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Method and system for preventing mutually exclusive content entities stored in a data repository to be included in the same compilation of content

  • US 7,089,239 B1
  • Filed: 01/21/2000
  • Issued: 08/08/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer-implemented method for preventing mutually exclusive content entities stored in a data repository from being included in a compilation of content entities, comprising the steps of:

  • storing reference information for each content entity identifying other content entities that are mutually exclusive with said each content entity, wherein said reference information indicates different content ineligible for placement within the same compilation of content entities;

    when adding a new content entity selected by a user from the data repository to the compilation of content entities, referencing the reference information to determine from that reference information if the new content entity is mutually exclusive of other content entities, wherein said compilation of content entities comprises at least one of a book, a collection of images, an album, a video and a multimedia object, and if so, determining if any content entity of the identified other content entities exists in the compilation of content entities, and if not, adding the new content entity to the compilation of content entities to create an updated compilation of content entities, and if so, not adding the new content entity to the compilation of content entities and indicating that the new content entity is not included in the compilation of content entities.

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