Patent ID: 6671696
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G07C,Y10S

Abstract:
An information authoring and distribution system for generating information objects, each of which contains a set of immutable data, comprising:first means for maintaining in a read-only mode, a plurality of immutable data elements, each of which is identified by a unique identifier; second means for maintaining in a read-only mode, a set of data that defines an informational object, said set of data comprising a plurality of said unique identifiers that correspond to a selected set of said plurality of data elements; means for enabling an authorized authoring member to create data comprising at least one of a draft data element and a draft informational object; means for authenticating said at least one of a draft data element and a draft informational object created by said authorized authoring member; means for converting said authenticated at least one of a draft data element and a draft informational object created by said authorized authoring member to a corresponding immutable at least one of a data element and an informational object; means for writing said created immutable at least one of a data element and an informational object into a memory for use by said first and said second means for maintaining.