Techniques for automatically developing a web site
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Abstract
Techniques for building a web site with database components include a web site building appliance having a processor, a computer readable medium, and a special purpose operating system. The computer-readable medium carries a web site wizard including a template and instructions. The template holds data indicating a first arrangement of components associated with a first type of web site. The instructions configure the processor for presenting a user with a series of one or more user interfaces including controls for modifying the first arrangement of components. The instructions also configure the processor for receiving input from the user in response to user interaction with the controls indicating a modified arrangement. The instructions further configure the processor for building the web site automatically in response to the input from the user. The web site is based on the modified arrangement. The special purpose operating system has features and configuration dictated by the web site wizard and supporting program components.
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58 Claims
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1-53. -53. (canceled)
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54. A method for building a customized web site, wherein the method comprises performing a machine-executed operation involving instructions, wherein the machine-executed operation is at least one of:
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A) sending said instructions over transmission media; B) receiving said instructions over transmission media; C) storing said instructions onto a machine-readable storage medium; and D) executing the instructions; wherein the instructions are instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause; storing a web site XML file; wherein the web site XML file is an XML document that specifies the structure of a multi-page web site; wherein the web site XML file specifies (a) relationships between web pages of the multi-page web site, and (b) the structure and content of the pages of the multi-page web site; storing XML definitions for a plurality of components that are available for use by the customized web site; presenting a user with a series of one or more user interfaces for modifying the multi-page web site to create the customized web site; wherein the one or more user interfaces include controls for adding one or more components of said plurality of components to the multi-page web site; receiving through the controls user input that adds a particular component of said plurality of components to said multi-page web site; in response to the user input, adding the XML definition associated with the particular component to the web site XML file to produce a modified web site XML file that defines a multiple-page web site that includes said particular component; and causing a web site building component to automatically build the customized web site based on the modified web site XML file. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58)
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