System and method of providing resource information in a virtual community
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1. A method of providing a resource based virtual community based upon a sub element of an original resource comprising the steps of:
- providing a virtual community server associated with said original resource that is served by an original content server;
providing a client plug-in for parsing the original resource for a plurality of sub elements and sending a list of sub elements to said virtual community server;
a common user accessing said original resource;
said virtual community server being notified of the accessing action of said common user and automatically grouping common users performing the same action into a resource based virtual community, members of which comprise all common users accessing the original resource;
connecting said common user to said virtual community server simultaneously with all members of the resource based virtual community while said common user is accessing said original resource;
said common user selecting an intrinsic sub element inside the original resource being accessed wherein the intrinsic sub element includes from one or more selected from among;
an image, a URL link, a text segment, a bookmark, a favorite list, an interactive component or a DOM object in the html; and
said virtual community server serving community content related to the selected sub element along with said original resource by merging the said community content with the original resource.
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Abstract
A system and method of providing resource information in a virtual community is disclosed. A method of providing information related to each of a plurality of sub elements of a resource in a virtual community includes the steps of accessing the resource, collecting each of the plurality of sub elements of the resource, sending the plurality of sub elements of the resource to the virtual community server, gathering the information related to each of the plurality of sub elements of the resource in the virtual community server, and displaying the gathered information within the resource.
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1. A method of providing a resource based virtual community based upon a sub element of an original resource comprising the steps of:
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providing a virtual community server associated with said original resource that is served by an original content server; providing a client plug-in for parsing the original resource for a plurality of sub elements and sending a list of sub elements to said virtual community server; a common user accessing said original resource; said virtual community server being notified of the accessing action of said common user and automatically grouping common users performing the same action into a resource based virtual community, members of which comprise all common users accessing the original resource; connecting said common user to said virtual community server simultaneously with all members of the resource based virtual community while said common user is accessing said original resource; said common user selecting an intrinsic sub element inside the original resource being accessed wherein the intrinsic sub element includes from one or more selected from among;
an image, a URL link, a text segment, a bookmark, a favorite list, an interactive component or a DOM object in the html; andsaid virtual community server serving community content related to the selected sub element along with said original resource by merging the said community content with the original resource. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of providing information related to each of a plurality of sub elements of an original resource comprising the steps of:
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providing a virtual community server associated with the original resource that is served by an original content server; providing a client plug-in for parsing the original resource for a plurality of sub elements and sending a list of sub elements to said virtual community server; a common user accessing the original resource; said virtual community server being notified of the action of said common user and automatically grouping common users performing the same action into a virtual community, members of which comprise all common users accessing the original resource; collecting each of the plurality of intrinsic sub elements inside the original resource being accessed by said common user;
wherein the intrinsic sub element includes from one or more selected from among;
an image, a URL link, a text segment, a bookmark, a favorite list, an interactive component or a DOM object in the html;sending the plurality of sub elements of the original resource to the virtual community server; gathering the information related to each of the plurality of sub elements of the original resource being accessed by said common user in the virtual community server; and displaying the gathered information related to the plurality of sub elements of the original resource by merging with the original resource being accessed. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for providing information related to each of a plurality of sub elements of an original resource that is served by an original content server comprising:
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a virtual community server machine; and a client plug-in networked to the virtual community server, the plug-in operable to; detect a common user accessing the original resource that is served by an original content server; notify the action of said common user to said virtual community server; parse the original resource for the plurality of sub elements; send the plurality of intrinsic sub elements of the original resource to the virtual community server, wherein the intrinsic sub element includes from one or more selected from among;
an image, a URL link, a text segment, a bookmark, a favorite list, an interactive component or a DOM object in html;the virtual community server then operable to; automatically group common users performing the same action into a virtual community, members of which comprise all common users accessing the original resource; gather the information related to each of the plurality of sub elements of the original resource, and the plug-in then operable to; display the gathered information related to each of the plurality of sub elements of the original resource to the users accessing the original resource by merging with of the original resource being accessed.
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