System and method for structured news release generation and distribution
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1. A method for structured generation of a news release, the method comprising:
- a. separately specifying content of each of a plurality of pre-determined sections of the news release, the predetermined sections and their ordering determining in part a desired format for the news release;
b. storing, in a digital storage medium, the content specified for each of the sections; and
c. assembling the news release by retrieving from the storage medium each of the stored sections in a manner consistent with the desired format.
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Abstract
A mechanism for the structured generation of a news release includes in one embodiment, (a) separately specifying the content of each of a plurality of predetermined sections of the news release; (b) storing, in a digital storage medium, the content specified for each of the sections; and (c) assembly of the news release by retrieving from the storage medium each of the stored sections. Embodiments are operative over a network such as the Internet. Relating embodiments also include a system and an E-Mail message conveying a structured news release.
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1. A method for structured generation of a news release, the method comprising:
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a. separately specifying content of each of a plurality of pre-determined sections of the news release, the predetermined sections and their ordering determining in part a desired format for the news release;
b. storing, in a digital storage medium, the content specified for each of the sections; and
c. assembling the news release by retrieving from the storage medium each of the stored sections in a manner consistent with the desired format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for structured generation of a news release over a network, the method comprising:
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a. from a computer at a first location, separately specifying over a network to a host computer, content of each of a plurality of pre-determined sections of the news release, the predetermined sections and their ordering determining in part a desired format for the news release;
b. storing, in a digital storage medium in communication with the host computer, the content specified for each of the sections; and
c. assembling the news release by retrieving from the storage medium each of the stored sections in a manner consistent with the desired format. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
automatically identifying classes of recipients of the news release based on data supplied from the computer at the first location.
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19. A method according to claim 18, further comprising:
a. distributing the news release to recipients in each identified class.
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20. A method according to claim 19, wherein distributing the news release is performed automatically and includes sending the news release as E-Mail over the Internet.
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21. A method according to claim 20, wherein the E-Mail includes an attachment supplying additional information.
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22. A system for the structured generation of a news release over a network, the system comprising:
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a. a host computer, in communication with a remote computer over a network, the host computer running a first process causing the host computer to receive, from the remote computer, separately specified content of each of a plurality of pre-determined sections of the news release, the predetermined sections and their ordering determining in part a desired format for the news release;
b. a digital storage medium, in communication with the host computer, that stores the content specified for each of the sections; and
c. a second process, running on a computer in communication with the digital storage medium, that assembles the news release by retrieving from the storage medium each of the stored sections in a manner consistent with the desired format. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
a third process that identifies classes of recipients of the news release based on data obtained from the host computer.
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26. A system according to claim 25, wherein the data include content of at least one of the sections.
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27. A system according to claim 25, further comprising:
a fourth process that distributes the news release as E-Mail over the Internet to recipients in each identified class.
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28. A system according to claim 27, wherein the E-Mail includes an attachment supplying additional information.
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29. A digitally encoded E-Mail message, for transmission over a global communications network, carrying a news release, the message, comprising:
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a. a header providing network address, data, formatted for the global communications network;
b. a body having a plurality of sections, the sections including (i) a headline;
(ii) a summary; and
(iii) key points. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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