MULTIPLE FORMAT FILE ARCHIVING IN AN ONLINE SOCIAL COMMUNITY
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1. A system for archiving files in an online community, comprising:
- a) a Community Website hosted on at least one Hosting Server;
b) a Forum accessible to a plurality of Members via said Community Website, said Forum capable of being written to and read by said plurality of Members;
c) a File Archiving System having the ability to store a plurality of files generated by said Forum; and
d) a Network communicatively coupling said Community Website, said at least one Hosting Server, said Forum, said plurality of Members, and said File Archiving system.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of the present invention allow for archiving files in an online community. An example system includes a Community Website hosted on at least one Hosting Server; a Forum accessible to a plurality of Members via said Community Website, said Forum capable of being written to and read by said plurality of Members; a File Archiving System having the ability to store a plurality of files generated by said Forum; and a Network communicatively coupling said Community Website, said at least one Hosting Server, said Forum, said plurality of Members, and said File Archiving system.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for archiving files in an online community, comprising:
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a) a Community Website hosted on at least one Hosting Server; b) a Forum accessible to a plurality of Members via said Community Website, said Forum capable of being written to and read by said plurality of Members; c) a File Archiving System having the ability to store a plurality of files generated by said Forum; and d) a Network communicatively coupling said Community Website, said at least one Hosting Server, said Forum, said plurality of Members, and said File Archiving system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for archiving files in an online community, comprising:
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a) a Community Website hosted on at least one Hosting Server; b) a Forum accessible to a plurality of Members via said Community Website, said Forum capable of being written to and read by said plurality of Members, said Forum comprising an Internet forum software application, an instant messaging software application, an electronic discussion group software application, an email software application, and a weblog software application; c) a File Archiving System having the ability to store a plurality of files generated by said Forum, said File Archiving System further comprises a Forum File Database having the ability to store said plurality of files, said Forum File database being communicatively coupled to said Network, said plurality of files comprising files generated by said Internet forum software application, said instant messaging software application, said electronic discussion group software application, said email software application, and said weblog software application; and d) a plurality of folders in said File Archiving system for organizing said plurality of files, wherein said plurality of files comprise multiple file types stored together in at least one of said plurality of folders; and e) a Network communicatively coupling said Community Website, said at least one Hosting Server, said Forum, said plurality of Members, and said File Archiving system.
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17. A method of archiving files with an online community, comprising the steps of:
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a) generating a plurality of files with a Forum on a Community Website; b) transmitting said plurality of files to a File Archiving System having the ability to store said plurality of files;
said File Archiving System being communicatively coupled to said Community Website and accessible via said Forum; andc) storing said plurality of files in a plurality of folders in said File Archiving System, wherein said plurality of files comprise multiple file types stored together in at least one of said plurality of folders. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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