System and method for shared integrated online social interaction
Patent 7234117 Issued on June 19, 2007. Estimated Expiration Date: August 28, 2022. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
715/758, Chat room715/751, Computer supported collaborative work between plural users715/769, Data transfer operation between objects (e.g., drag and drop)715/753, Computer conferencing345/418, COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING715/825, Dynamically generated menu items709/204, COMPUTER CONFERENCING715/784, Window scrolling715/762, User interface development (e.g., GUI builder)715/765, Customizing multiple diverse workspace objects709/203, Client/server709/205Cooperative computer processing
A novel application and user interface for facilitating group interactions over a network integrates messaging, file sharing, media playing, journaling, profiles, and gaming into a cohesive environment. The groups facilitated by the invention are persistent and mobile in that a user does not have to recollect and reconfigure the group each time he or she wants to interact with the group online and, while online, the group may be taken from one activity to another without having to disband and reconnect at the second activity. The application is modular so as to be extensible to include other activities and functionalities. In an embodiment, the group interaction application utilizes a peer-to-peer network environment to facilitate network communications between group members.
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August 28, 2022. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
