Patent ID: 6990629
Filing Date: 2006-01-24
Classification: G06F,G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling a web-based editing and publishing system comprising a network of client computers, network file server and a Light Weight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory server, said method comprising the steps of storing on the LDAP directory server information defining and limiting the rights of authors and readers in the system; transmitting from the client computer to the file server pointers to one or more files on the network file server and directory files on the LDAP directory server; resolving on the file server the pointers into requests for files and directory files; retrieving from the LDAP directory server directory content; and converting the directory content into web-publishable information and including the web-publishable information as part of the requested files displayed on the client computer for editing further parts of the files.