SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENABLING MOBILITY TO VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES VIA PERSONAL AND GROUP FORUMS
First Claim
1. A method of enabling members of a virtual community to interact via a communication forum, comprising:
- enabling a first member of the community to establish a forum account, the account established at least in part by accessing a web-site over the Internet;
enabling the first member of the community to provide content associated with the forum account, the content including audio content input to a telephony device;
enabling a second member of the virtual community to access the content provided by the first member;
enabling the second member to respond to the content provided by the first member by providing responsive content;
providing a notification to the first member that the second member has provided responsive content; and
enabling the first member of the community to access the responsive content.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A system and associated apparatus and methods for enabling members of a group or virtual community to create and access voice messages, audio, video, text or other content over the Internet. The invention provides a model of a voice bulletin board or forum in which multiple members of a group may create and post messages or other content that may be accessed, commented upon, or supplemented by other group members. The invention enables group members to input the message or content using a fixed-line (e.g., wireline) or wireless device, such as a standard phone, wireless mobile phone, or wirelessly connected computing device equipped with a microphone. The invention further enables a group member to create a forum and provide access to that forum to other group members, and to provide notifications to group members when new messages or content are posted to the forum.
233 Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A method of enabling members of a virtual community to interact via a communication forum, comprising:
-
enabling a first member of the community to establish a forum account, the account established at least in part by accessing a web-site over the Internet;
enabling the first member of the community to provide content associated with the forum account, the content including audio content input to a telephony device;
enabling a second member of the virtual community to access the content provided by the first member;
enabling the second member to respond to the content provided by the first member by providing responsive content;
providing a notification to the first member that the second member has provided responsive content; and
enabling the first member of the community to access the responsive content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
-
-
13. A system to enable members of a virtual community to interact via a communication forum, comprising:
-
a VoIP/PSTN gateway coupling a telephony network to the Internet; and
a Voice Applications element coupled to the Internet and configured to enable execution of a communication forum application, the communication forum application including a set of executable instructions, which when executed, implement a process that includes enabling a first member of the community to establish a forum account, the account established at least in part by accessing a web-site over the Internet;
enabling the first member of the community to provide content associated with the forum account, the content including audio content input to a telephony device;
enabling a second member of the virtual community to access the content provided by the first member;
enabling the second member to respond to the content provided by the first member by providing responsive content;
providing a notification to the first member that the second member has provided responsive content; and
enabling the first member of the community to access the responsive content. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
-
Specification