METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTING DYNAMIC AND INTERACIVE FAMILY TREES BASED UPON AN ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK
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1. A method of constructing a family tree whereby individual nodes in the family tree are linked as an online social network, wherein a plurality of users are accessible to the online social network, the method comprising:
- i) providing a system comprising a website and database, said system maintained by a server accessible online to said plurality of users;
ii) creating a plurality of nodes, each node representing a living or deceased member of the family tree, each node representing a member of the family tree who has registered with the system or who has not registered with the system, each said node linked by one or more linkages to one or more additional nodes in the family tree, each linkage defined by one or more linkage types, the linkage type representing the relationship type which exists between the individuals represented by each said node; and
iii) permitting the living members of the family tree to access and modify said family tree via said online social network.
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Abstract
A method of constructing family trees wherein users access a web site of an online social network and interactively contribute information to the family tree. The ability of the user to add or edit the information in that user'"'"'s family tree depends on whether the user is active within the system.
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1. A method of constructing a family tree whereby individual nodes in the family tree are linked as an online social network, wherein a plurality of users are accessible to the online social network, the method comprising:
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i) providing a system comprising a website and database, said system maintained by a server accessible online to said plurality of users;
ii) creating a plurality of nodes, each node representing a living or deceased member of the family tree, each node representing a member of the family tree who has registered with the system or who has not registered with the system, each said node linked by one or more linkages to one or more additional nodes in the family tree, each linkage defined by one or more linkage types, the linkage type representing the relationship type which exists between the individuals represented by each said node; and
iii) permitting the living members of the family tree to access and modify said family tree via said online social network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59)
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58. A system for constructing a family tree whereby individual nodes in the family tree are linked as an online social network, wherein a plurality of users are accessible to the online social network, the system comprising:
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i) website and database maintained by a server accessible online to said plurality of users;
ii) computer-implemented means for constructing a family tree whereby individual nodes in the family tree are linked as an online social network, each node representing a living or deceased member of the family tree, each node representing a member of the family tree who has registered with the system or who has not registered with the system, each node containing data pertaining to the individual that it represents, each node linked to one or more additional nodes in the family tree through one or more linkages with a defined linkage type, the linkage type representing the relationship type which exists between the individuals represented by each said node;
iii) computer implemented means for permitting living individuals to register with the system, be assigned a node associated with a unique identification, and modify said family tree and interact with other nodes in the family tree through said online social network; and
iv) computer implemented means whereby the nodes in the family tree interact using the social networking features of the family tree.
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