SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A WEB-BASED PEOPLE DIRECTORY
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1. A computer implemented method for an online directory comprising:
- generating a profile template for each person within a group and storing them in a central database;
populating each person'"'"'s profile template with publicly available information;
publishing each person'"'"'s profile template through a web-based people directory application executing on a first computing device and wherein said web-based people directory application is adapted to be accessed by a first person of said group through a browser executing on a second computing device, wherein said second computing device is adapted to connect to said first computing device via a network connection;
providing a first webpage adapted to be viewed by said first person via said browser for said first person to login into said web-based people directory application and to search a second person'"'"'s profile template in said central database;
retrieving said second person'"'"'s profile template and displaying it in a second webpage adapted to be viewed by said first person through said browser;
updating said second person'"'"'s profile information by said first person;
adding said updated profile information to said second person'"'"'s profile template; and
displaying the updated profile template of said second person in said second webpage.
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Abstract
An online system and a method for a web-based people directory provides for collaborative updating of the directory information. The method includes creating profile templates for each person on earth and storing these profile templates in a central database (202). Next, populating the profile templates with publicly available basic information (204) and publishing the public profile information in the web-based directory (206). Users login into the directory website and update their own or other person'"'"'s profile information (208). The updated information is added to the person'"'"'s published profile (210).
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1. A computer implemented method for an online directory comprising:
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generating a profile template for each person within a group and storing them in a central database; populating each person'"'"'s profile template with publicly available information; publishing each person'"'"'s profile template through a web-based people directory application executing on a first computing device and wherein said web-based people directory application is adapted to be accessed by a first person of said group through a browser executing on a second computing device, wherein said second computing device is adapted to connect to said first computing device via a network connection; providing a first webpage adapted to be viewed by said first person via said browser for said first person to login into said web-based people directory application and to search a second person'"'"'s profile template in said central database; retrieving said second person'"'"'s profile template and displaying it in a second webpage adapted to be viewed by said first person through said browser; updating said second person'"'"'s profile information by said first person; adding said updated profile information to said second person'"'"'s profile template; and displaying the updated profile template of said second person in said second webpage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer system comprising a first computing device, a storage device, profile templates for each person on earth stored in a central database stored in said storage device and a web-based people directory application stored in said storage device, wherein said web-based people directory application comprises:
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a first webpage adapted to be viewed by a first person through a browser executing on a second computing device, wherein said second computing device is adapted to connect to said first computing device via a network connection, wherein said first webpage prompts said first person to login into said web-based people directory application and to search second person'"'"'s profile template stored in said central database; a second webpage displaying said second person'"'"'s retrieved profile template and providing means for said first person to update said second person'"'"'s profile information.
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19. An interactive web-based people directory application stored in a first computing device and adapted to be accessed by a first person via a second computing device connecting to said first computing device via a network connection comprising:
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a first webpage adapted to be viewed by said first person through a browser executing on said second computing device, wherein said first webpage prompts said first person to login into said web-based people directory application and to search second person'"'"'s profile template stored in a central database; a second webpage also adapted to be viewed by said first person through said browser, wherein said second webpage displays said second person'"'"'s profile template and provides means for said first person to update said second person'"'"'s profile information.
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20. A display device comprising:
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a first graphical user interface comprising a first row and a control and wherein said first row comprises a prompt to a first person to login into a web-based people directory application and to search second person'"'"'s profile template stored in a central database, and wherein actuation of said control initiates said searching and retrieval of the second person'"'"'s profile template; a second graphical user interface comprising one or more rows displaying said second person'"'"'s retrieved profile template and additional controls and wherein activation of said additional controls allows said first person to update information in said second person'"'"'s profile template.
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