WO2001082128A1 - Procede de creation de sites informatiques navigables - Google Patents

Procede de creation de sites informatiques navigables Download PDF

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WO2001082128A1
WO2001082128A1 PCT/AU2001/000448 AU0100448W WO0182128A1 WO 2001082128 A1 WO2001082128 A1 WO 2001082128A1 AU 0100448 W AU0100448 W AU 0100448W WO 0182128 A1 WO0182128 A1 WO 0182128A1
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    • G06F16/90—Details of database functions independent of the retrieved data types
    • G06F16/95—Retrieval from the web
    • G06F16/958—Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking

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  • This invention relates to a navigable computer site, by which is meant an Internet, intranet, or extranet site which may be visited and explored including a single web page.
  • the invention particularly concerns a method of constructing and developing a large number of navigable computer sites, typically associated with a single portal site.
  • Enterprises including small and medium size enterprises (SMEs), businesses, farmers, sole traders, merchants who wish to have a presence on the Internet, particularly the worldwide web (www), may either build a navigable computer site (website) themselves or pay a company to design and build the website for them.
  • the term enterprise will be taken to encompass any entity which is in business or trade, selling goods or services including but not exclusively, merchants, traders, manufacturers, businesses, and farmers.
  • a number of challenges face enterprises who choose to build their own website and a number of hurdles must be overcome to produce the website.
  • the procedure is usually quite time consuming and the enterprises need to be technically competent enough to create the site in an application such as "Front Page Express", to rent space on a server, to upload the necessary files, and to maintain the site.
  • the enterprise may need to know how to use special languages such as HTML to make their site attractive and FTP to load the site onto the server, This is a daunting task for many enterprises, particularly small and medium sized enterprises who may have little or no computing or IT skills.
  • the present invention comprises a method of constructing navigable computer sites including the steps of: identifying a database of enterprises to be provided with a navigable computer site; constructing a portal; entering the information contained in the database relating to one or more of the enterprises into templates to generate a page for a navigable computer site customised to that particular enterprise; for each enterprise for which a computer site is to be created, generating a unique site address for that enterprise, each site address being associated with the portal and typically including the name of the business and the name of the portal.
  • the navigable computer site is generated free of charge typically for all enterprises in the database.
  • the enterprise are then advised of the existence of their "own website” and are invited to visit the website and if desired, upgrade it to display more information, make sales etc.
  • the advantage of the present invention is that by presenting the enterprise with a free website, the first step for getting the enterprise onto the web and into e-commerce is made at no cost and no trouble to the enterprise. The first hurdle is overcome and the possibilities of e-commerce are made clear to the enterprise.
  • the navigable computer site for each enterprise will have from one to five web pages.
  • the database used to provide the information on the enterprises will typically be a telecommunications company database or an Internet service provider's database, but other databases could be used, such as a bank's database.
  • the web pages of the navigable computer site will display the trading name of the enterprise, its address and its contact details such as telephone and facsimile numbers.
  • the web page might also include an invitation to the enterprise to upgrade the single page site to provide more information to viewers and to enable the undertaking of e-commerce on the website.
  • a further link might take the organisation to a domain registration organisation to enable the enterprise to register their own domain name.
  • the website may also display a button to enable the enterprise to order a data collection booklet.
  • the data collection booklet comprises a series of printed forms which enable the enterprise to design their website based on the templates provided choosing for example the number of pages, the background colours and textures, navigation bar and button colour, page themes and the like.
  • the present invention preferably includes the construction of websites built from a series of templates and options set out in the booklet. This is considerably quicker than building a website to order.
  • Figure 1 shows a main table containing information for website templates
  • Figure 2 shows a FILETYPE reference table
  • Figure 3 shows a CATEGORY reference table
  • Figure 4 shows a CITY reference table
  • Figure 5 shows a SUBURB reference table
  • Figure 6 illustrates a hardware and communication set up for a system embodying the present invention
  • Figure 7 is a chart illustrating the process flow for the generator of a web page
  • Figure 8 is a screen dump of a typical "seeded" web page
  • Figure 9 is a diagram illustrating the process of building a website
  • Figure 10 is a diagram illustrating a subroutine in the process. Detailed Description of a Preferred Embodiment
  • the first requirement for implementing the present invention is a database which contains information about a number of clients, typically small to medium sized enterprises.
  • Organisations which have existing databases with information about such enterprises include telecommunications companies and Internet services providers.
  • Each enterprise is provided with a site address which is typically www. enterprise name.portal name.com.
  • any non-distinctive content may be stripped off.
  • the enterprise name of "Bowen Florist Pty Ltd” would simply become “Bowen Florist”.
  • Each enterprise is listed in the portal database in one of five categories being commerce, general production, life style, property and transport.
  • the system includes a series of templates which receives the information from the portal database on each company utilises that information to generate a webpage. The particular category of the "ENTERPRISE" will determine the template used to generate the companies seed web page.
  • Figure 1 shows a main "COMPANY" table for each enterprise (company) in the database which contains all the information necessary to fill in the website template, and provide information for a search engine.
  • the information in the table is initialised by an import procedure, after which time the operator can add or amend any data, such as the postal address, for example.
  • FIGs 2 to 5 show "FILETYPE", “CATEGORY”, “CITY”, “SUBURB” tables which are referenced to the "COMPANY” table.
  • the "FILETYPE” reference table is designed to hold the information on the file types processed by the program from the company information imported into the system.
  • "FILETYPE” is the first category of the company.
  • the "CATEGORY" reference table is designed to hold the information on the classification categories.
  • the information is automatically generated from the Business Search Disk and is available in an Administration System for maintenance.
  • the "CITY” reference table is designed to hold the information on all cities supplied by the disk. The information is automatically generated during the import procedure and is available in the Administration System for maintenance.
  • the "SUBURB” reference table is designed to hold the information on all suburbs supplied by the disk. The information is automatically generated by the import procedure and is available in the Administration system for maintenance.
  • Figure 6 illustrates one possible hardware set up for the portal.
  • a local area network (LAN) hub 10 is linked to the Internet 12 via a firewall 14.
  • a database server 16 and a web server 18 are linked to the LAN hub 10.
  • the portal database 20 is associated with the database server 16.
  • the data is stored as comma delimited files (refer to Figures 1 to 5) split by file category.
  • the system provides customised website interfaces for all enterprises registered in the portal database. Each enterprise website is the result of the merger of one of the five templates with the information stored in the database, see Figure 7.
  • Figure 8 shows a typical generated web page for a florist.
  • the main name includes the name of the enterprise "Bowen Florist” and the portal name EZSHOP.
  • the name, address and contact details of the enterprise are displayed.
  • some text appears depending on the particular template which as illustrated is an invitation to the enterprise "Bowen Florist” to either hyperlink to an online form to order an enhanced website on line or complete a paper form (content collection booklet) provided with their bill for off line ordering of enhanced website.
  • the invitation to upgrade may offer "step by step” upgrades - for example, step 1 a brochure site, step 2 a brochure site plus a shopping cart, step 3 a brochure site, a shopping cart and offline payment, or step 4 a brochure site, shopping cart and online payment.
  • the website manufacturer would send out content collection booklets to any business organisations which requested an improved website and that website is then created in a process illustrated in Figure 9.
  • the first step of the process shown at 100 is the receiving of the booklet from the enterprise.
  • the information is unpacked 102 and used to generate various files and forms 104 indicating the enterprise which contain the data included in the booklet.
  • Different websites go down different paths depending on the requirements of each business organisation. For example, initially all websites require the booklet step 100, unpack step 102 and the files and forms step 104.
  • the process splits into two depending on whether the business organisation wishes to have their own domain name or is happy to retain the same address provided on their seed website.
  • Step 106 is registering the domain name if the enterprise requested their own domain name.
  • FIG. 7 shows the scanning sub routine.
  • the average time to create a website is around 50 minutes and the average time it takes the website to go live is an average of around 75 minutes. That timing includes quality control checks, rebuilding the sites if necessary and interacting with the customers to request further information where required.
  • the factory built website may include the integration of SMS messaging from the website to the website owner's mobile phone.
  • the present invention provides a process enabling many enterprises to have a presence on the net quickly, efficiently and cheaply.

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Un procédé de création de sites informatiques navigables comporte des étapes d'identification d'une base de données d'entreprises devant être dotées d'un site informatique navigable. De manière spécifique, la base de données est celle d'une compagnie de télécommunications ou d'un fournisseur de services Internet. Un portail est créé. Les informations contenues dans la base de données se rapportant à une ou plusieurs desdites entreprises sont entrées sous forme de modèles pour générer une page Web destinée à un site informatique navigable spécifiquement adapté à cette même entreprise. Chaque entreprise est dotée d'une adresse de site qui est spécifiquement www.nom d'entreprise. nom de portail.com. Pour le nom de l'entreprise, tout contenu non spécifique peut être éliminé. Par exemple, le nom d'entreprise 'entreprise de fleurs Bowen'' devient simplement 'Fleuriste Bowen''. Chaque entreprise est enregistrée dans une liste de la base de données du portail dans une des cinq catégories suivantes commerce, production générale, mode de vie, propriété et transport. En général le site informatique navigable est créé gratuitement et les entreprises ont la possibilité, moyennant le paiement d'un droit d'adhésion, d'améliorer leur site Web pour le revaloriser.
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