Method and apparatus for publishing hypermedia documents over wide area networks
First Claim
1. A method for publishing electronic documents on a wide area network ("WAN") comprising a plurality of servers, said method for use by a user having a client computer operably coupled to a first server, said method comprising the following steps:
- accessing a source document located on a source server, the source document including at least one hypermedia link addressing a target document located on a target server;
accessing the target document by signaling the hypermedia link using a cursor control device;
editing the target document; and
saving the target document as modified on a destination server,wherein the foregoing steps are performed with the client computer using a seamless user interface, regardless of whether the first, source, target, and destination servers are the same or different servers.
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Abstract
The present invention addresses the critical needs of publishers seeking to create and publish hypermedia content in electronic form across wide area networks ("WAN'"'"'s") such as the World Wide Web. Toward this end, a client-server development platform is provided for handling the important functions of document authoring, content-based indexing and retrieval of documents, management and control of proprietary assets, and support for developing form-driven interactive services, all in a manner that is uniquely and seamlessly WAN-integrated.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for publishing electronic documents on a wide area network ("WAN") comprising a plurality of servers, said method for use by a user having a client computer operably coupled to a first server, said method comprising the following steps:
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accessing a source document located on a source server, the source document including at least one hypermedia link addressing a target document located on a target server; accessing the target document by signaling the hypermedia link using a cursor control device; editing the target document; and saving the target document as modified on a destination server, wherein the foregoing steps are performed with the client computer using a seamless user interface, regardless of whether the first, source, target, and destination servers are the same or different servers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for publishing electronic documents on a WAN comprising a plurality of servers, for use by a user having a client computer operably coupled to a first server, said method comprising the following steps:
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accessing a source document located on a source server, and a target document located on a target server; and copying a pointer addressing the target document into the source document using a cursor control device, thereby creating a hypermedia link from the source document to the target document, wherein the foregoing steps are performed with the client computer using a seamless user interface, regardless of whether the first, source, and target servers are the same or different servers. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A method for publishing and managing a collection of related documents on a WAN, the method comprising the following steps:
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specifying the related documents to be included in the collection; and collectively performing a desired operation on each document in the collection, by interactively issuing a single command corresponding to the operation. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for publishing electronic documents on a WAN comprising a plurality of servers, for use with a client computer operably coupled to a first server, said apparatus comprising:
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retrieval means for accessing a source document located on a source server, the source document including at least one hypermedia link addressing a target document located on a target server; cursor control means for accessing the target document by signaling the hypermedia link; edit means for editing the target document; and storage means for saving the target document as modified on a storage server, wherein the foregoing means are all integrated in a seamless user interface accessible via the client computer, and are operable regardless of whether the first, source, target, and destination servers are the same or different servers.
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19. An apparatus for publishing electronic documents on a WAN comprising a plurality of servers, for use with a client computer operably coupled to a first server, said apparatus comprising:
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source retrieval means for accessing a source document located on a source server; target retrieval means for accessing document located on a target server; and link generation means for copying a pointer addressing the target document into the source document using a cursor control device, thereby creating a hypermedia link from the source document to the target document, wherein the foregoing means are all integrated within a seamless user interface on the client computer, and are operable regardless of whether the first, source, and target servers are the same or different servers.
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20. An apparatus for publishing and managing a collection of related documents on a WAN, comprising:
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means for specifying the related documents to be included in the collection; and means for collectively performing a desired operation on each document in the collection, by interactively issuing a single command corresponding to the operation.
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