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Method and apparatus for facilitating communication between collaborators in a networked environment
Assignee: Open Text Corp
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Filing: 1998-07-15
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Granted: 2001-05-08
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Expires: 2018-07-15
Abstract
Abstract A method for facilitating communication between collaborators in a HyperText Markup Language (HTML) environment which includes the steps of: receiving data via a network connection; storing the received data in a database; retrieving an HTML file from a memory element; and using the stored data in conjunction with the HTML file to generate an HTML page for display. The data received via the network connection includes an indication that an HTML page includes discussions among collaborators. The HTML page rendered for display includes at least one discussion among collaborators. A corresponding system is also disclosed. At least one vote/poll item can be embedded within a discussion group.
Inventors
- 👤 Pito Salas
- 👤 Jeffrey Beir
- 👤 Melissa Leffler
- 👤 Glenn McDonald
- 👤 Paul Kleppner
- 👤 Neal Finnegan
- 👤 Craig Morrisey
- 👤 Patrick Crowley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 19:09
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/90; G06F16/95; G06F16/958
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
A method for facilitating communication between collaborators in a network environment, the method comprising the steps of: storing project data associated with an HTML page to be displayed to a collaborator and including an indication that the HTML page includes at least one discussion among collaborators; storing a template file associated with the HTML page processing the stored project data in conjunction with the stored template file to generate the HTML page for display wherein the HTML page includes a discussion among collaborators; and displaying the HTML page to the collaborators.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
91 words
A method for facilitating communication between collaborators in a network environment, the method comprising the steps of: storing project data associated with an HTML page to be displayed to a collaborator and including an indication that the HTML page includes at least one discussion among collaborators; storing a template file associated with the HTML page processing the stored project data in conjunction with the stored template file to generate the HTML page for display wherein the HTML page includes a discussion among collaborators; and displaying the HTML page to the collaborators.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising, storing discussion group data with the project data; and processing the discussion group data with the project data and the template file to generate the HTML page for display.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising, enabling the collaborators to add to the discussion included in the HTML page.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising embedding the discussions within the HTML page.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising including an item in the HTML page and enabling the collaborators to associate the discussion with the item included on the HTML page.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the discussion includes a plurality of topics, and the method further comprises, displaying a delineation between each of the plurality of topics.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising, providing an indication of a plurality of items on the HTML page; displaying an embedded discussion among the collaborators on the HTML page; and visually associating the embedded discussion with one of the plurality of indicated items on the HTML page.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising, including a vote/poll item on the HTML page.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the data stored in the database includes an indication that the HTML page includes at least one vote/poll item embedded within the discussion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 9 , wherein the discussion includes discussion entries and the method further comprises, embedding the vote/poll item between the discussion entries.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 8 further comprising, enabling the collaborators to cast a single vote via the vote/pole item.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 8 further comprising, enabling the collaborators to cast multiple votes via the vote/pole item.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 8 further comprising, enabling the collaborators to cast write-in votes via the vote/pole item.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 8 further comprising, requiring the collaborators to cast a vote in response to the vote/poll item being included in the HTML page.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 8 further comprising, prompting the collaborators to respond to the vote/poll item.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 8 further comprising, enabling the collaborators to respond to the vote/pole item, wherein responses to the vote/poll item are not displayed.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising, enabling the collaborators to cast votes associated with the discussion.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 17 further comprising, displaying the votes cast by each of the collaborators to all of the collaborators.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the discussion comprises a plurality of entries and the method further comprises, visually indicating on the HTML page to which of the collaborators each of the entries is attributable.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 19 further comprising, enabling the collaborators to provide a response to a particular one of the plurality of entries; and visually indicating on the HTML page that the response is provided to the particular one of the plurality of entries.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
82 words
A method for facilitating communication between collaborators in a network environment, the method comprising, storing project data associated with a page to be displayed to a collaborator and including an indication that the page includes at least one discussion among collaborators, storing a template file associated with the page, processing the stored project data in conjunction with the stored template file to generate the page for display, wherein the page includes a discussion among collaborators, and displaying the page to the collaborators.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
82 words
A method for facilitating communication between collaborators in a network environment, the method comprising, storing project data associated with a page to be displayed to a collaborator and including an indication that the page includes at least one discussion among collaborators, storing a template file associated with the page, processing the stored project data in conjunction with the stored template file to generate the page for display, wherein the page includes a discussion among collaborators, and displaying the page to the collaborators.
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