VARIABLE SPEED COLLABORATIVE WEB BROWSING SYSTEM
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1. A collaborative web browsing method comprising:
- providing a server computer having a Shopping With A Friend (SWAF) server engine coupled to a database, a SWAF client engine coupled to the SWAF server engine and a plurality of client computers each having a web browser program that runs the SWAF client engine, the web browser program does not include a collaboration plug-in;
establishing by the SWAF server engine, a collaborative website;
displaying the collaborative website on a first of the plurality of client computers;
detecting a request for a friend connection by the SWAF client engine;
transmitting the request for the friend connection to a second of the plurality of client computers;
storing by the SWAF server engine, the browser activity data of the first client computer of the plurality of client computers on the database at a first frequency before the request for the friend connection is detected by the SWAF client engine; and
storing by the SWAF server engine, the browser activity data of the first client computer of the plurality of client computers on the database at a second frequency after the request for the friend connection is detected by the SWAF client engine, the first frequency is slower than the second frequency.
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The present invention is directed towards computerized social networks and e-commerce including facilitating ad-hoc screen sharing and co-browsing between users of a social network. The collaborative web browsing method comprising providing a server computer having a Shopping With A Friend (SWAF) server engine coupled to a database, a SWAF client engine coupled to the SWAF server engine and a plurality of client computers each having a web browser program that runs the SWAF client engine. The web browser program does not include a collaboration plug-in.
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1. A collaborative web browsing method comprising:
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providing a server computer having a Shopping With A Friend (SWAF) server engine coupled to a database, a SWAF client engine coupled to the SWAF server engine and a plurality of client computers each having a web browser program that runs the SWAF client engine, the web browser program does not include a collaboration plug-in; establishing by the SWAF server engine, a collaborative website; displaying the collaborative website on a first of the plurality of client computers; detecting a request for a friend connection by the SWAF client engine; transmitting the request for the friend connection to a second of the plurality of client computers; storing by the SWAF server engine, the browser activity data of the first client computer of the plurality of client computers on the database at a first frequency before the request for the friend connection is detected by the SWAF client engine; and storing by the SWAF server engine, the browser activity data of the first client computer of the plurality of client computers on the database at a second frequency after the request for the friend connection is detected by the SWAF client engine, the first frequency is slower than the second frequency. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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