Patent ID: 7236990
Filing Date: 2007-06-26
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for submitting information to a lifecycle in a virtual content repository (VCR), comprising: defining the lifecycle wherein the definition includes a plurality states and one or more transitions to interconnect and impose an order on the plurality of states; providing to a first process access to the lifecycle wherein the first process can cause the information to transition from a first state of the plurality of states to a second state of the plurality of states according to a first transition of the one or more transitions; and invoking at least one action, the action allowing at least one of a class of users and a class of processes access privileges relating to the information, wherein the access privileges differ from access privileges previously available prior to invoking the at least one action; wherein the information is accessible through a logical namespace that encompasses the VCR; and wherein the information can include at least one of: content and schema information.