Real time web session affinity identification and user bonding
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1. A method for creating user groups in a network environment comprising the steps of:
- identifying at least one affinity among a plurality of user sessions; and
responsive to said affinity identification, prompting a plurality of users to engage in communication.
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Abstract
A method, system and machine readable storage for creating user groups in a network environment. The method includes the step of monitoring a plurality of user sessions, each associated with a different user. At least one affinity among the user sessions can be identified. Responsive to the affinity identification, at least one action can be initiated, for example, presenting a user interface to at least one of the users and/or prompting users to engage in communication.
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1. A method for creating user groups in a network environment comprising the steps of:
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identifying at least one affinity among a plurality of user sessions; and
responsive to said affinity identification, prompting a plurality of users to engage in communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for creating user groups in a network environment comprising the steps of:
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identifying at least one affinity among a plurality of user sessions; and
responsive to said affinity identification, presenting a user interface to at least one user.
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11. A machine-readable storage having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections, said code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:
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identifying at least one affinity among at least two of said plurality of user sessions; and
responsive to said affinity identification, prompting a plurality of users to engage in communication. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A machine-readable storage having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections, said code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:
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identifying at least one affinity among a plurality of user sessions; and
responsive to said affinity identification, presenting a user interface to at least one user.
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21. A system for creating user groups in a network environment comprising:
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means for identifying at least one affinity among at least two of said plurality of user sessions; and
means for initiating prompting a plurality of users to engage in communication responsive to said affinity identification.
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22. A system for creating user groups in a network environment comprising:
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means for identifying at least one affinity among a plurality of user sessions; and
means for presenting a user interface to at least one user responsive to said affinity identification.
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