System and Method for Publishing collaboration

• US 20100274622A1
• Filed: 04/28/2009
• Published: 10/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: KENNEDY, Meghan J., Moroney, Nathan, Chatow, Udi
• Application Number:
  US12/431,437
• Publication Number:
  US 20100274622A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/9
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/10 Text processing natural language analysis G06F40/20; semantic analysis G06F40/30; processing or translation of natural language G06F40/40
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06313 Resource planning in a project environment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services

Abstract

A system and method is disclosed for publishing collaboration. The method discloses: defining a publishing project requiring work product from a set of contributors; associating selectively editable project elements with the contributors; and storing the work product associated with the project elements in a project repository, which is accessible to all of the contributors. The system discloses a server configured to operate a series of modules, wherein the modules comprise: a decomposition module and a project permissions module for associating selectively editable publishing project elements with work product generated from a set of contributors; and a project repository for storing the work product associated with the project elements in a project repository, which is accessible to all of the contributors.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

executing program code on a computer system to define a publishing project requiring work product from a set of contributors;

executing program code on the computer system to associate selectively editable project elements with the contributors and associate a set of contributor permissions with the project elements;

storing the work product associated with the project elements in a project repository on the computer system, which is accessible to all of the contributors; and

executing program code on the computer system to permit a contributor to only edit the project elements for which the contributor has permission.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein contributors include one from a group of:

a set of professionals having capabilities commensurate with the associated project elements, including one from a group of;

text editing, media editing, and image editing; and

a set of automated functions, including one from a group of;

spell check programs, content verification programs, indexing programs, and formatting programs.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein associating includes:

decomposing the project into one of;

a set of task-specific project activities, and a set of role-based project activities;

associating the project elements with the project activities;

associating a set of contributor permissions with activities; and

permitting a contributor to only effect those project activities for which the contributor has permission.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

permitting the contributor to view changes to all project elements; and

permitting the contributor to add comments to those project elements for which the contributor does not have the permission to edit.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein the activities include one of:

graphical design;

project layout;

image creation;

text composition;

spell checking, formatting;

multi-media creation;

sound creation;

cover page generation;

side bar generation;

editing;

coding;

programming;

testing;

rule compliance verification; and

annotations.

6. The method of claim 3 wherein associating a set of contributor permissions includes:

varying contributor permissions over various time windows defined over a life of the project.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the project includes one from a group of:

a magazine, a copyrightable work of authorship, a computer program, and a data compilation.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

defining a project layout; and

wherein the layout is created using one from a group including;

a software application;

a layout designer; and

a template stored in the project repository.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein storing the work product includes:

storing one from a group of;

project elements;

project layout templates;

project assets;

a main project file;

auxiliary files;

logos;

images;

text documents; and

different project versions.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

sending the project out for production; and

wherein production includes one from a group of;

electronic publication, hardcopy publication, and rendering.

11. An article comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that when executed cause a computer to effect publishing collaboration by:

defining a publishing project requiring work product from a set of contributors;

associating selectively editable project elements with the contributors and associating a set of contributor permissions with the project elements;

storing the work product associated with the project elements in a project repository, which is accessible to all of the contributors; and

permitting a contributor to only edit those project elements for which the contributor has permission.

12. The instructions of claim 11 further including:

decomposing the project into one of;

a set of task-specific project activities, and a set of role-based project activities;

associating the project elements with the project activities;

associating a set of contributor permissions with activities; and

permitting a contributor to only effect those project activities for which the contributor has permission.

13. The instructions of claim 12 wherein associating a set of contributor permissions includes:

varying contributor permissions over various time windows defined over a life of the project.

14. A system for publishing collaboration, comprising:

a server configured to operate a series of modules, wherein the modules comprise;

a decomposition module and a project permissions module for associating selectively editable publishing project elements with work product generated from a set of contributors and associating a set of contributor permissions with the project elements, the project permissions module to permit a contributor to only edit those project elements for which the contributor has permission; and

a project repository for storing the work product associated with the project elements in a project repository, which is accessible to all of the contributors.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the project permissions module further comprises functionality for varying contributor permissions over various time windows defined over a life of the project.

16. The system of claim 14, further comprising:

a web-based interface for enabling the contributors to access the server and modules therein.

17. The system of claim 14, further comprising:

an editing module for enabling the contributors to modify a project element with their work product.