Facilitation of online discussion

• US 20060248160A1
• Filed: 02/09/2006
• Published: 11/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Xeriton Corp. (Greenidge Generation Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Xeriton Corp. (Greenidge Generation Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Plummer, David William
• Application Number:
  US11/351,257
• Publication Number:
  US 20060248160A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226

Abstract

A method includes receiving, at a first network address and from a first client device of a plurality of client devices, an identifier of a second network address. In response to receiving the identifier from the first client device, first content corresponding to the second network address is provided to the first client device. Second content from the first client device is received at the first network address. The identifier is received at the first network address and from a second client device of the plurality of client devices. In response to receiving the identifier from the second client device, the second content is provided to the second client device.

Claims

1. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing steps comprising:

receiving an identifier of a first network address corresponding to first content associated with a first content source;

providing the first network-address identifier to a second content source;

receiving from the second content source second content corresponding to the first network-address identifier; and

displaying the second content.

2. The medium of claim 1 having further instructions for performing the step of simultaneously displaying the first content and the second content.

3. The medium of claim 2 having further instructions for performing the step of displaying the first content and the second content in a first display window.

4. The medium of claim 2 having further instructions for performing the step of displaying the first content in a first display window and the second content in a second display window.

5. The medium of claim 1 having further instructions for performing the steps of:

receiving a second network-address identifier corresponding to third content associated with a third content source;

providing the second network-address identifier to the second content source;

receiving from the second content source fourth content corresponding to the second network-address identifier; and

displaying the fourth content.

6. The medium of claim 1 having further instructions for performing the step of providing user-authentication information to the second content source.

7. The medium of claim 1 wherein the first network-address identifier is received from a browser application operable to access the first content.

8. The medium of claim 1 wherein the second content comprises a message forum.

9. The medium of claim 1 wherein the second content source has a second network address different from the first network address.

10. A system, comprising:

(a) a memory device; and

(b) a first electronic device having a first network address and coupled to the memory device and a plurality of client devices, the first electronic device operable to;

(i) receive from a first client device of the plurality an identifier of a second network address;

(ii) retrieve from the memory device first content corresponding to the second-network-address identifier; and

(iii) provide the first content to the first client device.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the memory device comprises a database.

12. The system of claim 10 wherein the first electronic device is further operable to:

receive from the first client device an identifier of a third network address;

retrieve from the memory device second content corresponding to the third-network-address identifier; and

provide the second content to the first client device.

13. The system of claim 10 wherein the first electronic device is further operable to:

receive from a second client device of the plurality the second-network-address identifier;

retrieve from the memory device the first content; and

provide the first content to the second client device.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein the first electronic device is operable to receive second content from the first client device.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the first electronic device is operable to provide the second content to the second client device.

16. A method, comprising:

receiving, at a first network address and from a first client device of a plurality of client devices, an identifier of a second network address;

providing to the first client device, in response to receiving the identifier from the first client device, first content corresponding to the second network address;

receiving, at the first network address, second content from the first client device;

receiving, at the first network address and from a second client device of the plurality of client devices, the identifier; and

providing to the second client device, in response to receiving the identifier from the second client device, the second content.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein providing the first content comprises providing a user interface including the first content.

18. The method of claim 16 wherein providing the second content comprises providing a user interface including the second content.

19. The method of claim 16, further comprising receiving the first content from a client device of the plurality.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising associating in a memory the first content with the second network address.