Populating online forums
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1. A method for providing a forum for user interaction, comprising:
- creating one or more clones of the forum wherein each clone is an instance of the forum, thereby allowing any number of users to be in the same forum while limiting the number of users in each instance of the forum;
determining whether a relationship exists between a user entering the forum and one or more other users entering the forum or one or more other users already in the forum; and
if a relationship exists, placing the user entering the forum in a clone of the forum based on the relationship.
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Abstract
A forum for user interaction is provided. A clone of the forum is created, thereby allowing any number of users to be in the same forum while limiting the number of users in each instance of the forum. It is determined whether a relationship exists between a user entering the forum and one or more other users entering the forum or with one or more other users already in the forum. If a relationship exists, the user entering the forum is placed in a clone of the forum based on the relationship.
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1. A method for providing a forum for user interaction, comprising:
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creating one or more clones of the forum wherein each clone is an instance of the forum, thereby allowing any number of users to be in the same forum while limiting the number of users in each instance of the forum;
determining whether a relationship exists between a user entering the forum and one or more other users entering the forum or one or more other users already in the forum; and
if a relationship exists, placing the user entering the forum in a clone of the forum based on the relationship. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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16. A computer system for providing a forum for user interaction comprising:
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means for sending and receiving content to and from a network;
means coupled to means for sending and receiving content for creating one or more clones of the forum wherein each clone is an instance of the forum, thereby allowing any number of users to be in the same forum while limiting the number of users in each instance of the forum;
means coupled to means for sending and receiving content for determining whether a relationship exists between a user entering the forum and one or more other users entering the forum or one or more other users already in the forum and, if a relationship exists, placing the user entering the forum in a clone of the forum based on the relationship.
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