Method and system for conducting a convention online
First Claim
1. A method for establishing a conference between two or more users, comprising the steps of:
- (a) registering participants in the conference;
(b) providing software to said participants, said software permitting the participant to have a screen name and password security, said software providing a communication device between participants when the participants are connected to a public network such as the world wide web; and
, (c) installing the software on said participants'"'"' computers.
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Abstract
In accordance with the invention, a method for establishing an electronic convention comprising providing a central server programmed with convention software adapted to register participants to a convention over a publicly accessible or privately accessible computer network, make available over the publicly accessible or privately accessible computer network information of interest to the participants to the convention, and receive information from the participants over the publicly accessible or privately accessible computer network. A plurality of screens are provided to participants from the central server, at least one of the screens including a hyperlink which may be clicked on to transfer traffic to a second server other than the central server, the second server performing at least one convention function.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for establishing a conference between two or more users, comprising the steps of:
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(a) registering participants in the conference;
(b) providing software to said participants, said software permitting the participant to have a screen name and password security, said software providing a communication device between participants when the participants are connected to a public network such as the world wide web; and
,(c) installing the software on said participants'"'"' computers.
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2. A method for establishing an electronic convention comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a central server programmed with convention software adapted (i) to register participants to a convention over a publicly accessible or privately accessible computer network, (ii) make available over said publicly accessible or privately accessible computer network information of interest to said participants to said convention; and
(iii) receive information from said participants over said publicly accessible or privately accessible computer network; and
(b) providing a plurality of screens to participants from said central server, at least one of said screens including a hyperlink which may be clicked on to transfer traffic to a second server other than said central server, said second server performing at least one convention function. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4)
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5. A method for establishing an electronic convention comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a central server programmed with convention software adapted (i) to register participants to a convention over a publicly accessible or privately accessible computer network, (ii) make available over said publicly accessible or privately accessible computer network information of interest to said participants to said convention; and
(iii) receive information from said participants over said publicly accessible or privately accessible computer network; and
(b) providing a screen providing the option to convention registrants of a convention email account with a known limited period of existence, said screen informing the registrant respecting the time limited nature of said convention e-mail account.
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6. A method for establishing an electronic convention comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a central server programmed with convention software adapted (i) to register participants to a convention over a publicly accessible or privately accessible computer network, (ii) make available over said publicly accessible or privately accessible computer network information of interest to said participants to said convention, wherein said information is made available in the form of a plurality of website pages; and
(iii) receive information from said participants over said publicly accessible or privately accessible computer network;
(b) making available to potential registrants to said electronic convention a page receiving identification and money transfer information;
(c) making available to persons which register into said electronic convention all website pages; and
(d) making available to persons who do not register into said electronic convention only a limited number of website pages. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A method for establishing an electronic convention comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a central server programmed with convention software adapted (i) to register participants to a convention over a publicly accessible or privately accessible computer network, (ii) make available over said publicly accessible or privately accessible computer network information of interest to said participants to said convention; and
(iii) receive information from said participants over said publicly accessible or privately accessible computer network; and
(b) providing a screen to convention participants to provide the functions of a presentation by a speaker, said screens including;
(i) a picture of the speaker, (ii) a window with a scrolling feature incorporating the text of the speech of the speaker, and (iii) an invitation to submit a question to the speaker, (iv) a field for receiving said question, and (v) a button for sending said question to set speaker to be included with any response within said window with a scrolling feature.
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10. A method for establishing an electronic convention comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a central server programmed with convention software adapted (i) to register participants to a convention over a publicly accessible or privately accessible computer network, (ii) make available over said publicly accessible or privately accessible computer network information of interest to said participants to said convention; and
(iii) receive information from said participants over said publicly accessible or privately accessible computer network; and
(b) providing a screen to participants from said central server, said screen serving as a bulletin board and including general messages to participants located in areas organized according to topic. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27)
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25. A method for a plurality of electronic conventions, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing through a publicly accessible computer network a website with a conventions homepage including a list of a plurality of conventions being hosted;
(b) highlighting a convention listed in said list in response to its being clicked on by a potential convention registrant;
(c) providing a central server programmed with convention software adapted (i) to register participants to be highlighted convention over a publicly accessible or privately accessible computer network, (ii) make available over said publicly accessible or privately accessible computer network information of interest to said participants to said said highlighted convention; and
(iii) receive information from said participants over said publicly accessible or privately accessible computer network; and
(b) providing a plurality of screens associated with said highlighted convention to participants.
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