Method and system for maintaining textsites on a global textsite platform

Abstract

A method for accessing content using a global textsite platform including registering a unique keyword received from a publisher, receiving content from the publisher for creating a textsite associated with the unique keyword, creating the textsite on behalf of the publisher, receiving, from a user, a request to access the textsite, processing the request from the user, and providing access to the textsite by sending the content of the textsite, via a text messaging service (TMS), to a user mobile device.

1 . A method for accessing content comprising:
 registering a unique keyword;   creating, on behalf of a publisher and based on content received, a textsite associated with the unique keyword, wherein creating the textsite comprises:
 creating a homepage associated with the textsite, 
 associating a hierarchy of text pages with the homepage, 
 assigning a navigating keyword to each of the hierarchy of text pages, 
 assigning a shorthand identifier to the navigating keyword, and 
 including, in the homepage, the navigating keyword and the shorthand identifier of at least one text page in the hierarchy of text pages; 
   receiving, from a user, a request to access the textsite;   processing the request from the user; and   providing access to the textsite by:
 sending the homepage, via a text messaging service (TMS), to a user mobile device, 
 receiving, via the TMS and in response to sending the homepage, the shorthand identifier from the user mobile device, and 
 sending, via the TMS and in response to receiving the shorthand identifier, the at least one text page to the user mobile device. 
   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the content of the textsite is globally accessible by a plurality of users via the TMS. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 requesting to register the unique keyword with a global textsite platform,   authoring the content associated with the registered unique keyword using publishing tools provided by the global textsite platform, and   updating the textsite associated with the registered unique keyword, wherein the textsite comprises the content.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 receiving a request to generate a flyer advertising the registered unique keyword;   generating the flyer comprising an advertisement for the registered unique keyword, wherein content for the flyer is obtained from the authored content; and   sending the flyer, via the TMS, to a computing device accessible by the publisher.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 obtaining the registered unique keyword associated with the textsite,   sending, via the TMS, the request for access to the textsite, wherein the request comprises the registered unique keyword and wherein the request is in the form of a text message sent using the user mobile device, and   receiving, via the TMS, a response to the text message on the user mobile device, wherein the response comprises content associated with the homepage of the textsite.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving a request, from the user mobile device, to access a homesite of the global textsite platform, wherein the request to access the homesite is a first text message sent to a phone number of a global textsite platform; and   sending, to the user mobile device in response to the request to access the homesite, a second text message comprising content of the homesite.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the homesite of the global textsite platform comprises a plurality of suggested textsite keywords for browsing by the user. 
     
     
         8 . (canceled) 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein
 the homepage further comprises the hierarchy of text pages.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein receiving content from the publisher comprises:
 receiving a request to integrate content from a third-party website with the textsite using an application program interface (API) provided by a global textsite platform.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 forwarding a query received, via the TMS, from the user mobile device to a servlet resident on the third-party website,   receiving a response to the query from the third-party website, and   forwarding the response to the user mobile device via the TMS.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein processing the request for the textsite from the user comprises:
 parsing the request to determine the registered unique keyword sent by the user and relevant portions of the request, and   obtaining the content from the requested textsite.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving updated content for the textsite; and   updating the textsite on behalf of the publisher with the updated content.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving a request, via the TMS, to subscribe to the textsite; and   subscribing the user to the textsite, wherein a subscribed user automatically receives a text message when content is updated on the textsite.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein registering the unique keyword comprises:
 comparing the unique keyword to a plurality of keywords stored in a searchable data structure; and   when a match is not found, sending a message to the publisher indicating that the registration of the unique keyword is successful.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the TMS is short messaging service (SMS). 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the global textsite platform is associated with a local number in each of a plurality of geographic regions. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the registered unique keyword is stored in a searchable data structure within the global textsite platform. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the global textsite platform is configured to automatically convert the textsite into a website accessible using an Internet connection. 
     
     
         20 . A method for publishing content, comprising:
 registering, by a publisher, a unique keyword with a global textsite platform by communicating with the global textsite platform using a text messaging service (TMS);   authoring content associated with the registered unique keyword using publishing tools provided by the global textsite platform, wherein the authoring comprises sending, to the global textsite platform using the TMS:
 a hierarchy of text pages, wherein each of the hierarchy of text pages is associated with a navigating keyword, and 
 a specification of a homepage associated with the textsite, wherein the homepage comprises the navigating keyword of at least one text page in the hierarchy of text pages, and wherein the homepage further comprises a shorthand identifier assigned to the navigating keyword; and 
   obtaining a textsite associated with the registered unique keyword and provided by the global textsite platform, wherein the textsite comprises the authored content that is accessible based at least on the shorthand identifier.   
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the publisher registers the unique keyword and authors content for the textsite using a mobile device to exchange text messages with the global platform via the TMS. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein registering the unique keyword comprises sending a text message comprising a request to register the unique keyword to the global textsite platform, wherein the request comprises syntax specific to a text messaging protocol of the global textsite platform. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 20 , further comprising:
 updating the textsite with additional content, by sending the additional content to the global textsite platform, via the TMS, using syntax specific to a text messaging protocol of the global textsite platform.   
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 20 , further comprising:
 advertising the registered unique keyword to a plurality of users of the global textsite platform.   
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the plurality of users, each using a mobile device, sends the advertised unique keyword in a text message to the global textsite platform to obtain the content of the textsite associated with the unique keyword. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein authoring content comprises:
 integrating content from a third-party website with the textsite using an application programming interface (API) provided by the global textsite platform.   
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein integrating the third-party API with the textsite comprises:
 creating a servlet resident on the third-party website, wherein the servlet is configured with functionality to:
 receive a query from the global textsite platform for content from the third-party website, 
 parse and format the content relevant to the query from the third-party website, and 
 respond to the query with the formatted relevant content. 
   
     
     
         28 . A method for accessing content, comprising:
 obtaining a registered unique keyword associated with a desired textsite, wherein the desired textsite comprises a hierarchy of text pages, wherein each of the hierarchy of text pages is associated with a navigating keyword;   sending, via a text messaging service (TMS) using a user mobile device, a first text message comprising the registered unique keyword to a global textsite platform;   receiving a first text message response, via the TMS, comprising a homepage of the textsite, wherein the homepage comprises the navigating keyword of at least one text page in the hierarchy of text pages, and wherein the homepage further comprises a shorthand identifier assigned to the navigating keyword;   sending, via the TMS using the user mobile device, a second text message comprising the shorthand identifier; and   receiving a second text message response, via the TMS, comprising the at least one text page.   
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 28 , further comprising:
 navigating the textsite by exchanging a plurality of text messages, via the TMS, with the global textsite platform.   
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 28 , further comprising:
 sending, via the TMS, a request to subscribe to the textsite associated with the registered unique keyword; and   receiving, via the TMS, updated content of the textsite each time the textsite is modified.   
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein the user mobile device is not subscribed to a data plan for browsing an Internet connection on the mobile device. 
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein the TMS is short messaging service (SMS). 
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein the homepage comprises at least one navigating keyword to navigate to a text page hierarchically linked to the homepage of the textsite. 
     
     
         34 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising software instructions for providing access to content, that when executed, comprise functionality to:
 register a unique keyword received;   create, on behalf of a publisher and based on content received, a textsite associated with the unique keyword, wherein creating the textsite comprises:
 creating a homepage associated with the textsite, 
 associating a hierarchy of text pages with the homepage, 
 assigning a navigating keyword to each of the hierarchy of text pages, 
 assigning a shorthand identifier to the navigating keyword, and 
 including, in the homepage, the navigating keyword and the shorthand identifier of at least one text page in the hierarchy of text pages; 
   receive, from a user, a request to access the textsite;   process the request from the user; and   provide access to the textsite by:
 sending the homepage, via a text messaging service (TMS), to a user mobile device, 
 receiving, via the TMS and in response to sending the homepage, the shorthand identifier from the user mobile device, and 
 sending, via the TMS and in response to receiving the shorthand identifier, the at least one text page to the user mobile device. 
   
     
     
         35 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 34 , wherein the content of the textsite is globally accessible by a plurality of users via the TMS. 
     
     
         36 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 34 , wherein the software instructions that when executed, further comprise functionality to:
 request to register the unique keyword with a global textsite platform,   author content associated with the registered unique keyword using publishing tools provided by the global textsite platform, and   update the textsite associated with the registered unique keyword, wherein the textsite comprises the authored content.   
     
     
         37 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 36 , wherein the software instructions that when executed, further comprise functionality to:
 receive a request to generate a flyer advertising the registered unique keyword;   generate the flyer comprising an advertisement for the registered unique keyword, wherein content for the flyer is obtained from the authored content; and   send the flyer, via the TMS, to a computing device accessible by the publisher.   
     
     
         38 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 34 , wherein the user is configured to:
 obtain the registered unique keyword associated with the textsite,   send, via the TMS, the request for access to the textsite, wherein the request comprises the registered unique keyword, and wherein the request is in the form of a text message sent using the user mobile device, and   receive, via the TMS, a response to the text message on the user mobile device, wherein the response comprises content associated with the homepage of the textsite.   
     
     
         39 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 36 , further comprising:
 receiving a request, from the user mobile device, to access a homesite of the global textsite platform, wherein the request to access the homesite is a first text message sent to a phone number of the global textsite platform; and   sending, to the user mobile device in response to the request to access the homesite, a second text message comprising content of the homesite.   
     
     
         40 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 39 , wherein the homesite of the global textsite platform comprises a plurality of suggested textsite keywords for browsing by the user. 
     
     
         41 . (canceled) 
     
     
         42 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 34 , wherein
 the homepage further comprises the hierarchy of text pages.   
     
     
         43 . A system for providing content, comprising:
 a repository configured to store a plurality of registered unique keywords; and   a plurality of publishing tools, wherein the plurality of publishing tools are used by a publisher to author content for at least one of a plurality of textsites hosted by a global textsite platform, wherein the plurality of publishing tools are configured to receive, from the publisher using a text messaging service (TMS):
 a hierarchy of text pages, wherein each of the hierarchy of text pages is associated with a navigating keyword; and 
 a specification of a homepage associated with the textsite, wherein the homepage comprises the navigating keyword of at least one text page in the hierarchy of text pages, and wherein the homepage further comprises a shorthand identifier assigned to the navigating keyword; 
   an agent located within the global textsite platform and configured to receive a request to access a textsite of the plurality of textsites from a user mobile device, and send a response comprising the homepage to the user mobile device via the TMS; and   a server comprising a processor and configured to host the plurality of textsites.   
     
     
         44 . The system of  claim 43 , wherein the registered unique keywords are stored in a searchable data structure. 
     
     
         45 . The system of  claim 43 , wherein the textsite comprises the homepage and the plurality of text pages hierarchically linked to the homepage, wherein the homepage and the plurality of text page are configured to be navigated via the TMS. 
     
     
         46 . The system of  claim 43 , wherein the text messaging service is short messaging service (SMS). 
     
     
         47 . The system of  claim 43 , wherein the plurality of publishing tools comprise a text messaging protocol for authoring content and for navigating the plurality of textsites. 
     
     
         48 . The system of  claim 43 , wherein the repository is further configured to store pre-designated keywords corresponding to the text messaging protocol. 
     
     
         49 . The system of  claim 43 , wherein the plurality of publishing tools comprise a web-based content authoring tool accessible via an Internet connection. 
     
     
         50 . The system of  claim 43 , wherein the plurality of publishing tools comprise an application programming interface (API) for integrating content from a third-party website with at least one of the plurality of textsites. 
     
     
         51 . The system of  claim 43  wherein the plurality of publishing tools comprise a flyer printing tool that uses the content to create a printable flyer for advertising a registered unique keyword. 
     
     
         52 . The system of  claim 43 , wherein the plurality of textsites are globally accessible via the TMS. 
     
     
         53 . The system of  claim 43 , wherein the publisher authors content for the textsite using a mobile device to communicate with the global textsite platform via the TMS.