Method and system for automating the communication of business information
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1. A system for automating the communication of business information, comprising:
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capture business information from a plurality of sources;
capture distribution information associated with the business information;
categorize the captured information in a standardized format;
determine whether any of the captured information has expired; and
display only portions of the captured information that has not expired; and
a database operable to communicate with the server, the database operable to;
store the captured information; and
communicate the captured information to the server.
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Abstract
One aspect of the invention is a system for automating the communication of business information. The system comprises a server (20) operable to capture business information from a plurality of sources, capture distribution information associated with the business information, integrate the captured information in a standardized format, and display the captured information. The system also comprises a database (40) operable to communicate with the server (20). The database (40) is operable to store the captured information and communicate the captured information to the server (20).
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1. A system for automating the communication of business information, comprising:
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a server operable to;
capture business information from a plurality of sources;
capture distribution information associated with the business information;
categorize the captured information in a standardized format;
determine whether any of the captured information has expired; and
display only portions of the captured information that has not expired; and
a database operable to communicate with the server, the database operable to;
store the captured information; and
communicate the captured information to the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
a document library operable to store at least a portion of the captured information; and
a general database operable to communicate to the document library and to store at least another portion of the captured information.
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3. The system of claim 1, wherein the database and the server each comprise a security authorization scheme.
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4. The system of claim 1, wherein the server communicates with a client.
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5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a configuration client that communicates with the database and updates captured information.
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6. The system of claim 1, wherein the server updates the captured information.
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7. The system of claim 2, wherein the general database locates information in the document library.
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8. The system of claim 1, wherein the database is a relational database.
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9. The system of claim 1, wherein the standardized format comprises code to perform dynamic updates.
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10. The system of claim 1, wherein the standardized format comprises a customizable template.
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11. The system of claim 1, wherein the standardized format employs HTML technology.
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12. The system of claim 1, wherein the server provides help to a user.
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13. The system of claim 1, wherein the distribution information comprises names and email addresses for organization members.
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14. The system of claim 2, wherein the general database stores a URL address associated with a location of captured information in the document library.
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15. The system of claim 1, wherein the business information comprises biographical data.
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16. The system of claim 1, wherein the business information comprises geographical data.
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17. The system of claim 1, wherein the business information comprises project data.
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18. The system of claim 1, wherein the business information comprises organizational data.
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19. The system of claim 1, wherein the business information comprises digitized images.
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20. A method for automating the organization of business information, comprising:
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capturing business information from a plurality of sources;
associating distribution information associated with the business information;
integrating the captured business and distribution information into a standardized format for access and use by a server;
storing the captured information in a database;
determining whether portions of the captured information has expired;
removing portions of the captured information that have expired from the database. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
identifying categories for the captured information; and
relating the captured information with the categories.
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23. The method of claim 20, wherein integrating the captured business and distribution information into a standardized format comprises integrating the captured business and distribution information using language to perform dynamic updates reflecting updates to captured information.
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24. The method of claim 20, further comprising creating standardized templates operable to display to users and to receive information.
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25. The method of claim 24, wherein creating standardized templates comprises creating templates that are unique to an organization.
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26. The method of claim 20, further comprising creating security authorization levels to control access to the captured information.
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27. The method of claim 20, wherein capturing business information comprises capturing spreadsheet data.
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28. The method of claim 20, wherein capturing business information comprises capturing scheduling data.
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29. The method of claim 20, wherein capturing business information comprises capturing email data.
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30. A method for automating the use of business information, comprising:
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requesting at least a portion of captured information;
determining whether the portion of captured information has expired; and
receiving at a server the portion of captured information in response to the portion of captured information not being expired, the captured information received from a plurality of sources and stored in a database, the captured information being further integrated into a standardized format for access and use by the server, the captured information comprising business information and distribution information associated with the business information. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
authorizing a user to update captured information;
distributing automatically notifications regarding the updated information according to a criterion.
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33. The method of claim 30, wherein receiving at a server comprises receiving at a server used by a user.
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34. The method of claim 30, wherein receiving at a server comprises viewing at least a portion of the captured information in a web page.
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35. The method of claim 30, wherein receiving at a server comprises:
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logging into the server; and
selecting at least a portion of the captured information.
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36. The method of claim 35, further comprising displaying on the server banners incorporating at least a portion of the captured information.
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37. The method of claim 30, further comprising dynamically updating at least a portion of the captured information with new business information to be captured.
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38. The method of claim 30, further comprising displaying the portion of captured business information on a web page.
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39. The method of claim 30, wherein requesting at least a portion of captured information comprises requesting at least a portion of email messages.
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40. The method of claim 30, wherein requesting at least a portion of captured information comprises requesting at least a portion of spreadsheet data.
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41. The method of claim 30, wherein requesting at least a portion of captured information comprises requesting at least a portion of project data.
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42. The method of claim 30, wherein receiving at a server includes establishing an internet connection.
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43. The method of claim 30, wherein receiving at a server comprises uplinking to a mobile device.
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44. A method for automating the use of business information, comprising:
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requesting at least a portion of captured information;
determining whether the portion of the captured information has expired; and
accessing, from a database residing on a server, the portion of captured information in response to the portion of captured information not being expired, the captured information received from a plurality of sources and stored in a database, the captured information being further integrated into a standardized format, the captured information comprising business information and distribution information associated with the business information. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
a document library operable to store at least a portion of the captured information; and
a general database operable to communicate to the document library and to store at least another portion of the captured information.
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46. The method of claim 44, further comprising creating standardizing templates to display to users and to receive information.
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47. The method of claim 44, further comprising:
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authorizing a user to update captured information;
distributing automatically notifications regarding the updated information according to a criterion.
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48. The method of claim 44, wherein accessing the portion of captured information comprises accessing from the database residing on the server used by a user.
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49. The method of claim 44, further comprising viewing at least a portion of the captured information in a web page.
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50. The method of claim 44, wherein accessing the portion of captured information comprises:
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logging into the server; and
selecting at least a portion of the captured information.
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51. The method of claim 49, further comprising displaying on the server banners incorporating at least a portion of the captured information.
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52. The method of claim 44, further comprising dynamically updating at least a portion of the captured information with new business information to be captured.
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53. The method of claim 44, wherein requesting at least a portion of captured information comprises requesting at least a portion of email messages.
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54. The method of claim 44, wherein requesting at least a portion of captured information comprises requesting at least a portion of spreadsheet data.
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55. The method of claim 44, wherein requesting at least a portion of captured information requesting at least a portion of project data.
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56. The method of claim 44, wherein accessing the portion of captured information includes establishing an internet connection.
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57. A system for automating the communication of business information, comprising:
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a database accessible via the internet, the database operable to;
store business information captured from a plurality of sources and distribution information associated with the business information; and
communicate the captured information over the internet;
a server operable to communicate with the database over the internet, the server operable to;
categorize the captured information in a standardized format;
query the database for a hierarchically-limited portion of the captured information;
determining whether the hierarchically-limited portion of the captured information has expired;
display the hierarchically-limited portion of captured information in the standardized format in response to the hierarchically-limited portion of the captured information not being expired. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60)
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61. A method for automating the communication of business information, comprising:
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querying a database over the internet for a hierarchically-limited portion of captured information, the captured information comprising business information categorized with distribution information in a standardized format;
determining whether the hierarchically-limited portion of the captured information has expired; and
displaying on a server the hierarchically-limited portion of captured information in the standardized format in response to the hierarchically-limited portion of the captured information not being expired. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63)
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