Patent ID: 7971133

Claim:
A content administration system for administering content, comprising: a processor; a receiver operatively connected to the processor; a transmitter operativel connected to the processor; and a memory device storing instructions which when executed by processor, cause the processor, in cooperation with the transmitter and the receiver, to: (a) receive user identification information from a terminal device via Internet; (b) specify a first content administration information storage device corresponding to the received user identification information; (c) acquire object path information correlated to sharing permission information from a second content administration information storage device of a second user, the object path information identifying an object storage location, the sharing permission information indicating whether the object can be utilized by users; (d) acquire an object symbol; (e) generate display control information for a content administration screen containing the symbol leading to the object based on: (i) the acquired object symbol; and (ii) the acquired object path information; and (f) transmit the generated display control information to the terminal device via the Internet.