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Method and system for adding user-provided content to a content object stored in a data repository

  • US 7,340,481 B1
  • Filed: 01/21/2000
  • Issued: 03/04/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer-implemented method for adding user-provided content to a user-defined web-based content object being one of a book, a collection of images, an album, a video and a multimedia object and stored as a plurality of content entities in a data repository, comprising the steps of:

  • defining the web-based content object by a list of content entity identifiers, wherein each content entity identifier identifies a corresponding content entity in the data repository selected by a user for inclusion in the web-based content object from pre-existing material;

    receiving content from the user via a web user interface for inclusion in the defined web-based content object, wherein the user-provided content is custom content for the defined web-based content object that is supplied by the user and unavailable from the pre-existing material stored within the data repository;

    assigning the user-provided content a title and a content entity identifier, and storing the user-provided content with the assigned title and content entity identifier in the data repository, wherein the assigned content entity identifier includes a sequence number, andadding the assigned title and content entity identifier of the user-provided content to the list of content entity identifiers, whereby the user-provided content is added to the web-based content object.

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