Method and apparatus for publishing a community based directory and of offering associated community based services
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1. A method for providing information services about a community, the method comprising the steps of:
- selecting items of interest within a community;
collecting information regarding said items of interest, the information including, for each item of interest, at least a name, a category, and contact coordinates;
storing the information as a computer database;
organizing the computer database into a community based directory;
publishing a tangible edition of the community based directory; and
publishing at least one intangible edition of the community based directory using at least two different technology protocols.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a method or apparatus for publishing a community based directory and profile using a tangible and an intangible publication. The intangible publication consists of using at least two different digital communication protocols or using a fixed and a mobile device. Selected members listed in the community based directory are also able to access a list of digital services such as file storage, file transfer, electronic communications, management of information, marketing tools, etc. from the digital communication locations.
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1. A method for providing information services about a community, the method comprising the steps of:
- selecting items of interest within a community;
collecting information regarding said items of interest, the information including, for each item of interest, at least a name, a category, and contact coordinates;
storing the information as a computer database;
organizing the computer database into a community based directory;
publishing a tangible edition of the community based directory; and
publishing at least one intangible edition of the community based directory using at least two different technology protocols. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- selecting items of interest within a community;
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9. A method for providing information services about a community, the method comprising the steps of:
- selecting items of interest within a community;
collecting information regarding said items of interest, the information including, for each item of interest, at least a name, a category, and contact coordinates;
selecting a community profile information;
storing the information as a computer database;
organizing the computer database into a community based community and profile;
publishing a tangible edition of the community based directory and profile; and
publishing at least one intangible edition of the community based directory and profile using at least two different technology protocols. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- selecting items of interest within a community;
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18. A method for providing information services about a community, the method comprising the steps of:
- selecting items of interest within a community;
collecting information regarding said items of interest, the information including, for each item of interest, at least a name, a category, and contact coordinates;
storing the information as a computer database;
organizing the computer database into a community based directory and profile;
publishing a tangible edition of the community based directory and profile;
displaying on a fixed device a first intangible edition of the community based directory and profile; and
displaying on a mobile device a second intangible edition of the community based directory and profile. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
- selecting items of interest within a community;
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25. An apparatus for providing information services about a community, the apparatus comprising:
- a means for selecting and collecting information of items of interest, the information including, for each item of interest, at least a name, a category, and address;
a software able to store and organize the said collected information into a community based directory;
a means for publishing a tangible edition of the community based directory as stored in a computer where the information was stored and collected;
an indexing means able to access at a minimum a selected item of interest of the community based directory from at least a fixed personal computer and at least a mobile device;
a means for displaying on said fixed personal computer the indexed information of said item of interest; and
a means for displaying on said mobile device at least said information of an item of interest. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
- a means for selecting and collecting information of items of interest, the information including, for each item of interest, at least a name, a category, and address;
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31. A method for offering community based services, associated to a community based directory and profile, the method comprising the steps of:
- selecting items of interest within a community;
collecting information regarding said items of interest, the information including, for each item of interest, at least a name, a category, and contact coordinates;
storing the information as a computer database;
organizing the computer database into a community based directory and profile;
giving access to the community based directory and profile to a plurality of users;
granting to items of interest forming the community based directory and profile additional access to group related services. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
- selecting items of interest within a community;
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