Method and apparatus for publishing information to a communications network and enabling subscriptions to such information
DCFirst Claim
1. An apparatus for publishing an information element through a first network addressable location of a communications network and improving access to such published information from a terminal having access to the network, the apparatus comprising:
- (a) repository means programmed in a computer for receiving the information element and storing the information element at a second network addressable location, the computer being connected to the communications network;
(b) handle production means programmed in the computer for receiving identifying information relating to the information element and for producing a repository handle for the information element stored by the repository means, the repository handle including identifying information relating to the information element and a network address for the second network addressable location; and
(c) information organizing means programmed in the computer for retrieving from the handle production means the repository handle associated with the information element within the second network addressable location and storing said repository handle under the first network addressable location.
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Abstract
An information element to be published is first associated with a first network addressable location of a communications network. A repository arrangement programmed in a computer receives the information element to be published and stores the information element at a second network addressable location. The computer implementing the repository arrangement is connected to the communications network. When the information element is stored by the repository arrangement, a handle production arrangement programmed in the computer produces a repository handle for the information element. The repository handle includes identifying information relating to the information element to be published and information from which a network address for the second network addressable location may be produced. An information organizing arrangement programmed in the computer retrieves the repository handle for the information element to be published and stores the repository handle under a first network addressable location.
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33 Claims
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1. An apparatus for publishing an information element through a first network addressable location of a communications network and improving access to such published information from a terminal having access to the network, the apparatus comprising:
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(a) repository means programmed in a computer for receiving the information element and storing the information element at a second network addressable location, the computer being connected to the communications network; (b) handle production means programmed in the computer for receiving identifying information relating to the information element and for producing a repository handle for the information element stored by the repository means, the repository handle including identifying information relating to the information element and a network address for the second network addressable location; and (c) information organizing means programmed in the computer for retrieving from the handle production means the repository handle associated with the information element within the second network addressable location and storing said repository handle under the first network addressable location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for publishing an information element so as to be accessible from a first Internet location, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving a publish request for the information element, the publish request including the information element, identifying information relating to the information element, and a URL for the first Internet location; (b) producing a repository handle for the information element, the repository handle including a URL for the second Internet location and the identifying information relating to the information element; (c) storing the repository handle for the information element under the first Internet location; and (d) in response to the receipt of the publish request, storing the information element at a second Internet location.
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17. A process for publishing information to a network addressable location of a communications network and improving access to such published information from a terminal having access to the network, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) associating an information element to be published with a first network addressable location; (b) transferring the information element to a repository for storage therein, the repository comprising a computer storage device associated with a computer which is connected to the communications network; (c) storing the information element at a second network addressable location at the repository; (d) in response to the transfer of the information element to the repository, producing a repository handle for the information element, the repository handle including a network address for the second network addressable location at which the information element is stored, and also including identifying information relating to the information element; and (e) storing the repository handle under the first network addressable location. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An apparatus for publishing information to an Internet location and improving access to such published information by an authorized Internet user:
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(a) a repository computer system including a digital information storage device, the repository computer system adapted to receive identifying information relating to an information element and the information element which is to be accessible through a first Internet location and to store the information element at a second Internet location, the repository computer system including an Internet server process and operating to produce a repository handle when the information element is stored in the storage device, the repository handle including a URL for the second Internet location and identifying information relating to the information element; and (b) a handle organizing computer system including a digital information storage device and an Internet server process, the handle organizing computer system adapted to receive from the repository computer system the repository handle associated with the information element and to store the repository handle under the first Internet location.
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29. A program product for operating on a computer having access to a communications network, the program product for publishing an information element through a first network addressable location of the communications network and improving access to such published information from a terminal having access to the network, the program product comprising:
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(a) a computer-readable storage medium; (b) repository means stored on the medium for enabling the computer to receive the information element and store the information element at a second network addressable location; (c) handle production means stored on the medium for enabling the computer to receive identifying information relating to the information element and for producing a repository handle for the information element, the repository handle including identifying information relating to the information element and a network address for the second network addressable location; and (c) information organizing means stored on the medium for enabling the computer to obtain from the handle production means the repository handle associated with the information element stored at the second network addressable location and store said repository handle under the first network addressable location. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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