US 2013/0086089 A1 · TECHNIQUES FOR DISTRIBUTING INFORMATION OVER A NETWORK

Abstract

Techniques for distributing information over a network having a database in data communication with said network include a method that records in the database a plurality of computer readable profiles. Each computer readable profile corresponds to one of multiple users of the network. One of the computer readable files includes a query term that is associated with it. Generated on a common user interface are both perceivable stimuli in response to activity on said network of users corresponding to subgroup of the plurality of computer readable profiles, and information corresponding to computer readable profiles of the subgroup. The corresponding users of the subgroup possess knowledge related to the query term. A region of the user interface in which the perceivable stimuli is present defines an activity stream region. A region of the user interface in which said information is present defines a connections region of the user interface.

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Dependent claims

A method for distributing information over a network having a database in data communication with said network, said method comprising:

recording in said database a plurality of computer readable profiles, corresponding to multiple users of said network, with one of said plurality of computer readable profiles including a query term;
and
generating in a common user interface both perceivable stimuli in response to activity on said network of users corresponding to a subgroup of said plurality of computer readable profiles, and information corresponding to computer readable profiles of the subgroup, with the corresponding users of said subgroup possessing knowledge related to said query term, with a region of said user interface in which said perceivable stimuli is present defining an activity stream region and a region of said user interface in which said information is present defining a connections region of said user interface.

A computer system comprising:

a processor;
and
a memory space having a database stored therein and one or more stored sequences of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to carry out the steps of:
recording in said database a plurality of computer readable profiles, corresponding to multiple users of said network, with one of said plurality of computer readable profiles including a query term;
and
generating in a common user interface both perceivable stimuli in response to activity on said network of a subgroup of said plurality of computer readable profiles, and information corresponding to computer readable profiles of the subgroup, with the corresponding users of said subgroup possessing knowledge related to said query term, with a region of said user interface in which said perceivable stimuli is present defining an activity stream region and a region of said user interface in which said information is present defining a connections region of said user interface.

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A machine-readable medium carrying sequences of instructions for distributing information over a network having a database in data communication with said network when executed a processor and causes said processor to carry out the steps of:

recording in said database a plurality of computer readable profiles, corresponding to multiple users of said network, with one of said plurality of computer readable profiles including a query term;
and
generating in a common user interface both perceivable stimuli in response to activity on said network of a subgroup of said plurality of computer readable profiles, and information corresponding to computer readable profiles of the subgroup, with the corresponding users of said subgroup possessing knowledge related to said query term, with a region of said user interface in which said perceivable stimuli is present defining an activity stream region and a region of said user interface in which said information is present defining a connections region of said user interface.

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Techniques for distributing information over a network

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