PROJECT PUBLISHING SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20090112652A1
• Filed: 10/31/2007
• Published: 04/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Author Solutions, LLC
• Original Assignee: Author Solutions, LLC
• Inventors: Kelsey, Mark, Powell, Marc, Williamson, Keith R., Murnan, Mike, Samuel, Bobby, Hillard, Gary, Powell, Sandra, Williamson, Nathan Paul, McCauley, David Bruce
• Application Number:
  US11/932,627
• Publication Number:
  US 20090112652A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06311 Scheduling, planning or task assignment for a person or group

Abstract

A method and system of project publishing are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes generating self publishing services associated with a project, generating automated publishing services associated with the project, generating advanced publishing optimization services associated with the project, and generating post publishing tracking services associated with the project. The project may include a book, a periodical, an audio book, advertising copy, a screenplay, a newsletter, music, a video file, and/or an audio file. The generating self publishing services associated with a project may include selecting a media type and a size of publication of the project, downloading templates of current content of the project, receiving uploaded completed manuscripts of the project, creating artwork associated with the project, generating targeted offers of upgraded services, setting a pricing of the project and/or a retail discount amount of the project, and/or selecting optional distribution services of the project.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

generating self publishing services associated with a project;

generating automated publishing services associated with the project;

generating advanced publishing optimization services associated with the project; and

generating post publishing tracking services associated with the project.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating self publishing services associated with a project comprises at least one of:

selecting a media type and a size of publication of the project;

downloading templates of current content of the project;

receiving uploaded completed manuscripts of the project;

creating an artwork associated with the project;

generating targeted offers of upgraded services;

setting at least one of a pricing of the project and a retail discount amount of the project; and

selecting optional distribution services of the project.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the creating an artwork associated with the project comprises at least one of:

receiving an uploaded existing artwork based on a provided template;

generating the artwork via an artwork wizard having guided instruction steps;

selecting a theme category of the artwork;

selecting a background color of the artwork;

selecting at least one of a font style, a font size, and a font color of at least one of a title of the project, a subtitle of the project, and a pen name of the project;

generating at least one of front cover of the artwork, back cover of the artwork, and a spine of the artwork;

receiving uploaded images associated with the artwork; and

dragging and locating artwork elements to design an artwork layout.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating automated publishing services associated with the project comprises at least one of:

generating a virus scan of the project;

automatically converting the project from a first format to a second format;

generating a libel analysis of the project;

generating a presentation of the project; and

generating automated print services.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the generating a libel analysis of the project comprises at least one of:

highlighting a portion of the project potentially associated with libel;

generating a summary of the libel analysis of the project; and

generating a score associated with the libel analysis of the project.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the generating a presentation of the project comprises at least one of:

generating a font analysis of the project;

generating an analysis associated with at least one of an image resolution and an image size of the project;

generating automated margins of the project;

automatically attaching at least one of an image file and a non-image file to the project;

generating at least one of an automated page numbering verification of the project and an automated calculation of the pages of the project; and

generating an automated artwork template creation associated with the project.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating advanced publishing optimization services associated with the project comprises at least one of:

integrating the project into at least a portion of a workflow system;

generating a workflow state system of the workflow system;

load balancing the project within the workflow system and prioritizing work logic;

automatically submitting, in industry standard format, at least one of the project and metadata associated with the project;

automatically maintaining an artwork spine size associated with galley changes to the project;

automatically reviewing material associated with at least one of the issues of the project and revenue opportunities associated with the project;

extracting metadata associated with the project;

validating data of the project and content consistency of the project between at least one of an artwork, a galley, accounting records, financial records, and a work flow system;

identifying and reporting a project related issue; and

generating at least one recommendation to resolve the project related issue.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the generating a workflow state system of the workflow system comprises driving at least one of proper events, sequences, decisions, and parallel activities to at least one destination, comprising automated comments and automated notes.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the automatically submitting, in industry standard format, at least one of the project and metadata associated with the project comprises automatically submitting, in industry standard format, at least one of the project and metadata associated with the project to at least one of a publisher, a printer, a distributor, a retailer, a search engine, and a registration service.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating post publishing tracking services associated with the project comprises at least one of:

generating a price related to the project;

determining marketing preferences associated with the project;

generating customized author pages associated with the project;

generating orders associated with the project;

managing royalties associated with the project;

managing sales activities associated with the project;

tracking a status associated with the project;

generating at least one of an alert and a notification associated with the project;

generating at least one website to promote the project; and

generating a communication associated with the project.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the project is associated with at least one of a book, a periodical, an audio book, advertising copy, a screenplay, a newsletter, music, a video file, and an audio file.

12. The method of claim 1 in a form of a machine-readable medium embodying a set of instructions that, when executed by a machine, causes the machine to perform the method of claim 1.

13. A system, comprising

a self publishing module to generate self publishing services associated with a project;

an automated publishing module to generate automated publishing services associated with the project;

an advanced publishing optimization module to generate advanced publishing optimization services associated with the project; and

a post publishing tracking module to generate post publishing tracking services associated with the project.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the self publishing module comprises at least one of:

a publication module to select a media type and a size of publication of the project, to download templates of current content of the project, and to receive uploaded completed manuscripts of the project;

a create artwork module to create an artwork associated with the project;

an offer module to generate targeted offers of upgraded services;

a pricing module to set at least one of a pricing of the project and a retail discount amount of the project; and

a distribution module to select optional distribution services of the project.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the create artwork module comprises an artwork services module to perform at least one of the following:

receive an uploaded existing artwork based on a provided template;

generate an artwork via an artwork wizard having guided instruction steps;

select a theme category of the artwork;

select a background color of the artwork;

select at least one of a font style, a font size, and a font color of at least one of a title of the project, a subtitle of the project, and a pen name of the project;

generate at least one of a front cover of the artwork, a back cover of the artwork, and a spine of the artwork;

receive uploaded images associated with the artwork; and

permit dragging and locating artwork elements to design an artwork layout.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the automated publishing module comprises at least one of:

a scan module to generate a virus scan of the project;

a format conversion module to automatically convert the project from a first format to a second format;

a libel analysis module to generate a libel analysis of the project;

a presentation module to generate a presentation of the project; and

an automated print module to generate automated print services.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the libel analysis module comprises a libel report module to perform at least one of the following:

highlight a portion of the project potentially associated with libel;

generate a summary of the libel analysis of the project; and

generate a score associated with the libel analysis of the project.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the presentation module further comprises at least one of:

a font module to generate a font analysis of the project;

an analysis module to generate an analysis associated with at least one of an image resolution and an image size of the project;

a margin module to generate automated margins of the project;

an attachment module to automatically attach at least one of an image file and a non-image file to the project;

a page module to generate at least one of an automated page numbering verification of the project and an automated calculation of the pages of the project; and

an artwork template creation module to generate an automated artwork template creation associated with the project.

19. The system of claim 13, wherein the advanced publishing optimization module associated with the project comprises at least one of:

an integration module to integrate the project into at least a portion of a workflow system;

a workflow state system module to generate a workflow state system of the workflow system;

a load balance module to load balance the project within the workflow system and to prioritize work logic;

a submission module to automatically submit, in industry standard format, at least one of the project and metadata associated with the project;

an artwork spine module to automatically maintain an artwork spine size associated with galley changes to the project;

an automatic review module to automatically review material associated with at least one of issues of the project and revenue opportunities associated with the project;

an extraction module to extract metadata associated with the project;

a validation module to validate data of the project and content consistency of the project between at least one of an artwork, a galley, accounting records, financial records, and a work flow system;

an issue module to identify a project related issue and report the project related issue;

and a resolution module to generate at least one recommendation to resolve the project related issue.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the workflow state system module further operates to drive at least one of proper events, sequences, decisions, and parallel activities to at least one destination comprising automated comments and automated notes.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein the submission module submits, in industry standard format, at least one of the project and metadata associated with the project to at least one of a publisher, a printer, a distributor, a retailer, a search engine, and a registration service.

22. The system of claim 13, wherein the post publishing tracking module associated with the project comprises at least one of:

a post publishing price module to generate a price related to the project;

a marketing preferences module to determine marketing preferences associated with the project;

an author page module to generate customized author pages associated with the project;

an order module to generate orders associated with the project;

a royalties module to manage royalties associated with the project;

a sales module to manage sales activities associated with the project;

a tracking module to track a status associated with the project;

an alert module to generate at least one of an alert and a notification associated with the project;

a website module to generate at least one website to promote the project; and

a communication module to generate a communication associated with the project.

23. The system of claim 13, wherein the project comprises at least one of a book, a periodical, an audio book, advertising copy, a screenplay, a newsletter, music, a video file, and an audio file.

24. A publishing environment, comprising:

a first instruction set to enable the publishing environment, to include a project database having projects, and to generate a virus scan of at least one project of the projects;

a second instruction set integrated with the first instruction set to automatically convert the project from a first format to a second format;

a third instruction set integrated with the first instruction set and the second instruction set to generate a libel analysis of the project;

a fourth instruction set integrated with the first instruction set, the second instruction set, and the third instruction set to generate a presentation of the project; and

a fifth instruction set integrated with the first instruction set, the second instruction set, the third instruction set, and the fourth instruction set to generate automated print services associated with the project.

25. The publishing environment of claim 24, further comprising:

a sixth instruction set to automatically convert the first format of a source document of the project to the second format associated with at least one of a typesetting application and a business requirement, to highlight a portion of the project potentially associated with a libel, to generate a summary of the libel analysis of the project, and to generate a score associated with the libel analysis of the project.