The present invention provides for the automatic authoring, marketing, and/or distributing of title material. A computer automatically authors material. The material is automatically formatted into a desired format, resulting in a title material. The title material may also be automatically distributed to a recipient. Meta material, marketing material, and control material are automatically authored and if desired, distributed to a recipient. Further, the title material may be authored on demand, such that it may be in any desired language and with the latest version and content. |
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Claims1. A computer-based method of creating original works of authorship, comprising the steps of: - A) receiving an indication of at least one selected genre of title materials;
- B) opening at least one specification table for the selected at least one genre, wherein said specification table specifies at least one of various default data options and user defined options associated with the selected at least one genre; and
- C) running at least one of a module, macro and query identified in the specification table to automatically author title material in the selected at least one genre, wherein the running at least one of a module, macro and query includes:
- (1) opening databases identified in the specification table;
- (2) populating data from said databases into at least one of tables, graphics, text and reports using at least one template associated with said selected at least one genre; and
- (3) organizing at least one of said tables, graphics, text and reports for at least one of: formatting, editing, and embellishing with additional materials as associated with said selected at least one genre; and
- D) saving the title material resulting from said previous steps A) through C) to a path specified in the specification table.
2. A computer-based method of creating original works of authorship in accordance with claim 1, further comprising the step of determining whether more material is to be authored, and if so, repeating steps C and D. 3. A computer-based method of creating original works of authorship in accordance with claim 1, further comprising the step of determining whether another genre has been selected and, if so, repeating steps B, C and D. 4. A computer-based method of creating original works of authorship in accordance with claim 1, further comprising the step of translating the title material of step D into an alternative language. 5. A computer-based method of creating original works of authorship in accordance with claim 4, wherein said step of translating the title material of step D into an alternative language includes specifying an alternative language; accessing a translation dictionary that has translation of words and phrases from the original language of the title material into the specified alternative language, searching and replacing words and phrases of the original title material with words and phrases found in the translation dictionary; and saving the translated title material. 6. A computer-based method of creating original works of authorship in accordance with claim 1, further comprising the step of convening the title material of step D into an alternative format. 7. A computer-based method of creating original works of authorship in accordance with claim 6, wherein said step of converting the title material of step D into an alternative format includes at least one of running a cleaning macro to edit the title material to be in a suitable form for the alternate format, book-marking the title material, and saving the title material in the alternate format. 8. A computer-based method of creating original works of authorship in accordance with claim 1, further comprising the step of providing meta materials based on said title material of step D. 9. A computer-based method of creating original works of authorship in accordance with claim 8, wherein said step of providing meta materials includes opening a meta material specification table and running at least one of modules, queries, and macros on said title materials using said meta data material specification table to provide meta materials. 10. A computer-based method of creating original works of authorship in accordance with claim 8, wherein said step of providing meta materials includes opening a meta material specification table and opening predefined databases using said meta data material specification table to provide meta materials. 11. A computer-based method of creating original works of authorship in accordance with claim 1, further comprising the step of providing marketing materials reflecting said title material of step D. 12. A computer-based method of creating original works of authorship in accordance with claim 11, wherein said step of providing marketing materials reflecting said title material of step D includes opening a marketing material specification table and running at least one of modules, queries, and macros on said title material using said marketing material specification table to provide marketing materials. 13. A computer-based method of creating original works of authorship in accordance with claim 11, wherein said step of providing marketing materials includes opening a marketing material specification table and opening predefined databases using said marketing material specification table to provide marketing materials. 14. A computer-based method of creating original works of authorship in accordance with claim 1, further comprising the step of providing control materials associated with the title material of step D, wherein said control materials is useful in controlling, tracking, indexing and accounting for the title material. 15. A computer-based method of creating original works of authorship in accordance with claim 14, wherein said step of providing control materials associated with said title material of step D includes opening a control material specification table and running at least one of modules, queries, and macros on said material using said control material specification table to provide control materials. 16. A computer-based method of creating original works of authorship in accordance with claim 14, wherein said step of providing control materials includes opening a control material specification table and opening predefined databases using said control material specification table to provide control materials. 17. A computer-based method of creating and distributing original works of authorship, comprising the steps of: - creating original works of authorship in accordance with claim 1; and
- distributing said title material including the steps of: specifying a list of recipients from user input or a distribution specification table; and transferring the title material over a communications network.
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