Web-based collaborative framework
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1. A system for facilitating network communications, comprising:
- a memory that stores a program containing code for facilitating network communications; and
a processor being responsive to computer-executable instructions contained in the program that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;
creating web pages for a web site in accordance with input received from a user of a plurality of users associated with a project, wherein the web site facilitates the network communications between the plurality of users associated with the project,receiving selections of features which are available to be added to the web site in response to user prompts and setting access rights on which of the features are to be available to different roles of the plurality of users,receiving a first request to enable a plurality of capabilities for the web site,in response to receiving the first request, creating a newsletter web page for the web site providing a collection of newsletters relevant to the project,providing, to the plurality of users associated with a particular access privilege, options to add a newsletter to the collection of newsletters, delete a newsletter from the collection of newsletters, and modify a newsletter of the collection of newsletters,receiving a second request to associate a design scheme for the web site,in response to receiving the second request, associating the web pages of the web site with the design scheme,receiving a third request to create a survey for the web site;
in response to receiving the third request, prompting for a survey question for association with the survey, andproviding a public statement option to receive input and a private statement option to receive input, wherein input received in the public statement option is viewable via a web page of the web pages by any of the plurality of users, and input received in the private statement option is viewable via a web page of the web pages by users of the plurality of users determined to be authenticated as members registered in an enterprise directory, wherein the enterprise directory comprises the plurality of users associated with the project.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for facilitating network communications. Briefly described, one embodiment of the system, among others, includes a server-based application configured to produce web pages for a web site in accordance with input received from a user; and an interface to the server-based application receiving selections of features which are available to be added to the web site in response to user prompts and to set access rights on which features are to be available to different roles of users. Other systems and methods are also provided.
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1. A system for facilitating network communications, comprising:
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a memory that stores a program containing code for facilitating network communications; and a processor being responsive to computer-executable instructions contained in the program that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising; creating web pages for a web site in accordance with input received from a user of a plurality of users associated with a project, wherein the web site facilitates the network communications between the plurality of users associated with the project, receiving selections of features which are available to be added to the web site in response to user prompts and setting access rights on which of the features are to be available to different roles of the plurality of users, receiving a first request to enable a plurality of capabilities for the web site, in response to receiving the first request, creating a newsletter web page for the web site providing a collection of newsletters relevant to the project, providing, to the plurality of users associated with a particular access privilege, options to add a newsletter to the collection of newsletters, delete a newsletter from the collection of newsletters, and modify a newsletter of the collection of newsletters, receiving a second request to associate a design scheme for the web site, in response to receiving the second request, associating the web pages of the web site with the design scheme, receiving a third request to create a survey for the web site; in response to receiving the third request, prompting for a survey question for association with the survey, and providing a public statement option to receive input and a private statement option to receive input, wherein input received in the public statement option is viewable via a web page of the web pages by any of the plurality of users, and input received in the private statement option is viewable via a web page of the web pages by users of the plurality of users determined to be authenticated as members registered in an enterprise directory, wherein the enterprise directory comprises the plurality of users associated with the project. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for facilitating network communications, comprising:
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receiving, at a processor, settings and preferences for producing web pages of a web site, wherein the web site facilitates the network communications between a plurality of users associated with a project; receiving, at the processor, selections of features which are available to be added to the web site in response to user prompts and setting access rights on which of the features are to be available to different roles of the plurality of users; receiving, at the processor, a first request to enable a plurality of capabilities for the web site; in response to receiving the first request, creating, by the processor, a newsletter web page for the web site providing a collection of newsletters relevant to the project; providing, by the processor to the plurality of users associated with a particular access privilege, options to add a newsletter to the collection of newsletters, delete a newsletter from the collection of newsletters, and modify a newsletter of the collection of newsletters; receiving, by the processor, a second request to associate a design scheme for the web site; in response to receiving the second request, associating, by the processor, the web pages of the web site with the design scheme; receiving, at the processor, a third request to create a survey for the web site; in response to receiving the third request, prompting, by the processor, for a survey question for association with the survey; and providing, by the processor, a public statement option to receive input and a private statement option to receive input, wherein input received in the public statement option is viewable via a web page of the web pages by any of the plurality of users, and input received in the private statement option is viewable via a web page of the web pages by users of the plurality of users determined to be authenticated as members registered in an enterprise directory, wherein the enterprise directory comprises the plurality of users associated with the project. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer readable storage device storing a computer program that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving settings and preferences for creating a web site, wherein the web site facilitates the network communications between a plurality of users associated with a project; receiving selections of features which are available to be added to the web site in response to user prompts and setting access rights on which of the features are to be available to different roles of the plurality of users; receiving a first request to enable a plurality of capabilities for the web site; in response to receiving the first request, creating a newsletter web page for the web site providing a collection of newsletters relevant to the project; providing, to the plurality of users associated with a particular access privilege, options to add a newsletter to the collection of newsletters, delete a newsletter from the collection of newsletters, and modify a newsletter of the collection of newsletters; receiving a second request to associate a design scheme for the web site; in response to receiving the second request, associating the web pages of the web site with the design scheme; receiving a third request to create a survey for the web site; in response to receiving the third request, prompting for a survey question for association with the survey; and providing a public statement option to receive input and a private statement option to receive input, wherein input received in the public statement option is viewable via a web page of the web pages by any of the plurality of users, and input received in the private statement option is viewable via a web page of the web pages by users of the plurality of users determined to be authenticated as members registered in an enterprise directory, wherein the enterprise directory comprises the plurality of users associated with the project. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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