System and method for automatically generating content for a network channel

United States Patent

Puri et al.

[19]

US006148330A [ii] Patent Number: 6,148,330 [45] Date of Patent: Nov. 14,2000

[54] SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR

AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING CONTENT
FOR A NETWORK CHANNEL

[75] Inventors: Deepak Puri; Kevin Yurica, both of San Francisco, Calif.; John Marshall, Saratoga, Conn.

[73] Assignee: Netscape Communications Corp.,

Mountain View, Calif.

[21] Appl. No.: 08/971,996 [22] Filed: Nov. 17, 1997

[51] Int. CI. G06F 15/16

[52] U.S. CI 709/217; 709/219

[58] Field of Search 709/217, 219,

709/226, 229, 250

[56] References Cited

U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

5,727,156 3/1998 Herr-Hoyman et al 709/219

5,790,793 8/1998 Higley 709/218

5,799,285 8/1998 Klingman 705/26

5,870,559 2/1999 Leshem et al 709/224

5,870,767 2/1999 Kraft, IV 707/501

5,893,127 4/1999 Tyan et al 707/513

5,905,248 5/1999 Russell et al 235/462

5,913,215 6/1999 Rubinstein et al 707/10

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

"Netscape Netcaster FAQ" retreived via the Internet and World-Wide-Web at http://home.netscape.com/comprod/

A system and method for automatically generating content for distribution via a network channel includes and involves a channel service provider that has a first automatic data processing system that includes a data storage sub-system for storing a network document and a first processor that is operative to specify a section of the network document to be broadcast via the network channel and to automatically scan the network document to extract and store the section of the network document in a network addressable resource within the data storage sub-system. The system and method also includes and involves a second automatic data processing system which is coupled to the channel service provider and which includes a content manifestation device and a second processor that is operative to access the network addressable resource to retrieve the section of the network document and to cause the content manifestation device to manifest the section of the network document.

41 Claims, 8 Drawing Sheets