METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING DOCUMENT/MESSAGE CONTENT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO SUBSCRIBERS
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method for managing the document/message content for distribution to subscribers, comprising:
- configuring one or more subscriber profiles with subscriber'"'"'s personal and remote device information;
storing the one or more subscriber profiles in a subscriber database;
receiving one or more document/messages from one or more document/message sources;
determining which of the one or more subscribers are to receive each of the received one or more document/messages;
storing an indicator for each of the received document/messages in a download pending file in each subscriber profile for each subscriber that has been determined to receive the one or more document/messages;
receiving a sync request from a remote device;
retrieving the subscriber'"'"'s profile corresponding to the remote device;
downloading any documents/messages from the subscriber'"'"'s download pending file;
uploading any documents/messages from the subscriber'"'"'s remote device that have been identified for uploading;
determining which of the one or more subscribers are to receive each of the uploaded one or more document/messages;
storing an indicator for each of the uploaded document/messages in the download pending file in each subscriber profile for each subscriber that has been determined to receive the one or more uploaded document/messages; and
downloading the uploaded documents/messages to each subscriber'"'"'s device that has been determined to receive the one or more uploaded document/messages upon receiving a sync request from each subscriber.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method for managing the document/message content for distribution to subscribers is disclosed. The method may include receiving documents/messages from sources, downloading the documents/messages to intended subscribers'"'"' remote devices, uploading any documents/messages from subscribers remote devices'"'"' that have been identified for uploading, and downloading the uploaded documents/messages to intended subscribers'"'"' remote devices.
-
Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A method for managing the document/message content for distribution to subscribers, comprising:
-
configuring one or more subscriber profiles with subscriber'"'"'s personal and remote device information; storing the one or more subscriber profiles in a subscriber database; receiving one or more document/messages from one or more document/message sources; determining which of the one or more subscribers are to receive each of the received one or more document/messages; storing an indicator for each of the received document/messages in a download pending file in each subscriber profile for each subscriber that has been determined to receive the one or more document/messages; receiving a sync request from a remote device; retrieving the subscriber'"'"'s profile corresponding to the remote device; downloading any documents/messages from the subscriber'"'"'s download pending file; uploading any documents/messages from the subscriber'"'"'s remote device that have been identified for uploading; determining which of the one or more subscribers are to receive each of the uploaded one or more document/messages; storing an indicator for each of the uploaded document/messages in the download pending file in each subscriber profile for each subscriber that has been determined to receive the one or more uploaded document/messages; and downloading the uploaded documents/messages to each subscriber'"'"'s device that has been determined to receive the one or more uploaded document/messages upon receiving a sync request from each subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
-
-
8. A content management system, comprising:
-
a memory; a subscriber database stored in the memory that contains subscriber information; and a content management unit that configures one or more subscriber profiles with subscriber'"'"'s personal and remote device information, stores the one or more subscriber profiles in the subscriber database, receives one or more document/messages from one or more document/message sources, determines which of the one or more subscribers are to receive each of the received one or more document/messages, stores an indicator for each of the received document/messages in a download pending file in each subscriber profile for each subscriber that has been determined to receive the one or more document/messages, receives a sync request from a remote device, retrieves the subscriber'"'"'s profile corresponding to the remote device, downloads any documents/messages from the subscriber'"'"'s download pending file, uploads any documents/messages from the subscriber'"'"'s remote device that have been identified for uploading, determines which of the one or more subscribers are to receive each of the uploaded one or more document/messages, stores an indicator for each of the uploaded document/messages in the download pending file in each subscriber profile for each subscriber that has been determined to receive the one or more uploaded document/messages, and downloads the uploaded documents/messages to each subscriber'"'"'s device that has been determined to receive the one or more uploaded document/messages upon receiving a sync request from each subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
-
-
15. A computer-readable medium storing instructions for controlling a computing device for managing the document/message content for distribution to subscribers, the instructions comprising:
-
configuring one or more subscriber profiles with subscriber'"'"'s personal and remote device information; storing the one or more subscriber profiles in a subscriber database; receiving one or more document/messages from one or more document/message sources; determining which of the one or more subscribers are to receive each of the received one or more document/messages; storing an indicator for each of the received document/messages in a download pending file in each subscriber profile for each subscriber that has been determined to receive the one or more document/messages; receiving a sync request from a remote device; retrieving the subscriber'"'"'s profile corresponding to the remote device; downloading any documents/messages from the subscriber'"'"'s download pending file; uploading any documents/messages from the subscriber'"'"'s remote device that have been identified for uploading; determining which of the one or more subscribers are to receive each of the uploaded one or more document/messages; storing an indicator for each of the uploaded document/messages in the download pending file in each subscriber profile for each subscriber that has been determined to receive the one or more uploaded document/messages; and downloading the uploaded documents/messages to each subscriber'"'"'s device that has been determined to receive the one or more uploaded document/messages upon receiving a sync request from each subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
-
Specification