System and method for providing collection sub-groups
First Claim
1. A method to enable and facilitate a website to provide networking, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a website having a center for receiving information;
b) providing at least one member of said website;
c) said at least one member providing self-identified characteristics to said center of said website;
d) said website providing at least one collection based on said member'"'"'s self-identified characteristics; and
e) said member selecting one of said collections.
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Abstract
A system and method, as well as a computer-readable medium, are disclosed for providing collection subgroups within a main website that enable and facilitate networking for people having specific common interests or characteristics. Personal information provided by a user determines the user'"'"'s automatic inclusion into a specific collection/category website. Computer generated routines supplied by the computer-readable medium of the present invention automatically fits users into one or more collections based on self-constructed concepts. In one embodiment, the present invention groups users into at least one collection and allow dynamic social-networking without the need for a user to pursue other'"'"'s profiles to identify common interests or characteristics.
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16 Claims
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1. A method to enable and facilitate a website to provide networking, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a website having a center for receiving information;
b) providing at least one member of said website;
c) said at least one member providing self-identified characteristics to said center of said website;
d) said website providing at least one collection based on said member'"'"'s self-identified characteristics; and
e) said member selecting one of said collections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method to enable and facilitate a website to provide networking, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a website having a center for receiving information;
b) providing at least two members of said website;
c) each of said at least two members providing self-identified characteristics to said center of said website;
d) said website providing at least one collection based on said at least two members'"'"' common self-identified characteristics; and
e) each of said at least two members selecting one of said collections.
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6. A system to enable and facilitate a website to provide networking comprising:
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a) a website having a center for receiving information;
b) at least one member of said website providing self-identified characteristics to said center of said website;
c) said website having a database providing at least one collection based on said member'"'"'s self-identified characteristics; and
d) said website having means so as to allow said member to select one of said collections. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system to enable and facilitate a website to provide networking comprising:
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a) a website having a center for receiving information;
b) at least two members of said website providing self-identified characteristics to said center of said website;
c) said website having a database providing at least one collection based on said at least two members'"'"' common self-identified characteristics; and
d) said website having means so as to allow each of said at least two members to select one of said collections.
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12. A computer-readable medium having thereon computer-readable instructions for providing a website with networking capability, said website having a center for receiving information, said computer-readable instructions comprising:
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providing said center with the capability to receiving information from at least one person and which information is indicative of self-identified characteristics of said person;
providing said website with at least one collection based on said person'"'"'s self-identified characteristics;
presenting said at least one collection so as to be selectable by said person; and
providing said networking for people having common interests or characteristics in response to said selection by said person. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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