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US 2014/0351719 A1Published application
On-Line Collaboration Systems and Methods
AssigneeJadeLynx Pty Ltd.
InventorsJames Angus Cattermole, Jason William McDonald, Robert Evan Homewood, Yao-Hsing Chiang
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Abstract
Embodiments relate generally to an on-line collaboration system. The system comprises at least one server in communication with multiple client devices over one or more networks, the at least one server executing program code to host an on-line collaborative environment in which users of the client devices can collaborate. The at least one server executes program code to facilitate discussion threads in the on-line collaborative environment and, for each discussion thread, to provide a selectable option to allow proposal of an outcome for the discussion thread.
Claims19
An on-line collaboration system comprising:
- at least one server in communication with multiple client devices over one or more networks, the at least one server executing program code to host an on-line collaborative environment in which users of the client devices can collaborate;
- wherein the at least one server executes program code to manage a discussion thread in the on-line collaboration environment, wherein each discussion thread is hosted in relation to a member group, the member group being a subset of all members participating in the on-line collaborative environment, and, for each discussion thread, executes program code to cause a client device to:
- provide a selectable proposal option to allow a proposed outcome for the discussion thread,
- provide, in response to selection of the selectable proposal option, a dedicated proposal field to allow the proposed outcome to be submitted,
- provide a selectable voting option to allow voting selections to be received from client devices in relation to the proposed outcome, and
- provide, only to an authorised user, a selectable decision option to accept or reject the proposed outcome;
- the server further being arranged to execute program code to:
- allow receipt of at least one proposed outcome from at least one client device in response to selection of the selectable proposal option and submission of the proposed outcome via the dedicated proposal field,
- allow receipt of voting selections from client devices in relation to the proposed outcome in response to selection of the selectable voting option, and
- allow receipt of a decision selection to accept or reject the at least one proposed outcome for the discussion thread from at least one client device associated with the authorised user in response to selection of the selectable decision option.
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An on-line collaboration system, comprising:
- at least one server in communication with multiple client devices over one or more networks, the at least one server executing program code to host an on-line collaborative environment in which users of the client devices can collaborate;
- wherein the at least one server executes program code to facilitate discussion threads in the on-line collaborative environment, wherein each discussion thread is hosted in relation to a member group, the member group being a subset of all members participating in the on-line collaborative environment, and, for each discussion thread, to executes program code to cause a client device to:
- provide a selectable option to allow a proposed outcome for the discussion thread, and
- provide, only to an authorised user, a selectable decision option to accept or reject the proposed outcome;
- the server further being arranged to execute program code to:
- allow receipt of at least one proposed outcome from at least one client device in response to selection of the selectable proposal option, and
- allow receipt of a decision selection to accept or reject the at least one proposed outcome for the discussion thread from at least one client device associated with the authorised user in response to selection of the selectable decision option.
4 more elements
An on-line collaboration system, comprising:
- at least one server in communication with multiple client devices over one or more networks, the at least one server executing program code to host an on-line collaborative environment in which users of the client devices can collaborate;
- wherein the at least one server executes program code to facilitate discussion threads in the on-line collaborative environment and, for each discussion thread, to provide a selectable option to allow proposal of an outcome for the discussion thread and for each proposed outcome, to allow receipt of an acceptance selection or rejection selection by an authorised user.
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