Centrifugal communication and collaboration method
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1. A method of facilitating asynchronous group collaboration via a network, comprising:
- storing, on at least one computing node accessible by at least first and second group participants via at least one network, information associated with an access channel, said stored information including at least first and second information portions;
sending notices over said at least one network to at least said first group participant and said second group participant, said notices each including at least one selectively activatable element;
receiving, from said first group participant, a message selectively activating said selectively activatable element to thereby enable access by said first group participant to said first stored information via said access channel, said computing node suppressing access by said first group participant to said stored second information portion;
receiving, from said second group participant, a message selectively activating said selectively activatable element to thereby enable access by said second group participant to said second stored information via said access channel, said computing node suppressing access by said second group participant to said stored first information portion;
whereby said access channel thereby facilitates asynchronous collaboration between said first and second group participants by supplying, to each of said first and second group participants, information relevant to said participant while suppressing access to at least some information that is not relevant to said participant.
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Abstract
A method of facilitating communications and collaboration of a group of plural remote participants comprises steps of receiving information over an information communications network from a first group participant; pushing, over the network to at least one other group participant, an access via an access channel; and allowing the other group participant to access at least some of the received information via said access channel in response to selective activation of the access channel by the other group participant.
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1. A method of facilitating asynchronous group collaboration via a network, comprising:
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storing, on at least one computing node accessible by at least first and second group participants via at least one network, information associated with an access channel, said stored information including at least first and second information portions; sending notices over said at least one network to at least said first group participant and said second group participant, said notices each including at least one selectively activatable element; receiving, from said first group participant, a message selectively activating said selectively activatable element to thereby enable access by said first group participant to said first stored information via said access channel, said computing node suppressing access by said first group participant to said stored second information portion; receiving, from said second group participant, a message selectively activating said selectively activatable element to thereby enable access by said second group participant to said second stored information via said access channel, said computing node suppressing access by said second group participant to said stored first information portion; whereby said access channel thereby facilitates asynchronous collaboration between said first and second group participants by supplying, to each of said first and second group participants, information relevant to said participant while suppressing access to at least some information that is not relevant to said participant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for facilitating asynchronous group collaboration via a network, comprising:
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a storage device that stores, on at least one computing node accessible by at least first and second group participants via at least one network, information associated with an access channel, said stored information including at least first and second information portions; a transmitter that sends notices over said at least one network to at least said first group participant and said second group participant, said notices each including at least one selectively activatable element; a receiver that receives, from said first group participant, a message selectively activating said selectively activatable element to thereby enable access by said first group participant to said first stored information via said access channel, said computing node suppressing access by said first group participant to said stored second information portion, and receives, from said second group participant, a message selectively activating said selectively activatable element to thereby enable access by said second group participant to said second stored information via said access channel, said computing node suppressing access by said second group participant to said stored first information portion; said access channel thereby facilitating asynchronous collaboration between said first and second group participants by supplying, to each of said first and second group participants, information relevant to said participant while suppressing access to at least some information that is not relevant to said participant. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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Current AssigneeSampo IP LLC (Marathon Patent Group, Inc.)
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Original AssigneeGroupserve IT Trust LLC
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InventorsAchacoso, Theodore B., Silby, D. Wayne
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Primary Examiner(s)HAILU, TADESSE
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Application NumberUS10/375,358Publication NumberTime in Patent Office3,112 DaysField of Search715/744, 715/749, 715750-761, 709/203, 710/4US Class Current715/751CPC Class CodesG06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time man...H04L 12/1895 for short real-time informa...H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e....H04L 67/55 Push-based network servicesH04L 69/329 in the application layer [O...
