Electronic communication
First Claim
1. ) Apparatus for providing a private virtual room within which two or more parties can communicate electronically, the apparatus comprising means for receiving a request from at least one party to provide said virtual room, said request including information regarding the proposed purpose of said virtual room, the apparatus further comprising means for verifying the legitimacy of said proposed purpose and providing said virtual room only if said proposed purpose meets one or more predetermined criteria.
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Abstract
A service-provider 600 including a physically and logically protected computing environment 401, and a user space 402 accepts a request 604 to provide a private virtual room for a particular purpose from a customer or multiple customers 606. At 702, it checks the legitimacy of the proposed purpose and seeks input about the criteria for filtering the participants. Providing the legitimacy of the proposed purposes are verified, at 703 the service-provider 600 sets up the private virtual room 608 which provides a secure environment within which participants can communicate electronically. At 704, the service-provider 600 receives requests from potential participants 610 to enter the virtual room 608, and its filters the participants 610 to ensure they meet previously-defined criteria.
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- 1. ) Apparatus for providing a private virtual room within which two or more parties can communicate electronically, the apparatus comprising means for receiving a request from at least one party to provide said virtual room, said request including information regarding the proposed purpose of said virtual room, the apparatus further comprising means for verifying the legitimacy of said proposed purpose and providing said virtual room only if said proposed purpose meets one or more predetermined criteria.
- 5. ) A server programmed for providing a private virtual room within which two or more parties can communicate electronically, the server being programmed on receiving a request from at least one party to provide a virtual room, wherein said request includes information specififying a proposed purpose of said virtual room, to verify the legitimacy of said proposed purpose and to provide said virtual room only if said proposed purpose meets one or more predetermined criteria.
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9. ) Apparatus for providing a private virtual room within which two or more parties can communicate electronically, the apparatus comprising means for providing at least one virtual room and for running said virtual within its own physically and logically protected computing environment, and means for verifying the integrity of data within the or each said environment.
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19. ) A method of providing a private virtual room within which two or more parties can communicate electronically, the method comprising the following steps:
- one party issues a request to a service provider to provide a virtual room, the request including information regarding the proposed purpose of the virtual room;
the service provider verifies the legitimacy of the proposed purpose; and
the service provider provides the virtual room only if the proposed purpose meets one or more predetermined criteria.
- one party issues a request to a service provider to provide a virtual room, the request including information regarding the proposed purpose of the virtual room;
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26. ) A method of providing a private virtual room within which two or more parties can communicate electronically, the method comprising the steps of a service provider providing at least one virtual room and running virtual room within its own physically and logically protected computing environment, and the service provider verifying the integrity of data within the or each said environment.
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