Patent ID: 6671706
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of updating, from the point of view of Web clients, a Web site maintained by a web server capable of receiving and responding to requests for information from said Web clients and coupled to a computer database comprising the steps of:transmitting an encoded transmission comprising a first portion in the format of a facsimile communication intended to be converted into digital information suitable for being stored in said computer database and a second portion identifying a key to be used by said computer database for storing said digital information; receiving said encoded transmission; converting said first portion into said digital information having a predetermined format; and storing said digital information in said computer database using said second portion as a key to the computer database; wherein upon receiving a request from a Web client, said Web server retrieves said digital information from said computer database and transmits said digital information to said Web client in a format compatible with the request received from said Web client; whereby from the point of view of said Web client, the Web site perceived by said Web client includes said digital information and thereby, is an updated Web site.