Web Page Co-Authoring System with Email Content Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Managing and updating web content efficiently across multiple sources and users is cumbersome and time-consuming, often resulting in inefficient collaboration and accuracy issues due to the dynamic nature of websites and the need for frequent updates.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for co-authoring web pages that includes a data storage, application server, and data server, allowing multiple users to collaborate in real-time by retrieving, updating, and integrating internal and external content across computer devices, with conflict resolution and automatic content posting from email addresses, enabling real-time display and efficient content management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple users collaborate to create and update web content, then content completeness and accuracy are improved, but the time and effort required for management increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple users' content contributions into a single unified web page through a server-mediated system. Multiple users can simultaneously add, edit, and update content on the same web page without requiring manual coordination, merging their individual efforts into a cohesive final product that maintains accuracy while reducing management overhead.
Solution Approach 2:
The server acts as an intermediary between multiple users and the web content. It automatically manages content submissions, resolves conflicts, and updates the web page without requiring direct human-to-human coordination. This intermediary system handles the complexity of multi-user collaboration, maintaining content accuracy while eliminating the time-consuming manual management process.
2Reliability
If web content is frequently updated to reflect dynamic information, then content currency is improved, but the complexity of content management increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service content updates where users can directly add and modify web content without requiring administrative intervention. The server automatically processes these updates, manages version control, and maintains content currency. This self-service mechanism allows frequent updates to reflect dynamic information while keeping the management system simple and automated.
3Reliability
If multiple content sources are integrated into web pages, then content completeness is improved, but the difficulty of coordinating contributions increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the web page into multiple independent content sections, each of which can be independently contributed to by different users. This segmentation allows multiple content sources to be integrated without requiring coordination of the entire page at once. Users can work on specific sections independently, and the server automatically assembles the complete content, maintaining completeness while simplifying coordination.
Data Source
AI summary
A computer network system for posting content at a web site includes computer servers configured to host a web site for a group of users, and a data storage configured to store an email address in association with a destination at the website. The computer servers can receive an electronic message at the email address by the computer servers from a user. A computer processor can automatically extract content from the electronic message. The computer servers can automatically post the content extracted from the electronic message at the destination at the website.