Virtual people networking
First Claim
1. A method for virtual people networking (VPN) comprising the steps of:
- monitoring and recording real-time access pattern of a given one of a plurality of electronic subscribers accessing a given one of a plurality electronic sites in an Internet; and
selecting a plurality of entries corresponding to a present or preceding plurality of electronic subscribers, said selecting being performed in a VPN user descriptor database having said real-time access pattern, said VPN user descriptor database having a plurality of VON user descriptors corresponding to a given one of said plurality of electronic subscribers accessing the same said given one of said plurality of electronic sites, said real-time access pattern being provided to said present or a subsequent one of said plurality of electronic subscribers upon request.
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Abstract
A virtual people networking allows multiple people working for the same organizational organization with similar interests to automatically interface with each other when any one of the people accesses any given one of multiple electronic sites provided through an intranet of the organization. A virtual people networking (VPN) module of the present invention is capable of residing in a storage element coupled to a processor running the VPN module in any one of the multiple systems interconnected within the electronic intra-organizational network. The VPN modules may also reside in a storage element coupled to a processor running the VPN module in a firewall system acting as a gateway between the organizational intranet and the Internet providing access to the World Wide Web (WWW).
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36 Claims
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1. A method for virtual people networking (VPN) comprising the steps of:
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monitoring and recording real-time access pattern of a given one of a plurality of electronic subscribers accessing a given one of a plurality electronic sites in an Internet; and selecting a plurality of entries corresponding to a present or preceding plurality of electronic subscribers, said selecting being performed in a VPN user descriptor database having said real-time access pattern, said VPN user descriptor database having a plurality of VON user descriptors corresponding to a given one of said plurality of electronic subscribers accessing the same said given one of said plurality of electronic sites, said real-time access pattern being provided to said present or a subsequent one of said plurality of electronic subscribers upon request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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a virtual people networking (VPN) monitor monitoring and recording real-time access pattern of a present and a preceding electronic subscribers accessing a given one of a plurality of electronic sites in an Internet, said real-time access pattern being recorded as subscriber site access history; and a VPN user descriptor database which contains subscriber site access history of said present and said preceding electronic subscribers presently or subsequently accessing said same given one of said electronic sites, a corresponding said subscriber information being provided to said present and said preceding electronic subscribers upon request, said subscriber site access history received from said VPN monitored coupled to said VPN user descriptor. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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a plurality of nodes capable of being a server providing a plurality of electronic sites for dissemination of associated information to any one of the plurality of nodes and a client accessing said disseminated information; a storage element residing in any one of said plurality of nodes which contains, a VPN monitor monitoring and recording real-time access pattern of a present and a preceding electronic subscribers accessing a given one of said plurality of electronic sites, and a VPN user descriptor database which contains subscriber site access history of said present and said preceding electronic subscribers presently or subsequently accessing said same given one of said electronic sites, a corresponding said subscriber information being provided to said present and said preceding electronic subscribers upon request, said subscriber site access history received from said VPN monitored coupled to said VPN user descriptor, said VPN user descriptor database coupled to said VPN monitor; and a processor coupled to said storage element and residing in a corresponding said any one of said plurality of nodes, said processor driving said VPN monitor. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus comprising:
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means for monitoring and recording real-time access pattern of said given one of a plurality of electronic subscribers accessing a given one of a plurality electronic sites in an Internet; and a VPN user descriptor database which contains subscriber site access history indicative of frequent and similar access pattern as present and subsequent one of said plurality of electronic subscribers presently or subsequently accessing said same given one of said electronic sites, a corresponding said subscriber information being provided to said present and subsequent one of said plurality of electronic subscribers upon request, said VPN user descriptor database coupled to said means for monitoring. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system comprising:
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a plurality of nodes capable of being a server providing a plurality of electronic sites for dissemination of associated information to any one of the plurality of nodes and a client accessing said disseminated information; means for storing residing in any one of said plurality of nodes which contains, means for monitoring and recording real-time access pattern of said given one of a plurality of electronic subscribers accessing a given one of said plurality of electronic sites, and a VPN user descriptor database storing said subscriber site access history including subscriber site access history indicative of frequent and similar access pattern as said present and subsequent one of said plurality of electronic subscribers presently or subsequently accessing said same given one of said electronic sites, a corresponding said subscriber information being provided to said present and subsequent one of said plurality of electronic subscribers upon request, said VPN user descriptor database coupled to said means for monitoring; and means for processing coupled to said means for storing and residing in a corresponding said any one of said plurality of nodes, said means for processing driving said means for monitoring. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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