Kelly A Morgan

US Patent:

7107522, Sep 12, 2006

Filed:

Dec 21, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/024142

Inventors:

Kelly C. Morgan - Marietta GA, US
Ronald J. Perella - Atlanta GA, US
Kevin G. Cartwright - Atlanta GA, US
Karl B. Cartwright - Lawrenceville GA, US
Steven N. Tischer - Atlanta GA, US
Suzanne M. Denevan - Atlanta GA, US
Robert J. Godsey - Tucker GA, US

Assignee:

BellSouth Intellectual Property Corp. - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

G06F 15/00

US Classification:

715513, 715523, 715792

Abstract:

A system and method for generating validated extensible content using (i) a ubiquitous portable application as a lightweight data form entry tool, (ii) a business-specific DTD, and (iii) a transformation extensible stylesheet language construct (XSL). In an exemplary use, the system and method is employed to create advertisements for, e. g. , a directory. Basic copy information is received in a first database accessible to advertisement salespeople. A second database that is accessible to a graphics artist periodically receives the basic copy information from the first database. The second database is in communication with a graphics workstation, wherein the workstation is operable to (i) access the second database, (ii) launch a first software program, the first software program presenting a form that is displayed on the workstation, wherein the first software program has a native file saving format that is different from a format of an XML file, (iii) at least one of modify selected fields in the form and add data to fields other than the selected fields, (iii) spawn a graphics page using the first software program to display a graphic consistent with the information in form, and (iv) save the information in the form as an XML file.

US Patent:

7111235, Sep 19, 2006

Filed:

Dec 27, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/026705

Inventors:

Kelly C. Morgan - Marietta GA, US
Ronald Perrella - Atlanta GA, US
Kevin G. Cartwright - Atlanta GA, US
Karl B. Cartwright - Lawrenceville GA, US
Steven N. Tischner - Atlanta GA, US

Assignee:

BellSouth Intellectual Property Corp. - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

G06F 17/00
G06F 7/00

US Classification:

715520, 715517

Abstract:

A method of organizing information related to content. A plurality of categories related to the content is identified along with a plurality of elements associated respectively with at least a subset of the categories. The categories and elements are arranged in a hierarchical structure. Then, a computer readable format is encoded with the hierarchical structure as well as with the information related to the content in accordance with the hierarchical structure. The categories and elements relate to a predetermined business.