Web-based groupware system
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1. A method for managing at least one collaborative online space over a network, comprising:
- providing over the network a group creation template with which primary users can interact over the network to create one or more collaborative online spaces, wherein the spaces are configured to provide a plurality of online activities to users of the spaces;
storing information received from user interaction with the group creation template, wherein the information represents one or more groups of secondary users for a particular collaborative online space including a name for a group and a corresponding access level to the collaborative online space for each group or secondary user;
creating the collaborative online space in accordance with user interaction with the collaborative online space template and the stored access levels, wherein the online space; and
providing the group access to the created collaborative space.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for providing a communication network. The system comprises a network-connected server having input and access capabilities, a site builder, a transmitter, a communicator, and memory. The site-builder receives instructions input from a first user and creates a dedicated network site based on the received instructions. The transmitter communicates the existence of the dedicated network site to a nominated second user. The communicator provides accesses to the contents of the dedicated network site by the first and second users. The memory stores information input by the first and the second user in the dedicated network site.
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1. A method for managing at least one collaborative online space over a network, comprising:
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providing over the network a group creation template with which primary users can interact over the network to create one or more collaborative online spaces, wherein the spaces are configured to provide a plurality of online activities to users of the spaces; storing information received from user interaction with the group creation template, wherein the information represents one or more groups of secondary users for a particular collaborative online space including a name for a group and a corresponding access level to the collaborative online space for each group or secondary user; creating the collaborative online space in accordance with user interaction with the collaborative online space template and the stored access levels, wherein the online space; and providing the group access to the created collaborative space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for managing at least one collaborative online space over a network, comprising a processor configured to perform the following steps:
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providing over the network a group creation template with which primary users can interact over the network to create one or more collaborative online spaces, wherein the spaces are configured to provide a plurality of online activities to users of the spaces; storing information received from user interaction with the group creation template, wherein the information represents one or more groups of secondary users for a particular collaborative online space including a name for a group and a corresponding access level to the collaborative online space for each group or secondary user; creating the collaborative online space in accordance with user interaction with the collaborative online space template and the stored access levels, wherein the online space; and providing the group access to the created collaborative space. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A processor readable medium for managing at least one collaborative online space over a network, comprising processor executable instructions that when executed by a processor causes the processor to perform the following steps:
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providing over the network a group creation template with which primary users can interact over the network to create one or more collaborative online spaces, wherein the spaces are configured to provide a plurality of online activities to users of the spaces; storing information received from user interaction with the group creation template, wherein the information represents one or more groups of secondary users for a particular collaborative online space including a name for a group and a corresponding access level to the collaborative online space for each group or secondary user; creating the collaborative online space in accordance with user interaction with the collaborative online space template and the stored access levels, wherein the online space; and providing the group access to the created collaborative space. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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