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Dynamic content activation by locating, coordinating and presenting content publishing resources such that content publisher can create or change content
Assignee: Oracle America Inc
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Filing: 2001-06-08
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Granted: 2006-01-03
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Expires: 2021-06-08
Abstract
Abstract Content subscribers can dynamically activate content and content publishing resources that are distributed on a network by locating, coordinating and presenting content publishing resources such that content publisher can create or change content. A content request from the content subscriber can engage a content locator in determining an appropriate content publisher to activate the content. Once the appropriate content publisher is found, the content publisher activates the content by presenting appropriate content publishing resources. Optionally, two more content publishers cooperate together to activate the requested content. Licenses to the content and content publishing resources are monitored to ensure that content publishers are compensated. System components, such as content subscribers, content locators, content publishers, are auto-configured during initial registration and dynamically updated if configuration parameters change. Optionally, a performance driver changes various configuration parameters of system components to ensure a desired performance during content activation.
Inventors
- 👤 Jonathan C. Salas
- 👤 Edwin J. Lau
- 👤 Prashant Navare
- 👤 Sanjeev Radhakrishnan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 10:17
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/16; H04N7/173; H04N7/17309; H04N7/17318; H04N21/00; H04N21/20; H04N21/25; H04N21/254; H04N21/2541; H04N21/2543; H04N21/2547; H04N21/40; H04N21/45; H04N21/462; H04N21/4627; H04N21/80; H04N21/81; H04N21/8166; H04N21/8193
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
A distributed computing system, comprising: a plurality of content subscribers coupled to a plurality of managed content locators and a plurality of managed content publishers on a network; and a system to manage content subscribers' access to content publishing resources including a content subscriber to request content; a content locator including downloadable features and receiving configuration updates through a component manager with configuration information in a central configuration database and/or directory service that enables a content subscriber to access an appropriate content publisher, wherein the appropriate content publisher includes downloadable features, receives configuration updates through a component manager, with configuration information in a central configuration database and/or directory service, and dynamically activates the requested content by locating, coordinating and presenting one or more content publishing resources to activate said requested content such that the appropriate content publisher can create or change content; and a license manager to control the content subscriber's access to said content publishing resources.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
157 words
A distributed computing system, comprising: a plurality of content subscribers coupled to a plurality of managed content locators and a plurality of managed content publishers on a network; and a system to manage content subscribers' access to content publishing resources including a content subscriber to request content; a content locator including downloadable features and receiving configuration updates through a component manager with configuration information in a central configuration database and/or directory service that enables a content subscriber to access an appropriate content publisher, wherein the appropriate content publisher includes downloadable features, receives configuration updates through a component manager, with configuration information in a central configuration database and/or directory service, and dynamically activates the requested content by locating, coordinating and presenting one or more content publishing resources to activate said requested content such that the appropriate content publisher can create or change content; and a license manager to control the content subscriber's access to said content publishing resources.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
53 words
The distributed computing system of claim 1 , wherein the license manager generates one or more tokens according to one or more allocated access sessions that are generated according to license policy criteria associated with the content subscriber; and a token monitor to initiate resource access according to the one or more tokens.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The distributed computing system of claim 2 , wherein the one or more allocated access sessions are based on user licensing criteria.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The distributed computing system of claim 2 , wherein the one or more allocated access sessions are based on application licensing criteria.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The distributed computing system of claim 2 , wherein the one or more allocated access sessions are based on a combination of user licensing criteria and application licensing criteria.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The distributed computing system of claim 1 , wherein the content locator locates the appropriate content publisher by matching an attribute of the appropriate content publisher with an attribute of the requested content.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The distributed computing system of claim 6 , wherein the attribute of the appropriate content publisher is matched to an attribute of a user.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
The distributed computing system of claim 6 , wherein the attribute of the appropriate content publisher is matched to a selected performance level of the content publishing resources.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The distributed computing system of claim 1 , wherein one or more components of the system are auto-configured.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
38 words
The distributed computing system of claim 1 , further comprising a performance driver that changes a configured parameter of the appropriate content publisher according to a performance level of the content publishing resources on the appropriate content publisher.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
The distributed computing system of claim 1 , wherein a system database or a directory service stores content subscriber attributes, content locator attributes, and content publisher attributes for use by component managers.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
The distributed computing system of claim 1 , wherein a system database or a directory service stores the one or more allocated access sessions.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
171 words
A method for managing access to content on a network, comprising: requesting a content file by a content subscriber, the content subscriber coupled to a plurality of managed content locators and a plurality of managed content publishers; determining by a content locator, that enables a content subscriber to access an appropriate content publisher, where one or more content publishing resources that are required to activate the content file are located, the content locator including downloadable features and receiving configuration updates through a component manager with configuration information in a central configuration database and/or directory service; directing a request for the content file to the appropriate content publisher having the required one or more content publishing resources, the appropriate content publisher including downloadable features and receiving configuration updates through a component manager with configuration information in a central configuration database and/or directory service; and activating the content file by locating, coordinating, and presenting said required one or more content publishing resources such that the appropriate content publisher can create or change content.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
171 words
A method for managing access to content on a network, comprising: requesting a content file by a content subscriber, the content subscriber coupled to a plurality of managed content locators and a plurality of managed content publishers; determining by a content locator, that enables a content subscriber to access an appropriate content publisher, where one or more content publishing resources that are required to activate the content file are located, the content locator including downloadable features and receiving configuration updates through a component manager with configuration information in a central configuration database and/or directory service; directing a request for the content file to the appropriate content publisher having the required one or more content publishing resources, the appropriate content publisher including downloadable features and receiving configuration updates through a component manager with configuration information in a central configuration database and/or directory service; and activating the content file by locating, coordinating, and presenting said required one or more content publishing resources such that the appropriate content publisher can create or change content.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of claim 13 , further comprising: configuring a system component of the content management system according to one or more configuration parameters associated with the component; and changing the configuration parameters by a performance driver to maintain a performance level of the system component.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method of claim 13 , further comprising: creating one or more access sessions based on one or more policy criteria associated with the content subscribers; generating one or more tokens by a license manager according to the access sessions; and allowing access to publishing resources when the generated token is present.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 15 , wherein creating one or more access sessions is based on application licensing criteria.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 13 , further comprising: configuring a system component of the content management system, wherein one or more configuration parameters associated with the component are dynamically uploaded onto the component.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 13 , further comprising: configuring a system component of the content management system, wherein one or more configuration parameters associated with the component are accessed by the component; and downloading the accessed configuration parameters by the component.
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