Asynchronous, networked publication and collaborative communication system
First Claim
1. A system for member initiated, asynchronous publication and collaborative communication using the Internet, the system comprising:
- a team having a plurality of members from a plurality of organizations;
a website sponsored by at least one of the organizations, wherein the website is operatively connected to the Internet and has at least one end point dedicated to at least one non-vocational interest of the team that facilitates collaborative communication among the plurality of the members of the team; and
a publishing interface and toolkit operatively connected to the Internet and having at least one pre-established link to the at least one website end point, wherein the interface and toolkit has at least one webpage template constructed and configured for use by multiple members of the team belonging to a non-sponsoring organization, to develop news content about the at least one non-vocational interest that includes news content about events and others outside the team, and wherein the news content is developed remotely from the website and is selectively downloaded to the at least one website end point via the at least one pre-established link and selectively broadcast to email addresses of selected members of the team.
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Abstract
Asynchronous, networked publication and collaborative communication system and method comprise a secure website managed by one organization to which authorized members of a team can connect using an Internet browser program. News content is developed on the website using selected webpage templates, which news content is then published to pre-established end points sponsored by another organization and broadcast to selected persons. Alternatively the news content can be developed within the sponsoring organization when at least one authorized member is not affiliated with the sponsoring organization. Preferably, at least one is connected to a database to archive news content.
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28 Claims
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1. A system for member initiated, asynchronous publication and collaborative communication using the Internet, the system comprising:
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a team having a plurality of members from a plurality of organizations; a website sponsored by at least one of the organizations, wherein the website is operatively connected to the Internet and has at least one end point dedicated to at least one non-vocational interest of the team that facilitates collaborative communication among the plurality of the members of the team; and a publishing interface and toolkit operatively connected to the Internet and having at least one pre-established link to the at least one website end point, wherein the interface and toolkit has at least one webpage template constructed and configured for use by multiple members of the team belonging to a non-sponsoring organization, to develop news content about the at least one non-vocational interest that includes news content about events and others outside the team, and wherein the news content is developed remotely from the website and is selectively downloaded to the at least one website end point via the at least one pre-established link and selectively broadcast to email addresses of selected members of the team. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for member initiated, asynchronous publication and collaborative communication using the Internet, the system comprising:
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a team having a plurality of members from a plurality of organizations including at least one nonprofit organization; a news content website sponsored by at least one of the organizations, wherein the news content website is operatively connected to the Internet and has at least one end point dedicated to at least one non-vocational interest of the team that facilitates collaborative communication among the plurality of the members of the team; and a secure applications website operatively connected to the Internet and managed by a non-affiliated nonprofit organization separate from the at least one of the organizations sponsoring the news content website, wherein the applications website has a publishing interface and toolkit including at least one pre-established link to the at least one news content website end point and at least one webpage template constructed and configured for use by members of the team to develop news content about the at least one non-vocational interest, wherein only selected members of the team have access to the applications website, and wherein the news content is selectively downloaded to the at least one news content website end point via the at least one pre-established link and selectively broadcast to email addresses of selected members of the team. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A system for member initiated, asynchronous publication and collaborative communication using the Internet, the system comprising:
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a team having a plurality of members from a plurality of organizations; a news content website sponsored by at least one of the organizations, wherein the news content website is operatively connected to the Internet and has at least one end point dedicated to at least one non-vocational interest of the team that facilitates collaborative communication among the plurality of the members of the team; and a secure applications website operatively connected to the Internet and managed by a non-affiliated organization other than the at least one of the organizations that sponsor the news content website, the secure applications website having a publishing interface and toolkit including at least one pre-established link to the at least one news content end point and at least one webpage template constructed and configured for use by members of the team to develop news content about the at least one non-vocational interest that includes news content about events and others outside the team, wherein only selected members of the team have access to the applications website, and wherein the news content is selectively downloaded to the at least one news content website end point via the at least one pre-established link and selectively broadcast to email addresses of selected members of the team; and a relational database operatively connected to the interface and toolkit, whereby news content that is published or broadcasted is selectively saved in the database.
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13. A system for member initiated, asynchronous publication and collaborative communication using the Internet, the system comprising:
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a team having a plurality of members from a plurality of organizations; news content viewing means operatively connected to the Internet for viewing news content dedicated to at least one non-vocational interest of the team; and publishing means separate from the news content viewing mean for developing news content about the at least one non-vocational interest that includes news content about events and others outside the team, wherein the news content is selectively downloaded to the news content viewing means and selectively broadcast to email addresses of selected team members.
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14. A method for member initiated, asynchronous publication and collaborative communication among a team of members using the Internet, the method comprising:
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(a) forming a team having a plurality of team members from a plurality of organizations; (b) providing a news content website sponsored by at least one of the organizations, wherein the news content website is operatively connected to the Internet and has at least one end point dedicated to at least one non-vocational interest of the team; (c) providing a secure applications program website managed by a non-affiliated nonprofit organization other than the at least one of the organizations that sponsor the news content website, and having a publishing interface and toolkit including at least one pre-established link to the at least one website end point and at least one webpage template constructed and configured for use by team members to develop news content about the at least one non-vocational interest that includes news content about events and others outside the team; (d) providing access to the applications program website only to selected team members; (e) accessing the applications program website using an Internet browser software program; (f) developing news content about the at least one non-vocational interest on the at least one webpage template; (g) selectively downloading the news content to the at least one news content website end point via the at least one pre-established link; and (h) selectively broadcasting the news content to email addresses of selected team members. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for member initiated, asynchronous publication and collaborative communication using the Internet, the system comprising:
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a team having a plurality of members from a plurality of organizations; a website sponsored by at least one of the organizations, wherein the website is operatively connected to the Internet and has at least one end point that facilitates collaborative communication among the plurality of the members of the team; and a publishing interface and toolkit operatively connected to the Internet and having at least one pre-established link to the at least one website end point, wherein the interface and toolkit has at least one webpage template constructed and configured for use by multiple members of the team belonging to a non-sponsoring organization, to develop news content that includes news content about events and others outside the team, and wherein the news content is developed remotely from the website and is selectively downloaded to the at least one website end point via the at least one pre-established link and selectively broadcast to email addresses of selected members of the team team. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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