Method and system for modeling of system content for businesses
First Claim
1. A method of managing content at a network site comprising:
- generating or modifying a content type, the generating or modifying being responsive to information provided by a user at a user computer using one or more entry forms presented to the user through a graphical user interface, the content type being a first level object containing a structured definition;
wherein;
the generating or modifying step is performed using an application programming interface coupled to the graphical user interface;
the application programming interface provides access via a first generic interface to an application services layer, wherein the application services layer is configured to manage the content type; and
the application services layer overlies a content management system via a second generic interface, wherein the content management system is configured for managing data in one or more data sources that are used at the network site; and
instantiating a second level data object from the structured definition of the content type based on content structure desired by the user, wherein the second level data object utilizes the data in the one or more data sources.
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Abstract
A method and system of managing content at a network site can allow easier use by business users. A higher level of abstraction can be used to allow business users to create their own objects that may reference or contain other objects or records as managed by a content management system. Business users do not have to learn programming code in order to work those objects, which are content types. A graphical user interface (“GUI”) can be used to help the business users to create, modify, and delete content types. The GUI and the ability for business users to the create content types greatly shortens the time between receiving software to operate a network site and launching content at that network site.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of managing content at a network site comprising:
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generating or modifying a content type, the generating or modifying being responsive to information provided by a user at a user computer using one or more entry forms presented to the user through a graphical user interface, the content type being a first level object containing a structured definition; wherein; the generating or modifying step is performed using an application programming interface coupled to the graphical user interface; the application programming interface provides access via a first generic interface to an application services layer, wherein the application services layer is configured to manage the content type; and the application services layer overlies a content management system via a second generic interface, wherein the content management system is configured for managing data in one or more data sources that are used at the network site; and instantiating a second level data object from the structured definition of the content type based on content structure desired by the user, wherein the second level data object utilizes the data in the one or more data sources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 21)
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9. A non-transitory data processing system readable medium having code embodied therein, the code being executable by a server computer to perform:
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generating or modifying a content type, the generating or modifying being responsive to information provided by a user at a user computer using one or more entry forms presented to the user through a graphical user interface, the content type being a first level object containing a structured definition, the graphical user interface coupled to an application programming interface providing access via a first generic interface to an application services layer for managing the content type; and instantiating a second level data object from the structured definition of the content type based on content structure desired by the user, wherein the second level data object utilizes the data in the one or more data sources, the data managed by a content management layer, the application services layer overlying the content management layer via a second generic interface. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 22)
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15. A system for modeling content comprising:
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a computer configured to execute a content management system application which includes; a content management layer, wherein the content management layer is configured for managing data in one or more data sources that are used at the network site; an application services layer overlying the content management layer via a first generic interface, wherein the application services layer is configured to manage a content type, the content type being a first level object containing a structured definition; and an application programming interface providing access via a second generic interface to the application services layer, wherein the application programming interface is coupled to a graphical user interface configured to allow a user at a user computer to create or modify the content type using one or more entry forms presented to the user through the graphical user interface, wherein the structured definition is sent to the content management layer via the application programming interface and application services layer, wherein a second level data object is instantiated from the structured definition of the content type based on content structure desired by the user, wherein the second level data object utilizes the data in the one or more data sources. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23)
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