Cross-population of virtual communities
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1. A system for cross-population of virtual communities, the system comprising:
- a communities module configured to provide a plurality of virtual communities, each virtual community comprising an activity module configured to provide access to content within the virtual community;
a relationships module configured to manage user access to the plurality of virtual communities based on relationships between the plurality of virtual communities; and
a profile module configured to store a profile of each of the users.
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Abstract
Systems and method for cross-population of virtual communities are provided. An exemplary method comprises providing a plurality of virtual communities, each of the virtual communities related to other virtual communities by a cross-population relationship. A user associated with a first virtual community of the plurality of the virtual communities is provided access to a second virtual community of the plurality of the virtual communities based on a cross-population relationship between the first virtual community and the second virtual community.
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1. A system for cross-population of virtual communities, the system comprising:
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a communities module configured to provide a plurality of virtual communities, each virtual community comprising an activity module configured to provide access to content within the virtual community; a relationships module configured to manage user access to the plurality of virtual communities based on relationships between the plurality of virtual communities; and a profile module configured to store a profile of each of the users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for managing admission to a virtual community, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of virtual communities, each of the virtual communities related to other virtual communities by a cross-population relationship; and providing a user associated with a first virtual community of the plurality of the virtual communities access to a second virtual community of the plurality of the virtual communities based on a cross-population relationship between the first virtual community and the second virtual community. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for cross-populating a virtual community, the method comprising:
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receiving login information from a user, the user associated with a profile and a first virtual community; displaying content associated with the first virtual community to the user; and displaying content associated with a second virtual community to the user based on a cross-population relationship between the first virtual community and the second virtual community. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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generating a new virtual community; receiving a first cross-population relationship of the new virtual community with an existing virtual community; and providing a user of the existing virtual community access to the new virtual community based on the cross-population relationship. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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