METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING PUBLICATION AND SHARING OF DATA

摘要

A first user is generally designated as being eligible to operate as a publisher of data publications. The first user specifically defines a first data publication. A second user is generally designated as being eligible to operate as a contributor of data to data publications. The first user specifically authorizes the second user to contribute data to the first data publication. The first and/or the second user contribute data to the first data publication. A third user is generally designated as being eligible to operate as a subscriber of data publications. The first data publication is generally offered to a plurality of users including the third user. The third user specifically subscribes the first data publication, thereby sharing data of the first and/or second user. The users may be of the same or different organizations, thereby allowing the data sharing to be intra as well as extra-organization