Method and apparatus for generating and modifying multiple instances of element of a web site

• US 6,697,825 B1
• Filed: 08/30/2000
• Issued: 02/24/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Decentrix, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Decentrix, Inc.
• Inventors: Horner, Peter, Underwood, Mark, Slaney, Darren, Evesson, Gary, Underwood, John, Neilson, Paul, Char, Hanson, Shing, David
• Primary Examiner(s): Feild, Joseph H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): DESAI, RACHNA SINGH
• Application Number:
  US09/651,874
• Time in Patent Office: 1,273 Days
• Field of Search: 707/530, 707/517, 707/501.1
• US Class Current: 715/207
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/10 Text processing natural language analysis G06F40/20; semantic analysis G06F40/30; processing or translation of natural language G06F40/40
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/915 Image
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/957 Multidimensional
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99931 Database or file accessing

Abstract

A technique for modifying a web site generated in accordance with received data entry by: determining at least one characteristic of at least one web site dimension of the web site based on the data entry; generating a multi-dimensional description of the web site based on the determined characteristics; retrieving web site data according to the generated multi-dimensional description of the web site; generating the web site based upon the generated multi-dimensional description of the web site and the retrieved web site data; receiving modification data modifying at least one of the determined characteristics; and regenerating the description of the web site based upon the modified characteristics.

Claims

1. A method of generating a web site, comprising the steps of:

receiving data entry;

determining one or more characteristics for each of one or more web site dimensions in response to the data entry, each of said one or more characteristics being determined based at least in part upon one or more of said determined characteristics in accordance with a pseudo-random algorithm;

generating a description of the web site based upon the one or more determined characteristics for each of the one or more web site dimensions, at least one of the characteristics affecting a plurality of portions of the description of the web site;

retrieving web site data in accordance with the generated description of the web site;

generating one or more pages of the web site based upon the description of the web site and the retrieved web site data; and

presenting the generated web site.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data entry includes text data.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data entry is presented in a plurality of portions of the web site.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3, further comprising the step of modifying the data entry, wherein the data entry modification modifies the presentation of the data entry in the plurality of portions of the web site.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4, further comprising the step of storing the modified data entry.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data entry is presented in a plurality of pages of the web site.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6, further comprising the step of modifying the data entry, wherein the data entry modification modifies the presentation of the data entry in the plurality of pages of the web site.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7, further comprising the step of storing the modified data entry.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data entry includes one or more user preferences.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data entry includes one or more user profiles.

11. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data entry includes one or more navigation histories.

34. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the step of storing the data entry.

12. A method of modifying a web site, comprising the steps of:

determining one or more characteristics for each of one or more web site dimensions, each of said one or more characteristics being determined based at least in part upon one or more of said determined characteristics in accordance with a pseudo-random algorithm;

generating a description of the web site based upon the one or more determined characteristics for each of the one or more web site dimensions, at least one of the characteristics affecting a plurality of portions of the description of the web site;

retrieving web site data in accordance with the generated description of the web site;

generating one or more pages of the web site based upon the description of the web site and the retrieved web site data;

presenting the generated web site;

receiving modification data modifying at least one of the determined characteristics; and

regenerating the description of the web site based upon the modified characteristics.

13. A system for generating a web site, comprising:

an input for receiving data entry;

a multi-purpose computing device adapted to perform the steps of;

determining one or more characteristics for each of one or more web site dimensions in response to the data entry, each of said one or more characteristics being determined based at least in part upon one or more of said determined characteristics in accordance with a pseudo-random algorithm;

generating a description of the web site based upon the one or more determined characteristics for each of the one or more web site dimensions, at least one of the characteristics affecting a plurality of portions of the description of the web site;

retrieving web site data in accordance with the generated description of the web site;

generating one or more pages of the web site based upon the description of the web site and the retrieved web site data; and

presenting the generated web site.

14. The system as claimed in claim 13, further comprising a storage device for storing the data entry.

15. The system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the data entry includes text data.

16. The system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the data entry is presented in a plurality of portions of the web site.

17. The system as claimed in claim 16, wherein the multi-purpose computing device is adapted to further perform the step of modifying the data entry, wherein the data entry modification modifies the presentation of the data entry in the plurality of portions of the web site.

18. The system as claimed in claim 17, further comprising a storage device for storing the modified data entry.

19. The system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the data entry is presented in a plurality of pages of the web site.

20. The system as claimed in claim 19, wherein the multi-purpose computing device is adapted to further perform the step of modifying the data entry, wherein the data entry modification modifies the presentation of the data entry in the plurality of pages of the web site.

21. The system as claimed in claim 20, further comprising a storage device for storing the modified data entry.

22. The system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the data entry includes one or more user preferences.

23. The system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the data entry includes one or more user profiles.

24. The system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the data entry includes one or more navigation histories.

25. A system for modifying a web site, comprising:

a multi-purpose computing device adapted to perform the steps of;

determining one or more characteristics for each of one or more web site dimensions, each of said one or more characteristics being determined based at least in part upon one or more of said determined characteristics in accordance with a pseudo-random algorithm;

generating a description of the web site based upon the one or more determined characteristics for each of the one or more web site dimensions, at least one of the characteristics affecting a plurality of portions of the description of the web site;

retrieving web site data in accordance with the generated description of the web site;

generating one or more pages of the web site based upon the description of the web site and the retrieved web site data;

presenting the generated web site; and

an input for receiving modification data modifying at least one of the determined characteristics, wherein

the multi-purpose computing device is adapted to further perform the step of regenerating the description of the web site based upon the modified characteristics.

26. A method of generating multimedia information, comprising the steps of:

receiving data entry;

determining one or more characteristics for each of one or more multimedia information dimensions in response to the data entry, each of said one or more characteristics being determined based at least in part upon one or more of said determined characteristics in accordance with a pseudo-random algorithm;

generating a description of the multimedia information based upon the one or more determined characteristics for each of the one or more multimedia information dimensions, at least one of the characteristics affecting a plurality of portions of the description of the multimedia information;

retrieving multimedia information data in accordance with the generated description of the multimedia information;

generating one or more pages of the multimedia information based upon the description of the multimedia information and the retrieved multimedia information data; and

presenting the generated multimedia information.

27. A method of modifying multimedia information, comprising the steps of:

determining one or more characteristics for each of one or more multimedia information dimensions, each of said one or more characteristics being determined based at least in part upon one or more of said determined characteristics in accordance with a pseudo-random algorithm;

generating a description of the multimedia information based upon the one or more determined characteristics for each of the one or more multimedia information dimensions, at least one of the characteristics affecting a plurality of portions of the description of the multimedia information;

retrieving multimedia information data in accordance with the generated description of the multimedia information;

generating one or more pages of the multimedia information based upon the description of the multimedia information and the retrieved multimedia information data;

presenting the generated multimedia information;

receiving modification data modifying at least one of the determined characteristics; and

regenerating the description of the multimedia information based upon the modified characteristics.

28. A system for generating multimedia information, comprising:

an input for receiving data entry;

a multi-purpose computing device adapted to perform the steps of;

determining one or more characteristics for each of one or more multimedia information dimensions in response to the data entry, each of said one or more characteristics being determined based at least in part upon one or more of said determined characteristics in accordance with a pseudo-random algorithm;

generating a description of the multimedia information based upon the one or more determined characteristics for each of the one or more multimedia information dimensions, at least one of the characteristics affecting a plurality of portions of the description of the multimedia information;

retrieving multimedia information data in accordance with the generated description of the multimedia information;

generating one or more pages of the multimedia information based upon the description of the multimedia information and the retrieved multimedia information data; and

presenting the generated multimedia information.

29. A system of modifying multimedia information, comprising the steps of:

determining one or more characteristics for each of one or more multimedia information dimensions, each of said one or more characteristics being determined based at least in part upon one or more of said determined characteristics in accordance with a pseudo-random algorithm;

generating a description of the multimedia information based upon the one or more determined characteristics for each of the one or more multimedia information dimensions, at least one of the characteristics affecting a plurality of portions of the description of the multimedia information;

retrieving multimedia information data in accordance with the generated description of the multimedia information;

generating one or more pages of the multimedia information based upon the description of the multimedia information and the retrieved multimedia information data;

presenting the generated multimedia information;

receiving modification data modifying at least one of the determined characteristics; and

regenerating the description of the multimedia information based upon the modified characteristics.

30. A system for generating a web site, comprising:

means for receiving data entry;

means for determining one or more characteristics for each of one or more web site dimensions in response to the data entry, each of said one or more characteristics being determined based at least in part upon one or more of said determined characteristics in accordance with a pseudo-random algorithm;

means for generating a description of the web site based upon the one or more determined characteristics for each of the one or more web site dimensions, at least one of the characteristics affecting a plurality of portions of the description of the web site;

means for retrieving web site data in accordance with the generated description of the web site;

means for generating one or more pages of the web site based upon the description of the web site and the retrieved web site data; and

means for presenting the generated web site.

31. A system for modifying a web site, comprising:

means for determining one or more characteristics for each of one or more web site dimensions, each of said one or more characteristics being determined based at least in part upon one or more of said determined characteristics in accordance with a pseudo-random algorithm;

means for generating a description of the web site based upon the one or more determined characteristics for each of the one or more web site dimensions, at least one of the characteristics affecting a plurality of portions of the description of the web site;

means for retrieving web site data in accordance with the generated description of the web site;

means for generating one or more pages of the web site based upon the description of the web site and the retrieved web site data;

means for presenting the generated web site;

means for receiving modification data modifying at least one of the determined characteristics; and

means for regenerating the description of the web site based upon the modified characteristics.

32. A set of computer program instructions for generating a web site, comprising:

an instruction for receiving data entry;

an instruction for determining one or more characteristics for each of one or more web site dimensions in response to the data entry, each of said one or more characteristics being determined based at least in part upon one or more of said determined characteristics in accordance with a pseudo-random algorithm;

an instruction for generating a description of the web site based upon the one or more determined characteristics for each of the one or more web site dimensions, at least one of the characteristics affecting a plurality of portions of the description of the web site;

an instruction for retrieving web site data in accordance with the generated description of the web site;

an instruction for generating one or more pages of the web site based upon the description of the web site and the retrieved web site data; and

an instruction for presenting the generated web site.

33. A set of computer program instructions for modifying a web site, comprising:

an instruction for determining one or more characteristics for each of one or more web site dimensions, each of said one or more characteristics being determined based at least in part upon one or more of said determined characteristics in accordance with a pseudo-random algorithm;

an instruction for generating a description of the web site based upon the one or more determined characteristics for each of the one or more web site dimensions, at least one of the characteristics affecting a plurality of portions of the description of the web site;

an instruction for retrieving web site data in accordance with the generated description of the web site;

an instruction for generating one or more pages of the web site based upon the description of the web site and the retrieved web site data;

an instruction for presenting the generated web site;

an instruction for receiving modification data modifying at least one of the determined characteristics; and

an instruction for regenerating the description of the web site based upon the modified characteristics.