Distributed personal relationship information management system and methods

Patent 7246164 Issued on July 17, 2007. Estimated Expiration Date:

May 9, 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.

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Inventors

Assignee

Whoglue, Inc.

Application

No. 10141078 filed on 05/09/2002

US Classes:

709/225, Computer network access regulating709/217, REMOTE DATA ACCESSING709/218, Using interconnected networks709/223, COMPUTER NETWORK MANAGING709/226, Network resource allocating709/227, COMPUTER-TO-COMPUTER SESSION/CONNECTION ESTABLISHING709/229, Network resources access controlling707/10, Distributed or remote access711/152, Memory access blocking700/101, Priority ordering358/1.9, Attribute control715/853, Hierarchy or network structure705/10, Market analysis, demand forecasting or surveying709/224, Computer network monitoring455/466, Auxiliary data signaling (e.g., short message service (SMS))705/35, Finance (e.g., banking, investment or credit)705/59, Licensing705/9, Staff scheduling or task assignment707/3Query processing (i.e., searching)

Examiners

Primary: Najjar, Saleh
Assistant: Wang, Liang-che

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Ratnerprestia

International Class

G06F 15/173

Abstract

An information management system, method and computer program code and means for facilitating communications between user members of an online network is provided which includes receipt, from a first user of an online network, of an identification of a second user of the online network. An indication of an association level of the second user is also received. First information having an association level different from the second user and second information having an association level corresponding to the second user is also received from the first user. Only the second information based on the association level is transmitted to the second user.