METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING A USER TO CREATE A DOCUMENT IN A COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT

• US 20120215686A1
• Filed: 11/01/2010
• Published: 08/23/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LES Contes Perpetuels, Inc.
• Original Assignee: LES Contes Perpetuels, Inc.
• Inventors: Lauzon, Marco
• Application Number:
  US13/504,116
• Publication Number:
  US 20120215686A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/39
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1471 splitting of costs
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways

Abstract

A method is disclosed for enabling a user to create a document in a collaborative environment, the method comprising including a first user accessing an application for storing a document; the first user drafting a given part of a document which may comprise a plurality of additional parts on an interface displayed to the first user; selecting at least one other user which may add an additional part to the document and transmitting an invitation to the selected at least one other user, the invitation comprising including an object for performing at least one of visualizing a part of the document and adding an additional part to the document. At least one of the visualizing a part of the document and the adding of the additional part of the document may be done for a fee.

Claims

1. A method for enabling a user to create a document in a collaborative environment, the method comprising:

a first user accessing an application for storing a document;

the first user drafting a given part of a document which may comprise a plurality of additional parts on an interface displayed to the first user;

selecting at least one other user which may add an additional part to the document;

transmitting an invitation to the selected at least one other user, the invitation comprising an object for performing at least one of visualizing a part of the document and adding an additional part to the document

wherein at least one of the visualizing a part of the document and the adding of the additional part of the document is done for a fee.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the document comprises an electronic book and wherein the given part of the document comprises a paragraph.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the application for storing a document comprises a webserver for hosting the document.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transmitting of an invitation to the selected at least one other user comprises sending a message to each of the selected at least one other user using one of an existing dedicated communication application and a social network service.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the application is accessed locally using a processing unit.

7. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first user drafting a given part of the document comprises the first user drafting a first paragraph of a story.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first user drafting a first paragraph of the story comprises the first user entering a title for the story, the first user selecting a category for the story and the first user entering the first paragraph for the story.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the category is selected from a group consisting of adventure, comedy, romance, crime, science fiction, news and true life stories.

10. The method as claimed in claim 7, further comprising checking if the first user is logged in.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10, further comprising the first user providing a payment.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the providing of the payment comprises one of providing a prepaid code and providing credit card payment information.

13. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the providing of the prepaid code comprises providing an alphanumerical code associated with a number of allowed participations wherein each allowed participation provides an access to the story.

14. The method as claimed in claim 13, further comprising displaying an error message if the number of allowed participation is equal to zero.

15. The method as claimed in claim 13, further comprising subtracting one participation to the number of allowed participations when creating the story.

16. The method as claimed in claim 7, further comprising generating an access code for accessing a given paragraph of the story, wherein said object comprises said access code.

17. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said object further comprises an URL for accessing the given part of the document and a reference number for the story.

19. The method as claimed in claim 7, further comprising a receiving user of the at least one other user receiving said invitation.

20. The method as claimed in claim 7, further comprising displaying specifications associated with said story to the receiving user.

21. The method as claimed in claim 7, further comprising removing a write permission upon one of displaying the specifications associated to said story to the receiving user and the receiving user adding another paragraph to the story.

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27. A system for enabling a user to create a document in a collaborative environment, the system comprising:

a document database for storing a document;

a document access verifier operatively connected to the document database for selectively providing access to the document;

a content controller operatively connected to the document access verifier for enabling a user to draft a given part of a document which may comprise a plurality of additional parts on an interface provided to the user and to further select at least one other user which may add an additional part to the document;

an invitation providing module operatively connected to the document database for generating and transmitting an invitation to the selected at least one user, the invitation comprising an object for performing at least one of visualizing at least the given part of the document and adding an additional part to the document.

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