Patent ID: 8954861
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of facilitating the self-administration of a directory of available modules for a group's syndicated customizable content document, the method comprising: providing an initial list of modules to an administrator of a group; enabling the administrator to identify module selection information, wherein the module selection information identifies criteria for at least one of inclusion or exclusion of one or more modules from the initial list of modules in a directory; storing the module selection information identified by the administrator, wherein storing comprises storing module indicators representing modules selected for inclusion or exclusion in one or more inclusion or exclusion lists, such that a user of the group's syndicated customizable content document is provided with a list of available modules based on the application of the one or more inclusion or exclusion lists depending on one or more of the user's chosen interests for a particular user status and an administrator decision whether to allow a combination of inclusion lists to apply to the user; providing, to a user of the group's syndicated customizable content document, a modified list of available modules based on the module selection information; receiving selection of one or more user modules for the user from the modified list of available modules; and providing a customized content document for the user to the user, the customized content document including both the selected user modules and content from the group's syndicated customizable content document.