Content Management System and Method for Managing and Classifying Data About Entities and for Providing Content Including the Classified Data

Abstract

A content management system manages data about entities and provides content including data about the entities. The content management system receives data about entities from originators associated with the entities. The content management system classifies the data and stores the classified data. The content management system may authenticate the data by determining an authenticator of the classified data. The authenticator may be the most appropriate person to authenticate the data. The content management system may determine an authenticator by determining the entity most related to the classified data and determining an originator representing or designated to authenticate the information. As such, the content management system may determine the originator in the best position to authenticate the data. The content management system may also receive a request from subscribers for content and create the content in response to the request. The data included in the content may be based on one of: the request from the at least one subscriber, a preference of the at least one subscriber, the at least one subscribers' relationship with the classified data, and authentication of the classified data.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for providing content regarding an entity in a content management system, comprising:
 receiving a request for content from at least one subscriber;   creating content comprising data classified based on relationships of originators of the data to entities related to the data, wherein the content is determined based on at least one of: the request from the at least one subscriber, a preference of the at least one subscriber, the at least one subscribers' relationship with the classified data, and authentication of the classified data; and   providing the content to the subscriber.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein providing the content comprises providing a reference to the content. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the request comprises a request for classified data for at least one entity. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the request comprises a request for classified data for at least one entity, wherein the at least one entity is determined by at least one of: a criterion related to a subscriber and criterion related to the at least one entity. 
     
     
         5 . The method  claim 1 , wherein the content includes metadata comprising information concerning origins of the classified data. 
     
     
         6 . A computer program product for providing content regarding an entity in a content management system, the product comprising:
 program code for receiving a request for content from at least one subscriber;   program code for creating content comprising data classified based on relationships of originators of the data to entities related to the data, wherein the content is determined based on at least one of: the request from the at least one subscriber, a preference of the at least one subscriber, the at least one subscribers' relationship with the classified data, and authentication of the classified data; and   program code for providing the content to the subscriber.   
     
     
         7 . The computer program product of  claim 6 , wherein the program code for providing the content comprises program code for providing a reference to the content. 
     
     
         8 . The computer program product of  claim 6 , wherein the request comprises a request for classified data for at least one entity. 
     
     
         9 . The computer program product of  claim 6 , wherein the request comprises a request for classified data for at least one entity, wherein the at least one entity is determined by at least one of: a criterion related to a subscriber and a criterion related to the at least one entity. 
     
     
         10 . The computer program product  claim 6 , wherein the content includes metadata comprising information concerning origins of the classified data. 
     
     
         11 . A computer capable of supporting a content management system, comprising:
 a processor configured to execute a content management application to receive a request for content from at least one subscriber, create content comprising data classified based on relationships of originators of the data to entities related to the data, wherein the content is determined based on at least one of: the request from the at least one subscriber, a preference of the at least one subscriber, the at least one subscribers' relationship with the classified data, and authentication of the classified data, and provide the content to the subscriber; and   a memory coupled to the processor for storing the content management application and the classified data.   
     
     
         12 . The computer of  claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to execute the content management application to provide the content comprises program code for providing a reference to the content.