Method and apparatus for publishing documents over a network
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving multiple electronic documents at a server that have been saved in the absence of an explicit command by a user to save the electronic documents and in response to another user specified function associated with the electronic documents;
selecting one or more of the multiple saved electronic documents for publication over a network;
transforming the one or more of the selected electronic documents to meet predetermined format- and content-based standards for publication if the one or more selected electronic documents do not meet the standards for publication;
generating authorization information corresponding to the selected electronic documents;
transmitting to one or more recipients the authorization information corresponding to the selected electronic documents;
transmitting a document resource identifier, automatically and in association with publication, to one or more independent World Wide Web indexing services; and
the server allowing access to a selected subset of the electronic documents by using the authorization information and the document resource identifier.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for publishing an electronic document on a network is described. In one embodiment, an apparatus for publishing an electronic document on a wide area network comprising at least one server and a client, a client having memory for storing an electronic document, and means for sending the electronic document to the server, wherein a URL is associated with the electronic document, a security key associated with the URL, and means for sending a URL to a user.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving multiple electronic documents at a server that have been saved in the absence of an explicit command by a user to save the electronic documents and in response to another user specified function associated with the electronic documents; selecting one or more of the multiple saved electronic documents for publication over a network; transforming the one or more of the selected electronic documents to meet predetermined format- and content-based standards for publication if the one or more selected electronic documents do not meet the standards for publication; generating authorization information corresponding to the selected electronic documents; transmitting to one or more recipients the authorization information corresponding to the selected electronic documents; transmitting a document resource identifier, automatically and in association with publication, to one or more independent World Wide Web indexing services; and the server allowing access to a selected subset of the electronic documents by using the authorization information and the document resource identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving multiple electronic documents at a server that have been saved in the absence of an explicit command by a user to save the electronic documents and in response to another user specified function associated with the electronic documents; means for selecting one or more of the multiple saved electronic documents for publication over a network; means for transforming the one or more of the selected electronic documents to meet predetermined format- and content-based standards for publication if the one or more selected electronic documents do not meet the standards for publication; means for generating authorization information corresponding to the selected electronic documents; means for transmitting to one or more recipients the authorization information corresponding to the selected electronic documents; means for transmitting a document resource identifier, automatically and in association with publication, to one or more independent World Wide Web indexing services; and means for allowing access to a selected subset of the electronic documents by using the authorization information and the document resource identifier. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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