Content framework system

• US 7,831,631 B2
• Filed: 03/25/2008
• Issued: 11/09/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Mitchell, Joan L., Miller, Grant D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lu; Kuen S
• Application Number:
  US12/054,489
• Publication Number:
  US 20080168086A1
• Time in Patent Office: 959 Days
• Field of Search: 707/802
• US Class Current: 707/802
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/182 Distributed file systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/27 Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/275 Synchronous replication
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99942 Manipulating data structure, e.g. compression, compaction, compilation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image

Abstract

A content framework system. The content framework system comprises a content infrastructure, a content flow management system, and a content association system. The content infrastructure comprises content management system. Each of the content management systems comprises content. The content flow management system is for controlling a flow of each of the content from each of the content management systems. The flow of content is controlled within and between each of the content management systems. The content association system is for creating a registry comprising associations metadata. The associations metadata links each of the content management systems together.

Claims

1. A content framework system, comprising:

a computer network;

a plurality of computer servers and databases;

a plurality of terminals and display apparatus;

a content infrastructure comprising content management systems, wherein each of said content management systems comprises content;

a content flow management system for controlling a flow of each of said content from each of said content management systems,

wherein said flow is controlled within and between each of said content management systems, and

wherein said content flow management system comprises an agent tool;

a content association system for generating a first set of associations metadata comprising a first set of links for linking said content management systems together,

wherein said agent tool is for monitoring said content from each of said content management systems and adding to a registry, a description of said content from each of said content management systems based on said monitoring, and

wherein said agent tool is for adding to said registry a first description of a first portion of said content from a first content management system of said content management systems and a second description of a second portion of said content from a second content management system of said content management systems based on said monitoring, and

wherein said first set of links is for linking said first portion of said content with said second portion of said content;

a content manipulation system comprising an editor for enabling a user to generate or modify said content;

a user interface for interfacing said user to said associations metadata for said cross referencing; and

a control interface for interfacing an administrator to said registry for generating said associations metadata.

2. The content framework system of claim 1, wherein a first content management system of said content management systems comprises a distribution system for storing and distributing said content of said first content management system, and wherein said content of said first content management system comprises software applications.

3. The content framework system of claim 1, wherein a first content management system of said content management systems comprises a management system for creating and controlling said content of said first content management system, and wherein said content of said first content management system comprises data.

4. The content framework system of claim 1, wherein a first content management system of said content management systems comprises a remote services system for locating said content of said first content management system, and wherein said content of said first content management system comprises shared software routines used by a plurality of software applications.

5. The content framework system of claim 1, wherein a first content management system of said content management systems comprises an shared source development system for defining and modifying said content of said a first content management system, and wherein said content of said first content management system comprises software code developed by a plurality of users.

6. The content framework system of claim 1, further comprising a security system for restricting access to said content from each of said content management systems.

7. The content framework system of claim 1, further comprising:

a joint development infrastructure for allowing different teams within an organization to leverage knowledge and technology associated with said content.

8. The content framework system of claim 1, further comprising:

an access and security infrastructure for defining parties that may create, modify, and delete said content.

9. A process for integrating computing infrastructure, comprising integrating computer-readable code into a computing system, wherein the code in combination with the computing system comprises a content framework system comprising a content infrastructure, a content flow management system, a content association system, a content manpulation system, a user interface, and a control interface, wherein the content infrastructure system comprises content management systems, wherein each of said content management systems comprises content;

wherein said content flow management system comprises an agent tool, wherein said content manipulation system comprises an editor, and wherein the code in combination with the computing system is adapted to implement a method for performing the steps of;

controlling by said content flow management system, a flow of each of said content from each of said content management systems, wherein said flow is controlled within and between each of said content management systems;

interfacing, by said content flow management system, said content flow management system to said content infrastructure;

generating, by said content association system, a first set of associations metadata comprising a first set of links for linking said content management systems together;

monitoring by said agent tool, said content from each of said content management systems;

adding to a registry by said agent tool, a description of said content from each of said content management systems based on said monitoring;

adding to said registry by said agent tool, a first description of a first portion of said content from a first content management system of said content management systems and a second description of a second portion of said content from a second content management system of said content management systems based on said monitoring;

linking by said first set of links, said first portion of said content with said second portion of said content;

enabling, by said editor, a user to generate or modfiy said said content;

interfacing by said user interface, said user to said associations metadata for said cross referencing; and

interfacing by said control interface, an administrator to said registry for generating said associations metadata.

10. The process of claim 9, wherein a first content management system of said content management systems comprises a distribution system, wherein said content of said first content management system comprises software applications, and wherein said method further comprises:

storing and distributing by said distribution system said content of said first content management system.

11. The process of claim 9, wherein a first content management system of said content management systems comprises a management system, wherein said content of said first content management system comprises data, and wherein said method further comprises:

creating and controlling by said management system, said content of said first content management system.

12. The process of claim 9, wherein a first content management system of said content management systems comprises a remote services system, wherein said content of said first content management system comprises shared software routines used by a plurality of software applications, and wherein said method further comprises:

locating by said remote services system, said content of said first content management system.

13. The process of claim 9, wherein a first content management system of said content management systems comprises a remote services system, wherein said content of said first content management system comprises shared software routines used by a plurality of software applications, and wherein said method further comprises:

locating by said remote services system, said content of said first content management system.

14. The process of claim 9, wherein said content framework system further comprises a security system, and wherein said method further comprises:

restricting by said security system, access to said content from each of said content management systems.

15. A computer program product, comprising a computer readable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code comprising an algorithm adapted to implement a method for linking content management systems within a content infrastructure, said content management systems each comprising content, said method comprising the steps of:

controlling by a content flow management system, a flow of content from each of said content management systems, wherein said flow is controlled within and between each of said content management systems, and wherein said content flow management system comprises an agent tool;

interfacing, by said content flow management system, said content flow management system to said content infrastructure;

generating, by said content association system, a first set of associations metadata comprising a first set of links for linking said content management systems together;

monitoring by said agent tool, said content from each of said content management systems;

adding to a registry by said agent tool, a description of said content from each of said content management systems based on said monitoring;

adding to said registry by said agent tool, a first description of a first portion of said content from a first content management system of said content management systems and a second description of a second portion of said content from a second content management system of said content management systems based on said monitoring;

linking by said first set of links, said first portion of said content with said second portion of said content;

enabling, by an editor, a user to generate or modfiy said said content;

interfacing by said user interface, said user to said associations metadata for said cross referencing; and

interfacing by said control interface, an administrator to said registry for generating said associations metadata.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein a first content management system of said content management systems comprises a distribution system, wherein said content of said first content management system comprises software applications, and wherein said method further comprises:

storing and distributing by said distribution system said content of said first content management system.

17. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein a first content management system of said content management systems comprises a management system, wherein said content of said first content management system comprises data, and wherein said method further comprises:

creating and controlling by said management system, said content of said first content management system.

18. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein a first content management system of said content management systems comprises a remote services system, wherein said content of said first content management system comprises shared software routines used by a plurality of software applications, and wherein said method further comprises:

locating by said remote services system, said content of said first content management system.

19. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein a first content management system of said content management systems comprises a remote services system, wherein said content of said first content management system comprises shared software routines used by a plurality of software applications, and wherein said method further comprises:

locating by said remote services system, said content of said first content management system.

20. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein said content framework system further comprises a security system, and wherein said method further comprises:

restricting by said security system, access to said content from each of said content management systems.