Web hosting community
First Claim
1. A system, having at least one server computer communicatively coupled to a network, comprising:
- a) at least one web site in an online hosting community;
b) a hosting community web site for the online hosting community, the hosting community web site comprising at least one software distribution web page; and
c) a software application distributed by a software distributor via the at least one software distribution web page, wherein the at least one software distribution web page is configured to;
i) receive, via the hosting community web site, the software application from the software distributor;
ii) before making the software application available to an administrator of the at least one web site, determine whether the software application is compatible for use within the at least one web site in the online hosting community to add or change functionality of the at least one web site;
iii) when the software application is compatible with the at least one web site in the online hosting community, download, by an administrator of the at least one web site, the software application to be installed and configured within the at least one web site in the online hosting community; and
iv) when the software application is not compatible with the at least one web site in the online hosting community, transmit, to the software distributor, a notification describing a compatibility issue between the software application and the at least one web site in the online hosting community.
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Abstract
An example embodiment of a Web Hosting Community includes at least three members, i.e. a Hosting Provider, a Hosting Customer and a Partner. The Hosting Provider may have one or more Hosting Servers, and create and maintain a Partner Web Site and a Community Web Site. The Partner Web Site and the Community Web Site may provide tools that are tailored for the needs of the Partner and the Hosting Customer, respectively, to participate in the Web Hosting Community. The Partner may provide an application, i.e. software program, to be integrated into the Web Hosting Community and the Hosting Customer may purchase and install the application onto its Hosted Web Site, which is stored on a Hosting Server.
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35 Claims
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1. A system, having at least one server computer communicatively coupled to a network, comprising:
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a) at least one web site in an online hosting community; b) a hosting community web site for the online hosting community, the hosting community web site comprising at least one software distribution web page; and c) a software application distributed by a software distributor via the at least one software distribution web page, wherein the at least one software distribution web page is configured to; i) receive, via the hosting community web site, the software application from the software distributor; ii) before making the software application available to an administrator of the at least one web site, determine whether the software application is compatible for use within the at least one web site in the online hosting community to add or change functionality of the at least one web site; iii) when the software application is compatible with the at least one web site in the online hosting community, download, by an administrator of the at least one web site, the software application to be installed and configured within the at least one web site in the online hosting community; and iv) when the software application is not compatible with the at least one web site in the online hosting community, transmit, to the software distributor, a notification describing a compatibility issue between the software application and the at least one web site in the online hosting community. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system, having at least one server computer communicatively coupled to a network, comprising:
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a) at least one web site in an online hosting community, wherein the web site is accessible to at least one hosting customer of a hosting provider; b) a hosting community web site for the online hosting community, the hosting community web site comprising at least one software distribution web page; and c) a software application distributed by a software distributor via the software distribution page, wherein the at least one software distribution web page is configured to; i) receive, via the hosting community web site, the software application from the software distributor; ii) before making the software application available to an administrator of the at least one web site, determine whether the software application is compatible for use within the at least one web site in the online hosting community to add or change functionality of the at least one web site; iii) when the software application is compatible with the at least one web site in the online hosting community, download, by an administrator of the at least one web site, the software application to be installed and configured within the at least one web site in the online hosting community; and iv) when the software application is not compatible with the at least one web site in the online hosting community, transmit, to the software distributor, a notification describing a compatibility issue between the software application and the at least one web site in the online hosting community. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method, comprising the steps of:
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hosting, by at least one server computer communicatively coupled to a network, at least one web site in an online hosting community; hosting, by the at least one server computer, a hosting community web site for the online hosting community, the hosting community web site comprising at least one software distribution web page; receiving, by the at least one server computer via a software distribution web page on the hosting community web site, the software application from the software distributor; before making the software application available to an administrator of the at least one web site, determining whether the software application is compatible for use within the at least one web site in the online hosting community to add or change functionality of the at least one web site; when the software application is compatible with the at least one web site in the online hosting community, downloading, by an administrator of the at least one web site via the at least one server computer, the software application to be installed and configured within the at least one web site in the online hosting community; and when the software application is not compatible with the at least one web site in the online hosting community, transmitting, to the software distributor, a notification describing a compatibility issue between the software application and the hosting community web site. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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