work and traces accountability. The key concept behind automating publishing is to control scheduling and costs by better content management. The present invention handles document content as small, reusable components, down to the paragraph and table cell level. The interface helps users assemble documents from these version-controlled components with automated support. The system applies context and filtering criteria stored with each component to locate and apply content fragments to a current document. The system of the present invention can apply structural rules and content requirements to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and company business rules. A working virtual document within the system always incorporates the current version of all constituent elements.
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19 Claims
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1. An automated document publishing system comprising:
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a user interface for managing a document; a memory having data stored thereon, said data including at least one of a content library, structural rules, deployment specific data, or deployment specific business processes; a processor for automatically assembling an active edition of the document based on said data stored in said memory; whereby a proof of said document is generated from said active edition; and whereby said document is published when said proof is approved. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for automatically publishing a document comprising the steps of:
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assembling an active edition of said document from at least one of a content library, structural rules, deployment specific data, or deployment specific business processes; editing said active edition using a user interface; generating a proof from said active edition; reviewing said proof; and publishing said proof. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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- 8. A version controlled content library comprising a number of components having content associated therewith, wherein each of said number of components has a number of versions associated therewith.
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14. A structure bar describing a conceptual and organizational structure of a document;
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a container representing a section of said document; a component associated with an element in said document in said container; a number of handles, each handle associated with a single container or component, said handle is used to manipulate said container component. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
- said structure bar comprising;
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17. A virtual structured document comprising:
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structural elements for building a structure for said virtual structured document; and content elements for defining locations in said virtual structured document to place pointers to components residing in a content library, whereby said virtual structured document is assembled based on at least one of structural rules, deployment specific data, or deployment specific business processes. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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