SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ONLINE COLLABORATION

• US 20080228876A1
• Filed: 02/21/2008
• Published: 09/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Byron Johnson
• Original Assignee: Byron Johnson
• Inventors: Johnson, Byron
• Application Number:
  US12/034,937
• Publication Number:
  US 20080228876A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/02 of the type wherein the student is expected to construct an answer to the question which is presented or wherein the machine gives an answer to the question presented by a student
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13093 Personal computer, PC
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13098 Mobile subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13336 Store & forward, messaging systems email H04Q2213/13375
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13337 Picturephone, videotelephony
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13389 LAN, internet

Abstract

A system and method of online collaboration including providing an electronic book accessible by a user. A collaborative forum corresponding to the electronic book may be provided. Access to the collaborative forum may be provided to one or more users of the electronic book.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

an electronic book accessible by a user; and

a collaborative forum corresponding to the electronic book accessible by one or more users of the electronic book.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronic book is selected from a user-specific list of electronic books.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronic book is capable of being rendered on a personal computing device.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the electronic book is capable of being rendered in at least one of an audio or text based format.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a text selection option, enabling a user to select at least a portion of text from the electronic book, the selected portion of text capable of being rendered in the collaborative forum for discussion.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the collaborative forum is enabled by at least one of a text based, audio or video communication.

7. A method comprising:

providing an electronic book accessible by a user;

providing a collaborative forum corresponding to the electronic book; and

providing access to the collaborative forum to one or more users of the electronic book.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the electronic book is selected from a user-specific list of electronic books.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the electronic book is capable of being rendered on a computing device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the electronic book is capable of being rendered in at least one of an audio or text based format.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the collaborative forum is enabled by at least one of a text based, audio or video communication.

12. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

enabling a user to select at least a portion of text from the electronic book; and

rendering the selected portion of text in the collaborative forum for discussion.

13. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

providing an electronic book accessible by a user;

providing a collaborative forum corresponding to the electronic book; and

providing access to the collaborative forum to one or more users of the electronic book.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the electronic book is selected from a user-specific list of electronic books.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the electronic book is capable of being rendered on a computing device.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the electronic book is capable of being rendered in at least one of an audio or text based format.

17. The computer program product of claim 13, further comprising:

enabling a user to select at least a portion of text from the electronic book; and

rendering the selected portion of text in the collaborative forum for discussion.

18. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the collaborative forum is enabled by at least one of a text based, audio or video communication.