Appeal 2007-0990
Application 09/871,920
and 59, but does not support the Examiner’s rejection of claims 20-22, 25,
28-31, 41, 42, 44, and 46-49. Accordingly, we AFFIRM-IN-PART.
THE INVENTION
The disclosed invention generally relates to the management of
electronic content. More particularly, the disclosed invention is directed to
the management of electronic content organized into a website and
accessible via a network such as the Internet. In various embodiments,
content management information for a content item is maintained in a
content management record that is separate from the content item, which
allows for greater flexibility when implementing changes in a content
management process, and when managing content in different domains.
Moreover, in various embodiments, content management records are
maintained in a groupware-type environment, whereby collaborative tools
such as document sharing and messaging may be used to facilitate the
interaction among members of a content creation, development and
management team during the various stages of a content management
process (Specification 1, 4).
Independent claim 1 is illustrative:
1. A method of managing content in a content-controlled database, the
method comprising:
(a) linking a content management record to a content item to be
incorporated into a content-controlled database, the content management
record storing content management information associated with the content
item;
2
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