Patent ID: 6898601

Claim:
A system for content processing and publication, comprising: a planning component enabling at least one member of a first user type from a first client device to establish at least one publication parameter for a content publication and at least one criteria for receiving content contributions from at least one member of a second user type, said at least one publication parameter being constrained by a budget pricing tool, said budget pricing tool allowing said first user type member to establish an available financial budget and calculate an actual cost for said content publication, said budget pricing tool further associating a price with said at least one parameter; a development component enabling said at least one second user type member to upload content to a server from a second client device, said server storing said content, said development component further enabling said at least one first user type member to retrieve said uploaded content for use in said publication as constrained by said at least one parameter; a proofing component enabling said at least one first user type member to render at least a portion of said publication for viewing electronically via a client device; and a publication component for producing said publication.