Open Platform for Mobile Collaboration
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Abstract
A platform is provided which facilitates collaboration among a plurality of users on a project (such as the exploration for oil or natural gas on an oil rig), data set and/or data stream. The platform (301) comprises (a) a data hub (315) configured to allow a plurality of users to store data on the data hub and to retrieve data from the data hub; (b) an interface (319) associated with the data hub which is independently configurable by each of said plurality of users, wherein each user has a set of user preferences associated with that user which controls the configuration of the interface when it is accessed by that user; (c) a plurality of data files stored on said hub, wherein each of said data files is associated with one of said plurality of users and is accessible via the interface; (d) a security system (331) which authenticates a user and which restricts access of the data files to those data files associated with the user; and (e) functionality allowing a user to manipulate data in the hub, including by use of external software loaded onto the hub.
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1. -23. (canceled)
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24. A platform, comprising:
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a data hub configured to allow a plurality of users to store data on the data hub and to retrieve data from the data hub; an interface associated with the data hub which is independently configurable by each of said plurality of users, wherein each user has a set of user preferences associated with that user which controls the configuration of the interface when it is accessed by that user; a plurality of data files stored on said hub, wherein each of said data files is associated with one of said plurality of users and is accessible via the interface; and a security system which authenticates a user and which restricts access of the data files to those data files associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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35. A method for obtaining services from third parties, comprising:
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providing a platform associated with company and upon which third party service providers can register to receive notices of service requests; posting service requests to the platform, wherein each service request contains a description of the service required; and receiving bids from the third party service providers in response to the posted service requests. - View Dependent Claims (38, 44)
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45. A method for facilitating collaboration among parties working on a project, data set or data stream, wherein the collaboration involves the generation or manipulation of data by at least one of the parties, the method comprising:
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providing a platform comprising (a) a data hub configured to allow a plurality of users to store data on the data hub and to retrieve data from the data hub, (b) an interface associated with the data hub which is independently configurable by each of said plurality of users, wherein each user has a set of user preferences associated with that user which controls the configuration of the interface when it is accessed by that user, (c) a plurality of data files stored on said hub, wherein each of said data files is associated with one of said plurality of users and is accessible via the interface, and (d) a security system which authenticates a user and which restricts access of the data files to those data files associated with the user; storing the data on the data hub in a plurality of data files; associating a particular data file with a particular set of users; and restricting access to each of the plurality of data files to those users associated with the data file. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48)
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49. A method by which an entity offers goods or services to other parties, comprising:
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providing a platform associated with the entity and upon which parties can register to post requests for goods or services from the entity; receiving the requests at the platform, wherein each request contains a description of the goods or services required; and posting bids to the platform from the entity in response to the posted requests. - View Dependent Claims (50)
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