System and method for visual representation of an electroni community
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating communication between community members, comprising:
- defining a plurality of events to facilitate communication between community members;
creating at least one graphical representation of a virtual campus including a plurality of venues, wherein each event of said plurality of events is graphically associated with one of said plurality of venues, and wherein each of said plurality of venues is representative of a type of communication utilized by its respective event;
providing said at least one graphical representation to said community members;
receiving selection of selected ones of said plurality of events by said community members;
providing communication defined by said plurality of events to said community members; and
modifying said at least one graphical representation to reflect participation of said community members in said selected ones of said plurality of events.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a method for facilitating communication between community members. The method may comprises the steps of: defining a plurality of events to facilitate communication between community members; creating at least one graphical representation of a virtual campus including a plurality of venues, wherein each event of the plurality of events is graphically associated with one of the plurality of venues, and wherein each of the plurality of venues is representative of a type of communication utilized by its respective event; providing the at least one graphical representation to the community members; receiving selection of selected ones of the plurality of events by the community members; providing communication defined by the plurality of events to the community members; and modifying the at least one graphical representation to reflect participation of the community members in the selected ones of the plurality of events.
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1. A method for facilitating communication between community members, comprising:
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defining a plurality of events to facilitate communication between community members;
creating at least one graphical representation of a virtual campus including a plurality of venues, wherein each event of said plurality of events is graphically associated with one of said plurality of venues, and wherein each of said plurality of venues is representative of a type of communication utilized by its respective event;
providing said at least one graphical representation to said community members;
receiving selection of selected ones of said plurality of events by said community members;
providing communication defined by said plurality of events to said community members; and
modifying said at least one graphical representation to reflect participation of said community members in said selected ones of said plurality of events. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer readable medium comprising executable instructions to facilitate communication between community members, said computer readable medium comprising:
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code for creating at least one graphical representation of a campus, said campus including a plurality of venues associated with occurring events;
code for providing said at least one graphical representation to said community members;
code for receiving selections of ones of said plurality of venues by said community members;
code for modifying said at least one graphical representation to indicate participation in said ones of occurring events; and
code for permitting access by said community members to communication associated with said ones of occurring events. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for facilitating communication between community members, comprising:
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receiving a request from a community member to view a virtual campus;
generating at least one graphical representation of a virtual campus including a plurality of venues, wherein each event of a plurality of events is graphically associated with one of said plurality of venues, and wherein each of said plurality of venues is representative of a type of communication utilized by its respective event;
providing said at least one graphical representation to said community member;
receiving a selection of a selected event of said plurality of events by said community member;
providing communication defined by said selected event to said community members; and
modifying said at least one graphical representation to reflect participation of said community member in said selected event. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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