SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MEMBERSHIP BASED INFORMATION/FUNCTIONS ACCESS OVER A NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method for membership based access over a network, the method comprising:
- steps for accessing an electronic community having at least one private area for members of an external electronic community;
steps for requesting information access to said private area; and
steps for supplying at least one unique identifier for verifying a membership in said external electronic community using a connection with said external electronic community.
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Abstract
A system, method and computer program product for membership based access over a network includes an external electronic community having a plurality of registered members. The external electronic community maintains a database of identities of the plurality of registered members. An electronic community has established at least one private area for registered members of the external electronic community and a connection with the external electronic community. Registered users of the electronic community request information access to the private area by supplying at least one unique identifier associated with a membership for membership verification and storage of the membership verification. The electronic community uses the connection to verify the unique identifier with the external electronic community. The registered users log into the electronic community. The electronic community uses information obtained during the logging to stored membership verification to enable information access to the private area.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for membership based access over a network, the method comprising:
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steps for accessing an electronic community having at least one private area for members of an external electronic community; steps for requesting information access to said private area; and steps for supplying at least one unique identifier for verifying a membership in said external electronic community using a connection with said external electronic community. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for membership based access over a network, the method comprising steps of:
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accessing an electronic community where said electronic community has established at least one private area for members of an external electronic community and a connection with said external electronic community; requesting information access to said private area; and supplying at least one unique identifier associated with a membership in said external community for membership verification and storage of said membership verification, where said connection is used to verify said unique identifier with said external electronic community. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for membership based access over a network, the system comprising:
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means for maintaining identities of a plurality of registered members; and means for establishing at least one private area for registered members of said maintaining means and a connection with said maintaining means, wherein registered users request information access to said private area by supplying at least one unique identifier for verifying a membership, and said establishing means uses said connection to verify said at least one unique identifier with said maintaining means, and stores membership verification for said registered users. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A system for membership based access over a network, the system comprising:
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an external electronic community comprising a plurality of registered members, wherein said external electronic community maintains a database of identities of said plurality of registered members; and an electronic community where said electronic community has established at least one private area for registered members of said external electronic community and a connection with said external electronic community, wherein registered users of said electronic community request information access to said private area by supplying at least one unique identifier associated with a membership in said external community for verifying said membership in said external electronic community, and said electronic community uses said connection to verify said unique identifier with said external electronic community, and stores membership verification for said registered users. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product for membership based access over a network, the computer program product comprising:
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computer program code for accessing an electronic community where said electronic community has established at least one private area for members of an external electronic community and a connection with said external electronic community; computer program code for requesting information access to said private area; computer program code for supplying at least one unique identifier associated with a membership in said external community for membership verification and storage of said membership verification, where said connection is used to verify said unique identifier with said external electronic community; and a computer-readable medium storing the computer program code. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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Specification