COLLABORATIVE WEB BROWSING SYSTEM INTEGRATED WITH SOCIAL NETWORKS
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1. A collaborative web browsing method comprising:
- providing a social network server, a social network website, 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 having a friend connection button;
displaying by the SWAF server engine, the collaborative website on each of the plurality of client computers;
detecting by the SWAF client engine, browser activity data of a first client computer 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;
detecting by the SWAF client engine, actuation of the friend connection button by a first client computer of the plurality of client computers;
transmitting by the SWAF client engine, a friend connection request to the social network server;
displaying by the social network server, the friend connection request on the social network website;
detecting by the social network server, an acceptance of the friend connection request from a second client computer of the plurality of client computers; and
transmitting by the SWAF server engine, the browser activity data that has been stored on the database to the second client computer of the plurality of client computers.
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The present invention is directed towards to computerized social networks and e-commerce and facilitating ad-hoc screen sharing and co-browsing between users of a social network. The collaborative browsing is integrated with social networks. The collaborative browsing method comprises 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 social network server, a social network website, 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 having a friend connection button; displaying by the SWAF server engine, the collaborative website on each of the plurality of client computers; detecting by the SWAF client engine, browser activity data of a first client computer 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; detecting by the SWAF client engine, actuation of the friend connection button by a first client computer of the plurality of client computers; transmitting by the SWAF client engine, a friend connection request to the social network server; displaying by the social network server, the friend connection request on the social network website; detecting by the social network server, an acceptance of the friend connection request from a second client computer of the plurality of client computers; and transmitting by the SWAF server engine, the browser activity data that has been stored on the database to the second client computer of the plurality of client computers.
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