Self moderated virtual communities
AssigneeCacheflow, Inc.
InventorsJohn M. Scharber, Christopher P. Healey
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Abstract
A method of server operation including connecting a plurality of clients to the server and establishing a profile for each of the plurality of clients. A first virtual community is formed with a first group of clients out of the plurality of clients based on the profile for each of the plurality of clients. A first group of ratings is assigned to the first virtual community based on the profile for each of the plurality of clients. A first rating is assigned to a first set of article groups. The first virtual community is provided with access to the first set of article groups if the first rating of the first set of article groups is within the first group of ratings of the first virtual community.
Claims11
A method of information distribution among a plurality of virtual communities, comprising:
- developing the plurality of virtual communities from a plurality of clients on a network;
- establishing a profile for each of the plurality of clients;
- forming a first virtual community from the plurality of virtual communities with a first group of clients out of the plurality of clients based on the profile;
- assigning a first group of ratings to the first virtual community based on the profile;
- assigning a first rating to a first set of article groups;
- and
- providing the first virtual community with access to the first set of article groups if the first rating of the first set of article groups is within the first group of ratings of the first virtual community.
A method of server operation, comprising:
- connecting a plurality of clients to the server;
- establishing a profile for each of the plurality of clients;
- forming a first virtual community with a first group of clients out of the plurality of clients based on the profile for each of the plurality of clients;
- assigning a first group of ratings to the first virtual community based on the profile for each of the plurality of clients;
- assigning a first rating to a first set of article groups;
- and
- providing the first virtual community with access to the first set of article groups if the first rating of the first set of article groups is within the first group of ratings of the first virtual community.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.