Family website system

• US 20050015710A1
• Filed: 06/28/2004
• Published: 01/20/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: The Family Fridge, LLC
• Original Assignee: The Family Fridge, LLC
• Inventors: Williams, Lori Beth
• Application Number:
  US10/878,209
• Publication Number:
  US 20050015710A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking

Abstract

The present invention provides a family website system having a group webpage for displaying in a visually intuitive manner to various sub-group webpages of the family website system. A number of sub-group webpages may include more detailed information relating to a particular family unit and/or to provide specific services and information such as a calendar of family events, a message center, a family photograph album, medical statistics, words of wisdom, personal resumes and so on. Each member may create and display a personal webpage having multimedia information in a design and layout that fits the characteristics of the member. Any changes made to the various pages of the website may be indicated in a notification section on relevant webpages on the website, such as on a section of the group webpage. Each family member may create a personal homepage that is customizable to contain selected features of the family website system.

Claims

1. A virtual family website system comprising:

an index webpage displaying information relating to a group of people;

a secondary webpage displaying information relating to a sub-group of the group of people, said index webpage having a hyperlink to said secondary webpage;

a personal webpage displaying information relating to a member of the sub-group, said index webpage being capable of displaying a notification of changes to said personal webpage.

2. The virtual family website system according to claim 1 wherein said secondary webpage includes information relating to the medical history of the group of people.

3. The virtual family website system according to claim 1 wherein said secondary webpage includes a message center allowing the group of people to view messages.

4. The virtual family website system according to claim 1 wherein said secondary webpage includes a calendar of events relating to the group of people.

5. The virtual family website system according to claim 1 wherein the personal webpage is customizable by the member.

6. The virtual family website system according to claim 5 further comprising a medical history page, said group page having a hyperlink to said medical history page.

7. The virtual family website system according to claim 6 further comprising an urgent news page, said group page having a hyperlink to said urgent news page.

8. The virtual family website system according to claim 7 further comprising a reminders webpage, said group page having a hyperlink to said reminders webpage.

9. The virtual family website system according to claim 8 further comprising a homepage, said homepage having a hyperlink to said calendar webpage and a hyperlink to said message center page, said homepage capable of displaying a notification of changes to the family website system.

10. A webpage system for storing and displaying data relating to a group of people, said system comprising:

a) a remote computer;

b) a server for receiving instructions from said remote computer and displaying a sub-group webpage in accordance with the instructions received from said remote computer;

c) a group webpage displayable by said server and viewable by said remote computer, said group webpage capable of displaying a notification that changes have been made to said sub-group webpage.

11. The webpage system according to claim 10 wherein said server is capable of displaying a personal webpage in accordance with the instructions received from said remote computer.

12. The webpage system according to claim 11 wherein said server is capable of displaying a homepage containing selected information from said group webpage and said sub-group webpage and said personal webpage.

13. The webpage system according to claim 12 wherein said server is capable of displaying on said homepage a notification of changes made to said webpage system.

14. A method for creating a family website system, said method comprising the steps of:

a) setting up a parent webpage having a number of hyperlinks to child family webpages, said child family webpages capable of having a hyperlink to a personal web page

d) uploading a digital photograph to said personal webpage

e) displaying a notification on said family webpage that said digital photograph has been added to said personal webpage.

15. The method according to claim 14 further comprising:

uploading and displaying photographs to a photo album webpage.

16. The method according to claim 15 further comprising:

uploading and displaying a reunion webpage.

17. The method according to claim 16 further comprising:

uploading and displaying a registry webpage.

18. The method according to claim 17 further comprising:

uploading and displaying a family tree diagram for display on a family tree webpage.

19. The method according to claim 18 further comprising:

uploading and displaying words of wisdom for display on a words of wisdom webpage.

20. The method according to claim 19 further comprising:

uploading and displaying a resume webpage for viewing by a remote computer.