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Method and system for an independent collaborative computing community

  • US 7,774,406 B2
  • Filed: 12/22/2003
  • Issued: 08/10/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for the establishment and maintenance of a collaborative computing community including one or more collaborative components and one or more community members having membership data corresponding to their membership stored in a database, the method comprising:

  • using a membership adapter interface to facilitate an exchange of information between the database and the collaborative components; and

    storing a community template, the community template indicating which collaborative components are accessible by the one or more community members;

    storing data defining a string user interface, the string user interface being used to provide a user interface in a predetermined language;

    wherein the community template provides an abstract description and constituent parts of a community instance for use in constructing community instances and includes;

    a community role table of roles within the community;

    a collaborative component table identifying one or more collaborative components and API locations corresponding to the one or more collaborative components; and

    a role map defining a mapping between the community roles in the community role table, named permission sets and the one or more identified collaborative components.

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