Information architecture for the interactive environment

Abstract

A system and method for providing management such as creation, manipulation, storage, control, and retrieval of digital content for a company on a global basis. Digital content is created and stored in, for example, the eXtensible Markup Language (XML) format using the relationship between component mapping information and content information comprising webpage components. The XML data is developed by defining page components, mapping the components on a page and indexing the page for future retrieval of the page. The data is then stored in a single database, as segments related to the page, for call-up by a user.

1 . A method comprising:
 analyzing, by a computer-based system for managing digital content, a category tag click count for an approved component corresponding to a user and a category tag, to determine a level of interest for establishing the user preferences;
 wherein the approved component includes a category tag corresponding to user preferences, 
 wherein the approved component is stored in a globally accessible database for approving by a content approver 
 wherein the approved component is created by an author, and 
 wherein the approved component is decoupled from an updated content page, 
   retrieving, by the computer-based system, the approved component according to the established user preferences to create a retrieved component; and   mapping, by the computer-based system, the retrieved component to the updated content page.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising presenting, by the computer-based system, a component created by the content author to the content approver for review, wherein the content approver designates the component as the approved component. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising positioning, by the computer-based system, the retrieved component on the updated content page, according to component content information. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising positioning, by the computer-based system, the retrieved component on the updated content page, according to component content information, wherein the component content information comprises content mapping data. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising positioning, by the computer-based system, the retrieved component on the updated content page, according to component content information, wherein the component content information comprises content mapping data, and wherein the content mapping data comprises information relating to at least one of: navigation components, cross-sell components, copyright components, page key word relationships, component type information, and information used in generating items on a page. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising storing the approved component as a markup language file. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the markup language file is in at least one of: an eXtensible Markup Language (XML) format and an HTML format. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising translating the markup language file to an HTML format for presentation on a website. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the storing the approved component as the markup language file includes storing the markup language file in an extensible database that is platform and software independent. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the storing the approved component as the markup language file includes storing the markup language file in at least one of: a database and a file system. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the storing the approved component as the markup language file includes storing the markup language file, wherein the markup language file is an XML file, in an extensible database that is platform and software independent. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising creating the updated content page. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the component includes the category tag corresponding to the user preferences. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising receiving a request to create updated content for the updated content page, wherein the updated content comprises the component. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising creating the component according to the request. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the component is decoupled from the content page. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising creating the updated content page in response to each of the components having been authorized, wherein the updated content page does not include the components and comprises content mapping data. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising routing the components to a reviewer, wherein each of the approved components is individually routed. 
     
     
         19 . An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory, tangible computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a computer-based system for managing digital content, cause the computer-based system to perform operations comprising:
 analyzing, by the computer-based system, a category tag click count for an approved component corresponding to a user and a category tag, to determine a level of interest for establishing the user preferences;
 wherein the approved component includes a category tag corresponding to user preferences, 
 wherein the approved component is stored in a globally accessible database for approving by a content approver 
 wherein the approved component is created by an author, and 
 wherein the approved component is decoupled from an updated content page, 
   retrieving, by the computer-based system, the approved component according to the established user preferences to create a retrieved component; and   mapping, by the computer-based system, the retrieved component to the updated content page.   
     
     
         20 . A system comprising:
 a processor for managing digital content,   a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the processor,   the tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:   analyzing, by the processor, a category tag click count for an approved component corresponding to a user and a category tag, to determine a level of interest for establishing the user preferences;
 wherein the approved component includes a category tag corresponding to user preferences, 
 wherein the approved component is stored in a globally accessible database for approving by a content approver 
 wherein the approved component is created by an author, and 
 wherein the approved component is decoupled from an updated content page, 
   retrieving, by the processor, the approved component according to the established user preferences to create a retrieved component; and   mapping, by the processor, the retrieved component to the updated content page.