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The present invention is a Group Publishing System (GPS) for permitting coordinated publishing, assembly and administration of texts by an unlimited number of authors or editors, each of whom may perform word processing, document assembly and editing functions on the same or different portions of a

The present invention is a Group Publishing System (GPS) for permitting coordinated publishing, assembly and administration of texts by an unlimited number of authors or editors, each of whom may perform word processing, document assembly and editing functions on the same or different portions of a group authored project. Each user of the system also has the capability of electronically communicating through the GPS with any other user of the system working on the same project. The word-processing functions of the GPS are standardized according to pre-defined formats, and e-mail communication links are provided for communication between all users. The system displays the assembled or partially assembled product to all users and operates in multi-media (text, video, CD-ROM, audio and photographic) formats. The output of the GPS is directly viewable, printable or downloadable in publishable format.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A Group Publishing System (GPS) for asynchronous collaborative publishing and editing of a multimedia document project comprising text data, video data, audio data or combinations of these data forms, said GPS comprising:(a) a server hosting the GPS, to which a plurality

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A Group Publishing System (GPS) for asynchronous collaborative publishing and editing of a multimedia document project comprising text data, video data, audio data or combinations of these data forms, said GPS comprising:(a) a server hosting the GPS, to which a plurality of contributing authors or editors may link directly by personal computer upon receipt of authorization to link from a GPS administrator;(b) a project selection interface as a top level to which an authorized author or editor initially links upon linking to said GPS;(c) a login control center for verification of an author's authority to access a multimedia document project comprising one of text data, video data, audio data and combinations thereof, selected from said project selection interface;(d) an author control interface providing project status and control of author functions implemented by said author upon successful login to a selected project;(e) a login control center for verification of an editor's authority to access a multimedia document project comprising one of text data, video data, audio data and combinations thereof, selected from said project selection interface;(f) an editor control interface providing project status and control of editor functions implemented by said editor upon successful login to a selected project; and(g) an administrative control interface whereby overall administration of project selection for inclusion in the GPS, author and editor assignments, and project completion status is achieved.