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- This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/189,973, filed Mar. 17, 2000.
- The present invention relates generally to transferring data between subscribers of a communications system and more particularly to sharing information among members of a group.
- Online service providers are constantly offering new services and upgrading existing services to enhance their subscribers' online experience. Subscribers have on-demand access to news, weather, financial, sports, and entertainment services as well as the ability to transmit electronic messages and to participate in online discussion groups. For example, subscribers of online service providers such as America Online or CompuServe may view and retrieve information on a wide variety of topics from servers located throughout the world. A server may be maintained by the service provider or by a third party provider who makes information and services available through the worldwide network of computers that make up the online service.
- America Online has provided subscribers with the ability to send and receive instant messages. Instant messages are private online conversations between two or more people who have subscribed to the instant messaging service and have installed the necessary software. Because such online conversations virtually take place in real time, instant messaging can provide immediate access to desired information. Instant messaging is becoming a preferred means of communicating among online subscribers.
- Subscribers may at times encounter more complexity than they would like, which may lead to a frustrating experience online. Moreover, some subscribers may at times feel isolated in the online community. This is especially likely to occur for inexperienced subscribers. For example, it may be difficult to share information among members of a group such as, for example, a family. Tasks such as sharing an instant message buddy list, updating a shared address book, or updating a shared calendar may be time consuming, tedious, or intimidating to some subscribers.
- In one general aspect, information is shared among members of a group by storing information about all current members of the group, receiving instructions from a group member inviting a prospective member to join the group, sending an invitation to the prospective member, receiving a response from the prospective member, adding the prospective member to the group when the response is positive, and providing automatically updated services to current group members.
- Implementations may include sending the invitation by an e-mail message, an instant message, or in an on-line chat room. Implementations also may include receiving the response by an e-mail message, an instant message, or in an on-line chat room. The automatically updated services may include, for example, providing a list of current group members, sharing information in an address book, sharing information in a calendar, providing an online forum for current group members to chat with other group members, sending instant messages from a current group member to other current group members, sharing data files among current group members, sharing a buddy list among current group members, and offering new services to current group members. The shared information may be updated based upon information entered by the current group members. In the shared address book, the information shared may include, for example, a name, an address (either personal or business), an email address, an instant message user identifier, a screen name, and a telephone number. In the shared calendar, the shared information may include, for example, a date, an appointment, an anniversary, a birthday, a holiday, and an invitation for other current group members to attend an event. For the shared data files, implementations may include sharing, for example, digital images such as photographs, text files, or multimedia files.
- In another general aspect, a communication system shares information among members of a group through a group administrator which processes information about current group members, a group communicator that delivers and exchanges information with both current and prospective group members, and a group information updater that provides automatically updated services to current group members.
- Implementations may include, for example, a group administrator that has a group member profile server to update information about the group members and a database to store data about the group members. Implementations also may include, for example, a group communicator that has an instant message host complex and a login server to communicate with a client system and determine whether the client is authorized to access the instant message host complex. The instant message host complex may include an instant message server to send and receive data, a domain server to provide supporting functions, and a routing gateway.
- A group communicator also may have an OSP host complex and login server to communicate with a client system and determine whether the client is authorized to access the OSP host complex. The OSP host complex may include an OSP server to send and receive data.
- The group information updater may have a user interface to communicate and exchange data with group members, receive updated information from the user interface, and automatically provide updated services to group members. The user interface may reside, for example, on an instant message complex, an OSP host complex, or on the Internet.
- In another general aspect, a graphical user interface (UI) may be used to invite prospective members to join the group. The UI may include an invitation message, the group name, a list of current group members, and a tool that allows the prospective member to respond to the invitation.
- These and other general aspects may be implemented by an apparatus and/or by a computer program stored on a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may comprise a disc, a client device, a host device, and/or a propagated signal.
- Other features and advantages will be apparent from the following description, including the drawings, and from the claims.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a communications system.
- FIGS.2-5 are expansions of the block diagram of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a communications system.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram of a communications method implemented by the system of FIG. 6.
- FIG. 8 is a screen shot of a user interface of the system of FIG. 6.
- For illustrative purposes, FIGS.1-5 describe a communications system for implementing techniques for transferring electronic data. For brevity, several elements in the figures described below are represented as monolithic entities. However, as would be understood by one skilled in the art, these elements each may include numerous interconnected computers and components designed to perform a set of specified operations and/or dedicated to a particular geographical region.
- Referring to FIG. 1, a
communications system 100 is capable of delivering and exchanging data between aclient system 105 and ahost system 110 through acommunications link 115. Theclient system 105 typically includes one ormore client devices 120 and/orclient controllers 125. For example, theclient system 105 may include one or more general-purpose computers (e.g., personal computers), one or more special purpose computers (e.g., devices specifically programmed to communicate with each other and/or the host system 110), or a combination of one or more general-purpose computers and one or more special-purpose computers. Theclient system 105 may be arranged to operate within or in concert with one or more other systems, such as for example, one or more LANs (“Local Area Networks”) and/or one or more WANs (“Wide Area Networks”). - In general, the
client device 120 is capable of executing instructions under the command of aclient controller 125. Theclient device 120 is connected to theclient controller 125 by a wired orwireless data pathway 130 capable of delivering data. - The
client device 120 and theclient controller 125 each typically includes one or more hardware components and/or software components. An example of aclient device 120 is a general-purpose computer (e.g., a personal computer) capable of responding to and executing instructions in a defined manner. Other examples include a special-purpose computer, a workstation, a server, a device, a component, other equipment, or some combination of these elements that is capable of responding to and executing instructions. An example of aclient controller 125 is a software application loaded on theclient device 120 for commanding and directing communications enabled by theclient device 120. Other examples include a program, a piece of code, an instruction, a device, a computer, a computer system, or a combination of these elements that is capable of independently or collectively instructing theclient device 120 to interact and operate as described herein. Theclient controller 125 may be embodied permanently or temporarily in any type of machine, component, equipment, storage medium, or propagated signal capable of providing instructions to theclient device 120. - The
communications link 115 typically includes adelivery network 160 making a direct or indirect communication between theclient system 105 and thehost system 110, irrespective of physical separation. Examples of adelivery network 160 include the Internet, the World Wide Web, WANs, LANs, analog or digital wired and wireless telephone networks (e.g. PSTN, ISDN, or XDSL), radio, television, cable, satellite, and/ or any other delivery mechanism for carrying data. Thecommunications link 115 may includecommunication pathways more delivery networks 160 described above. Each of thecommunication pathways - The
host system 110 includes ahost device 135 capable of executing instructions under the command and direction of ahost controller 140. Thehost device 135 is connected to thehost controller 140 by a wired orwireless data pathway 145 capable of carrying and delivering data. - The
host system 110 typically includes one ormore host devices 135 and/orhost controllers 140. For example, thehost system 110 may include one or more general-purpose computers (e.g., personal computers), one or more special-purpose computers (e.g., devices specifically programmed to communicate with each other and/or the client system 105), or a combination of one or more general-purpose computers and one or more special-purpose computers. Thehost system 110 may be arranged to operate within or in concert with one or more other systems, such as, for example, one or more LANs (“Local Area Networks”) and/or one or more WANs (“Wide Area Networks”). - The
host device 135 and thehost controller 140 each typically includes one or more hardware components and/or software components. An example of ahost device 135 is a general-purpose computer (e.g., a personal computer) capable of responding to and executing instructions in a defined manner. Other examples include a special-purpose computer, a workstation, a server, a device, a component, other equipment, or some combination of these elements that is capable of responding to and executing instructions. An example ofhost controller 140 is a software application loaded on thehost device 135 for commanding and directing communications enabled by thehost device 135. Other examples include a program, a piece of code, an instruction, a device, a computer, a computer system, or a combination of these elements that is capable of independently or collectively instructing thehost device 135 to interact and operate as described herein. Thehost controller 140 may be embodied permanently or temporarily in any type of machine, component, equipment, storage medium, or propagated signal capable of providing instructions to thehost device 135. - FIG. 2 illustrates a
communication system 200 including aclient system 205 communicating with ahost system 210 through acommunications link 215.Client system 205 typically includes one ormore client devices 220 and one ormore client controllers 225 for controlling theclient devices 220.Host system 210 typically includes one ormore host devices 235 and one ormore host controllers 240 for controlling thehost devices 235. The communications link 215 may includecommunication pathways more delivery networks 260. - Examples of each element within the communication system of FIG. 2 are broadly described above with respect to FIG. 1. In particular, the
host system 210 and communications link 215 typically have attributes comparable to those described with respect tohost system 110 and communications link 115 of FIG. 1. Likewise, theclient system 205 of FIG. 2 typically has attributes comparable to theclient system 105 of FIG. 1 and illustrates one possible implementation of that system. - The
client device 220 typically includes ageneral purpose computer 270 having an internal orexternal storage 272 for storing data and programs such as an operating system 274 (e.g., DOS, Windows™, Windows 95™, Windows 98™, Windows 2000™, Windows NT™, OS/2, or Linux) and one or more application programs. Examples of application programs include authoring applications 276 (e.g., word processing, database programs, spreadsheet programs, or graphics programs) capable of generating documents or other electronic content; client applications 278 (e.g., AOL client, CompuServe client, AIM client, AOL TV client, or an ISP client) capable of communicating with other computer users, accessing various computer resources, and viewing, creating, or otherwise manipulating electronic content; and browser applications 280 (e.g., Netscape's Navigator or Microsoft's Internet Explorer) capable of rendering standard Internet content. - The general-
purpose computer 270 also includes a central processing unit 282 (CPU) for executing instructions in response to commands from theclient controller 225. In one implementation, theclient controller 225 includes one or more of the application programs installed on the internal orexternal storage 272 of the general-purpose computer 270. In another implementation, theclient controller 225 includes application programs externally stored in and performed by one or more device(s) external to the general-purpose computer 270. - The general-purpose computer typically includes a
communication device 284 for sending and receiving data. One example of thecommunication device 284 is a modem. Other examples include a transceiver, a set-top box, a communication card, a satellite dish, an antenna, or another network adapter capable of transmitting and receiving data over the communications link 215 through a wired orwireless data pathway 250. Thegeneral purpose computer 270 also may include a TV (“television”)tuner 286 for receiving television programming in the form of broadcast, satellite, and/or cable TV signals. As a result, theclient device 220 can selectively and/or simultaneously display network content received bycommunications device 284 and television programming content received by theTV tuner 286. - The general-
purpose computer 270 typically will include an input/output interface 288 for wired or wireless connection to variousperipheral devices 290. Examples ofperipheral devices 290 include, but are not limited to, amouse 291, amobile phone 292, a personal digital assistant 293 (PDA), akeyboard 294, adisplay monitor 295 with or without a touch screen input, a TVremote control 296 for receiving information from and rendering information to subscribers, and avideo input device 298. - Although FIG. 2 illustrates devices such as a
mobile telephone 292, aPDA 293, and a TVremote control 296 as being peripheral with respect to the general-purpose computer 270, in another implementation, such devices may themselves include the functionality of the general-purpose computer 270 and operate as theclient device 220. For example, themobile phone 292 or thePDA 293 may include computing and networking capabilities and function as aclient device 220 by accessing thedelivery network 260 and communicating with thehost system 210. Furthermore, theclient system 205 may include one, some or all of the components and devices described above. - Referring to FIG. 3, a
communications system 300 is capable of delivering and exchanging information between aclient system 305 and ahost system 310 through acommunication link 315.Client system 305 typically includes one ormore client devices 320 and one ormore client controllers 325 for controlling theclient devices 320.Host system 310 typically includes one ormore host devices 335 and one ormore host controllers 340 for controlling thehost devices 335. The communications link 315 may includecommunication pathways more delivery networks 360. - Examples of each element within the communication system of FIG. 3 are broadly described above with respect to FIGS. 1 and 2. In particular, the
client system 305 and the communications link 315 typically have attributes comparable to those described with respect toclient systems communications links host system 310 of FIG. 3 may have attributes comparable to thehost systems - The
host system 310 includes ahost device 335 and ahost controller 340. In general, thehost controller 340 is capable of transmitting instructions to any or all of the elements of thehost device 335. For example, in one implementation, thehost controller 340 includes one or more software applications loaded on thehost device 335. However, in other implementations, as described above, thehost controller 340 may include any of several other programs, machines, and devices operating independently or collectively to control thehost device 335. - The
host device 335 includes alogin server 370 for enabling access by subscribers and routing communications between theclient system 305 and other elements of thehost device 335. Thehost device 335 also includes various host complexes such as the depicted OSP (“Online Service Provider”)host complex 380 and IM (“Instant Messaging”)host complex 390. To enable access to these host complexes by subscribers, theclient system 305 includes communication software, such as for example, an OSP client application and an IM client application. The OSP and IM communication software applications are designed to facilitate the subscriber's interactions with the respective services and, in particular, may provide access to all the services available within the respective host complexes. - Typically, the
OSP host complex 380 supports different services, such as email, discussion groups, chat, news services, and Internet access. TheOSP host complex 380 is generally designed with an architecture that enables the machines within theOSP host complex 380 to communicate with each other and employs certain protocols (i.e., standards, formats, conventions, rules, and structures) to transfer data. TheOSP host complex 380 ordinarily employs one or more OSP protocols and custom dialing engines to enable access by selected client applications. TheOSP host complex 380 may define one or more specific protocols for each service based on a common, underlying proprietary protocol. - In general, the
IM host complex 390 is independent of theOSP host complex 380 and supports instant messaging services irrespective of a subscriber's network or Internet access. Thus, theIM host complex 390 allows subscribers to send and receive instant messages, regardless of whether they have access to any particular ISP. TheIM host complex 390 may support associated services, such as administrative matters, advertising, directory services, chat, and interest groups related to the instant messaging. TheIM host complex 390 has an architecture that enables all of the machines within the IM host complex to communicate with each other. To transfer data, theIM host complex 390 employs one or more standard or exclusive IM protocols. - The
host device 335 may include one or more gateways that connect and therefore link complexes, such as the OSPhost complex gateway 385 and the IMhost complex gateway 395. The OSPhost complex gateway 385 and theIM host complex 395 gateway may directly or indirectly link theOSP host complex 380 with theIM host complex 390 through a wired or wireless pathway. Ordinarily, when used to facilitate a link between complexes, the OSPhost complex gateway 385 and the IMhost complex gateway 395 are privy to information regarding the protocol type anticipated by a destination complex, which enables any necessary protocol conversion to be performed incident to the transfer of data from one complex to another. For instance, theOSP host complex 380 andIM host complex 390 generally use different protocols such that transferring data between the complexes requires protocol conversion by or at the request of the OSPhost complex gateway 385 and/or the IMhost complex gateway 395. - Referring to FIG. 4, a
communications system 400 is capable of delivering and exchanging information between aclient system 405 and ahost system 410 through acommunication link 415.Client system 405 typically includes one ormore client devices 420 and one ormore client controllers 425 for controlling theclient devices 420.Host system 410 typically includes one ormore host devices 435 and one ormore host controllers 440 for controlling thehost devices 435. The communications link 415 may includecommunication pathways more delivery networks 460. As shown, theclient system 405 may access theInternet 465 through thehost system 410. - Examples of each element within the communication system of FIG. 4 are broadly described above with respect to FIGS.1-3. In particular, the
client system 405 and the communications link 415 typically have attributes comparable to those described with respect toclient systems communications links host system 410 of FIG. 4 may have attributes comparable to thehost systems host system 410, focusing primarily on one particular implementation ofOSP host complex 480. In general, for purposes of communicating with anOSP host complex 480, thedelivery network 460 is a telephone network. - The
client system 405 includes aclient device 420 and aclient controller 425. Theclient controller 425 is capable of establishing a connection to thehost system 410, including theOSP host complex 480, theIM host complex 490 and/or theInternet 465. In one implementation, theclient controller 425 includes an OSP application for communicating with servers in theOSP host complex 480 using exclusive OSP protocols. Theclient controller 425 also may include applications, such as an IM client application, and/or an Internet browser application, for communicating with theIM host complex 490 and theInternet 465. - The
host system 410 includes ahost device 435 and ahost controller 440. Thehost controller 440 is capable of transmitting instructions to any or all of the elements of thehost device 435. For example, in one implementation, thehost controller 440 includes one or more software applications loaded on one or more elements of thehost device 435. However, in other implementations, as described above, thehost controller 440 may include any of several other programs, machines, and devices operating independently or collectively to control thehost device 435. - The
host system 410 includes alogin server 470 capable of enabling communications with and authorizing access byclient systems 405 to various elements of thehost system 410, including anOSP host complex 480 and anIM host complex 490. Thelogin server 470 may implement one or more authorization procedures to enable simultaneous access to theOSP host complex 480 and theIM host complex 490. TheOSP host complex 480 and theIM host complex 490 are connected through one or more OSPhost complex gateways 485 and one or more IMhost complex gateways 495. Each OSPhost complex gateway 485 and IMhost complex gateway 495 may perform any protocol conversions necessary to enable communication between theOSP host complex 480, theIM host complex 490, and theInternet 465. - The
OSP host complex 480 supports a set of services from one or more servers located internal to and external from theOSP host complex 480. Servers external to theOSP host complex 480 may be viewed as existing on theInternet 465. Servers internal to the OSP complex 480 may be arranged in one or more configurations. For example, servers may be arranged in centralized or localized clusters in order to distribute servers and subscribers within theOSP host complex 480. - In the implementation of FIG. 4, the
OSP host complex 480 includes arouting processor 4802. In general, therouting processor 4802 will examine an address field of a data request, use a mapping table to determine the appropriate destination for the data request, and direct the data request to the appropriate destination. In a packet-based implementation, theclient system 405 may generate information requests, convert the requests into data packets, sequence the data packets, perform error checking and other packet-switching techniques, and transmit the data packets to therouting processor 4802. Upon receiving data packets from theclient system 405, therouting processor 4802 may directly or indirectly route the data packets to a specified destination within or outside of theOSP host complex 480. For example, in the event that a data request from theclient system 405 can be satisfied locally, therouting processor 4802 may direct the data request to alocal server 4804. In the event that the data request cannot be satisfied locally, therouting processor 4802 may direct the data request externally to theInternet 465 or theIM host complex 490 through thegateway 485. - The
OSP host complex 480 also includes aproxy server 4806 for directing data requests and/or otherwise facilitating communication between theclient system 405 and theInternet 465. Theproxy server 4802 may include an IP (“Internet Protocol”) tunnel for converting data from OSP protocol into standard Internet protocol and transmitting the data to theInternet 465. The IP tunnel also converts data received from the Internet in the standard Internet protocol back into the OSP protocol and sends the converted data to therouting processor 4802 for delivery back to theclient system 405. - The
proxy server 4806 also may allow theclient system 405 to use standard Internet protocols and formatting to access theOSP host complex 480 and theInternet 465. For example, the subscriber can use an OSP TV client application having an embedded browser application installed on theclient system 405 to generate a request in standard Internet protocol, such as HTTP (“HyperText Transport Protocol”). In a packet-based implementation, data packets may be encapsulated inside a standard Internet tunneling protocol, such as, for example, UDP (“User Datagram Protocol”) and routed to theproxy server 4806. Theproxy server 4806 may include a L2TP (“Layer Two Tunneling Protocol”) tunnel capable of establishing a point-to-point protocol (PPP) session with theclient system 405. - The
proxy server 4806 also may act as a buffer between theclient system 405 and theInternet 465, and may implement content filtering and time saving techniques. For example, theproxy server 4806 can check parental control settings of theclient system 405 and request and transmit content from theInternet 465 according to the parental control settings. In addition, theproxy server 4806 may include one or more caches for storing frequently accessed information. If requested data is determined to be stored in the caches, theproxy server 4806 may send the information to theclient system 405 from the caches and avoid the need to access theInternet 465. - Referring to FIG. 5, a
communications system 500 is capable of delivering and exchanging information between aclient system 505 and ahost system 510 through acommunication link 515.Client system 505 typically includes one ormore client devices 520 and one ormore client controllers 525 for controlling theclient devices 520.Host system 510 typically includes one ormore host devices 535 and one ormore host controllers 540 for controlling thehost devices 535. The communications link 515 may includecommunication pathways more delivery networks 560. As shown, theclient system 505 may access theInternet 565 through thehost system 510. - Examples of each element within the communication system of FIG. 5 are broadly described above with respect to FIGS.1-4. In particular, the
client system 505 and the communications link 515 typically have attributes comparable to those described with respect toclient systems communications links host system 510 of FIG. 5 may have attributes comparable to thehost systems host system 510, focusing primarily on one particular implementation ofIM host complex 590. In general for purposes of communicating with theIM host complex 590, thedelivery network 560 is a telephone network. - The
client system 505 includes aclient device 520 and aclient controller 525. Theclient controller 525 is capable of establishing a connection to thehost system 510, including theOSP host complex 580, theIM host complex 590 and/or theInternet 565. In one implementation, theclient controller 525 includes an IM application for communicating with servers in theIM host complex 590 utilizing exclusive IM protocols. Theclient controller 525 also may include applications, such as an OSP client application, and/or an Internet browser application for communicating with theOSP host complex 580 and theInternet 565, respectively. - The
host system 510 includes ahost device 535 and ahost controller 540. Thehost controller 540 is generally capable of transmitting instructions to any or all of the elements of thehost device 535. For example, in one implementation, thehost controller 540 includes one or more software applications loaded on one or more elements of thehost device 535. However, in other implementations, as described above, thehost controller 540 may include any of several other programs, machines, and devices operating independently or collectively to control thehost device 535. - The
host system 510 includes alogin server 570 capable of enabling communications with and authorizing access byclient systems 505 to various elements of thehost system 510, including anOSP host complex 580 and anIM host complex 590. Thelogin server 570 may implement one or more authorization procedures to enable simultaneous access to theOSP host complex 580 and theIM host complex 590. TheOSP host complex 580 and theIM host complex 590 are connected through one or more OSPhost complex gateways 585 and one or more IMhost complex gateways 595. Each OSPhost complex gateway 585 and IMhost complex gateway 595 may perform any protocol conversions necessary to enable communication between theOSP host complex 580, theIM host complex 590, and theInternet 565. - To access the
IM host complex 590 to begin an instant messaging session, theclient system 505 establishes a connection to thelogin server 570. Thelogin server 570 typically determines whether the particular subscriber is authorized to access theIM host complex 590 by verifying a subscriber identification and password. If the subscriber is authorized to access theIM host complex 590, thelogin server 570 employs a hashing technique on the subscriber's screen name to identify aparticular IM server 5902 for use during the subscriber's session. Thelogin server 570 provides theclient system 505 with the IP address of theparticular IM server 5902, gives theclient system 505 an encrypted key (i.e., a cookie), and breaks the connection. Theclient system 505 then uses the IP address to establish a connection to theparticular IM server 5902 through the communications link 515, and obtains access to thatIM server 5902 using the encrypted key. Typically, theclient system 505 will be equipped with a Winsock API (“Application Programming Interface”) that enables theclient system 505 to establish an open TCP connection to theIM server 5902. - Once a connection to the
IM server 5902 has been established, theclient system 505 may directly or indirectly transmit data to and access content from theIM server 5902 and one or more associateddomain servers 5904. TheIM server 5902 supports the fundamental instant messaging services and thedomain servers 5904 may support associated services, such as, for example, administrative matters, directory services, chat and interest groups. In general, the purpose of thedomain servers 5904 is to lighten the load placed on theIM server 5902 by assuming responsibility for some of the services within theIM host complex 590. By accessing theIM server 5902 and/or thedomain server 5904, a subscriber can use the IM client application to view whether particular subscribers (“buddies”) are online, exchange instant messages with particular subscribers, participate in group chat rooms, trade files such as pictures, invitations or documents, find other subscribers with similar interests, get customized news and stock quotes, and search the Web. - In the implementation of FIG. 5, the
IM server 5902 is directly or indirectly connected to arouting gateway 5906. Therouting gateway 5906 facilitates the connection between theIM server 5902 and one or morealert multiplexors 5908, for example, by serving as a link minimization tool or hub to connect several IM servers to several alert multiplexors. In general, analert multiplexor 5908 maintains a record of alerts and subscribers registered to receive the alerts. - Once the
client system 505 is connected to thealert multiplexor 5908, a subscriber can register for and/or receive one or more types of alerts. The connection pathway between theclient system 505 and thealert multiplexor 5908 is determined by employing another hashing technique at theIM server 5902 to identify theparticular alert multiplexor 5908 to be used for the subscriber's session. Once theparticular multiplexor 5908 has been identified, theIM server 5902 provides theclient system 505 with the IP address of theparticular alert multiplexor 5908 and gives theclient system 505 an encrypted key (i.e., a cookie). Theclient system 505 then uses the IP address to connect to theparticular alert multiplexor 5908 through thecommunication link 515 and obtains access to thealert multiplexor 5908 using the encrypted key. - The
alert multiplexor 5908 is connected to analert gate 5910 that, like the IMhost complex gateway 595, is capable of performing the necessary protocol conversions to form a bridge to theOSP host complex 580. Thealert gate 5910 is the interface between theIM host complex 590 and the physical servers, such as servers in theOSP host complex 580, where state changes are occurring. In general, the information regarding state changes will be gathered and used by theIM host complex 590. However, thealert multiplexor 5908 also may communicate with theOSP host complex 580 through theIM gateway 595, for example, to provide the servers and subscribers of theOSP host complex 580 with certain information gathered from thealert gate 5910. - The
alert gate 5910 can detect an alert feed corresponding to a particular type of alert. Thealert gate 5910 may include a piece of code (alert receive code) capable of interacting with another piece of code (alert broadcast code) on the physical server where a state change occurs. In general, the alert receive code installed on thealert gate 5910 instructs the alert broadcast code installed on the physical server to send an alert feed to thealert gate 5910 upon the occurrence of a particular state change. Upon detecting an alert feed, thealert gate 5910 contacts thealert multiplexor 5908, which in turn, informs theclient system 505 of the detected alert feed. - In the implementation of FIG. 5, the
IM host complex 590 also includes asubscriber profile server 5912 connected to adatabase 5914 for storing large amounts of subscriber profile data. Thesubscriber profile server 5912 may be used to enter, retrieve, edit, manipulate, or otherwise process subscriber profile data. In one implementation, a subscriber's profile data include, for example, the subscriber's buddy list, alert preferences, designated stocks, identified interests, and geographic location. The subscriber may enter, edit and/or delete profile data using an installed IM client application on theclient system 505 to interact with thesubscriber profile server 5912. - Because the subscriber's data are stored in the
IM host complex 590, the subscriber does not have to reenter or update such information in the event that the subscriber accesses theIM host complex 590 using new or adifferent client system 505. Accordingly, when a subscriber accesses theIM host complex 590, theIM server 5902 can instruct thesubscriber profile server 5912 to retrieve the subscriber's profile data from thedatabase 5914 and to provide, for example, the subscriber's buddy list to theIM server 5902 and the subscriber's alert preferences to thealert multiplexor 5908. Thesubscriber profile server 5912 also may communicate with other servers in theOSP host complex 590 to share subscriber profile data with other services. Alternatively, user profile data may be saved locally on theclient device 505. - Referring to FIG. 6, a
communications system 600 is capable of delivering and exchanging information between aclient system 605 and ahost system 610 through acommunication link 615.Client system 605 typically includes one ormore client devices 620 and one ormore client controllers 625 for controlling theclient devices 620.Host system 610 typically includes one ormore host devices 635 and one ormore host controllers 640 for controlling thehost devices 635. Thecommunication link 615 may include one ormore delivery networks 660. Anetwork 660 may be any known or described delivery network including, but not limited to, a telephone network and/or the Internet. Thecommunications system 600 may be implemented as part of the communications system described above with reference to FIGS. 1-5. - Examples of each element within the communication system of FIG. 6 are broadly described above with respect to FIGS.1-5. In particular, the
client system 605 and the communications link 615 typically have attributes comparable to those described with respect toclient systems communications links host system 610 of FIG. 6 may have attributes comparable to thehost systems host device 635. - The
host system 610 includes ahost device 635 and ahost controller 640. Thehost controller 640 is capable of transmitting instructions to any or all of the elements of thehost device 635. For example, in one implementation, thehost controller 640 includes one or more software applications loaded on one or more elements of thehost device 635. However, in other implementations, as described above, thehost controller 640 may include any of several other programs, machines, and devices operating independently or collectively to control thehost device 635. - The
host system 610 includes alogin server 670 capable of enabling communications with and authorizing access byclient systems 605 to various elements of thehost system 610, including anOSP host complex 680 and anIM host complex 690. Thelogin server 670 may implement one or more authorization procedures to enable simultaneous access to theOSP host complex 680 and theIM host complex 690. TheOSP host complex 680 and theIM host complex 690 are connected through one or more OSPhost complex gateways 685 and one or more IMhost complex gateways 695. Each OSPhost complex gateway 685 and IMhost complex gateway 695 may perform any protocol conversions necessary to enable communication between theOSP host complex 680, theIM host complex 690, and theInternet 665. - In one implementation, the
host system 635 includes one ormore group administrators 6370 in communication with one ormore group communicators 6350. Thegroup communicators 6350 are further in communication with one or moregroup information updaters 6380. Each group may have dedicated servers maintained locally on a particular host complex or at a centralized location. As shown, thegroup communicator 6350 and thegroup information updater 6380 exist on theOSP host complex 680 and thegroup administrator 6370 exists on theIM host complex 690. Other configurations, however, may be used in alternative implementations. For example, the functionality of thegroup administrator 6370, thegroup communicator 6350, and thegroup information updater 6380 may reside on a single server or be distributed among multiple servers. - The
group communicator 6350 cooperates with thegroup administrator 6370 and thegroup information updater 6380 and is configured to deliver and exchange information with current and prospective members of the group. In particular, thegroup communicator 6350 is configured to process invitations from current members of the group to prospective members. Any of the current group members, as reflected in the group administrator's records, may use thegroup communicator 6350 to initiate or receive messages from a current or a prospective group member. Thegroup communicator 6350 may send and receive messages from current and prospective group members through anIM server 6902, theInternet 665, and/or other communications server 6360 (e.g., e-mail server, chat sever, OSP buddy server). Typically, thegroup information updater 6350 will include a user interface configured to interact with client devices of group members and facilitate information exchange. The user interface may, for example, allow group members to select and input information (e.g., new group, screen names of invited members) to thegroup communicator 6350 and allow entered information (e.g., group membership, screen names of group members) to be extracted by thegroup communicator 6350. - In one implementation, the
group communicator 6350 communicates with anIM server 6902, theInternet 665, and/orother communications server 6360. Thegroup communicator 6350 is configured to permit access to various groups, and to route communications of group members to the correct servers for delivery to prospective members. Thelogin server 670 may assist thegroup communicator 6350 with authorizing access to the various groups. - The
group administrator 6370 is configured to keep track of information about current group members and to provide automatically updated services to current group members. In one implementation, thegroup administrator 6370 includes a group member profile sever 6372 configured to enter, update, retrieve, store, edit, manipulate, or otherwise process information about the current members of a group and adatabase 6374 for storing information associated with group members. Thegroup administrator 6370 may be configured to gather and track information about the online status of and services provided to current group members. In one implementation, thegroup administrator 6370 communicates with anIM server 6902 that monitors the online status and capabilities of group members. Thegroup administrator 6370 also may, for example, communicate with theOSP Host Complex 680 or theInternet 665 to gather and track such information. - The
group information updater 6380 cooperates with thegroup communicator 6350 and thegroup administrator 6370 and is configured to perform all necessary processing to keep the information about the current group members up to date. In one implementation, thegroup information updater 6380 is configured to instruct thegroup administrator 6370 to update information associated with group members. - Referring to FIG. 7, a
current member 702 a, aprospective member 702 b, and ahost 704 interact according to aprocedure 700 to share information among members of a group. Thecurrent member 702 a and theprospective member 702 b are each associated with a user and typically have attributes comparable to those described above with respect toclient devices client controllers host 704 typically has attributes comparable to those described above with respect tohost devices host controllers host systems host 704 may be directly or indirectly interconnected to theclient 702 a and theclient 702 b through a known or described delivery network. Theprocedure 700 may be implemented by any type of hardware, software, device, computer, computer system, equipment, component, application, code, storage medium, or propagated signal. - There may be several different levels and types of groups. Examples of groups include, but are not limited to, family, friends, co-workers, classmates, teammates, affiliates, and the like. Subscribers may create and join several different groups. The group feature may be associated with and/or provided by different host complexes (e.g., Groups@AOL, Groups@CompuServe) and/or different web pages (e.g., Groups@Netscape.com, Groups@CNN.com).
- A group typically will be made up of a subset of the subscribers to the
host 704, but may include members who are not subscribers to thehost 704. To participate in a group, a subscriber must either create a new group and invite others to join, or enter a group to which the subscriber has been invited. In one implementation, when a subscriber creates a group, the subscriber is considered the “founder” of the group. As the founder, the subscriber has the ability to remove members and delete content. Any member can leave a group at any time after joining, but only the founder of a group can delete a group. When a founder leaves the group, the group must also be deleted. Alternatively, any group member may be provided with the same capabilities as the founder, including the ability to remove members, delete content and delete the group. - The founder can designate other group members to manage the group as “owners” of the group. A group owner is allowed to change settings (e.g., homepage group title or description) for the entire group, delete and edit group and other member's content, invite prospective members, change member/owner status of any other member, send administrative e-mails as an owner, and even remove troublesome members. Group owners are notified when there is an issue with member e-mail. If there are repeated delivery difficulties or excessive unsolicited bulk mail—an indication of possible mail list abuse—a member may be temporarily suspended from participating in the group mail list. The group owner may opt to resume delivery, remove the member from the group or resolve the issue later.
- To create a group, a subscriber enters attributes of the group to the
host 704 through a user interface displayed on a client device. The group attributes may include, but are not limited to, a unique group name, a description of the group, a time zone so that events are properly timed, a group theme (e.g., Family, Friends, Activity Group), and a design style having a certain color schemes images that represent members. The subscriber also may create a personal profile and make it available to other group members. The personal profile may include information such as name, e-mail address, mailing address, phone numbers, birthday (which shows up automatically in an events area), an image (e.g., photo, icon), a home page, and/or other personal information (e.g., quotes, messages). - Once the subscriber has created the group, the subscriber is considered the founder, an owner, and a member of the group. In one implementation described in more detail below, any member of the group can extend an invitation to a prospective member. In other implementations, however, the ability to invite prospective members may be limited only to founders and/or owners of the group.
- Referring again to FIGS. 6 and 7, a
current member 702 a sends to thehost 704 an instruction to invite at least oneprospective member 702 b to join the group (step 705). In one implementation, thecurrent member 702 a presents a user interface to a subscriber for inputting a screen name or e-mail address associated with theprospective member 702 b. In another implementation, thecurrent member 702 a sends an invitation when the right button of a computer mouse is clicked while pointing to a screen name associated with aprospective member 702 b. The right click causes a menu of choices to appear. When an option from the menu to send an e-mail message inviting theprospective member 702 b to join the group is selected, thecurrent member 702 a automatically generates the invitation. - The
host 704 receives the instruction to invite theprospective member 702 b (step 710) and in response sends an invitation to theprospective member 702 b to join the group (step 715). The invitation may be sent as, for example, an e-mail message, an instant message, a post in an online chat room, or by other suitable communication. In one implementation, thegroup communicator 6350 receives the instruction and sends the invitation through at least one of theIM server 6902, theInternet 665, and/or other communications server 6360 (e.g., e-mail server, chat sever, OSP buddy server). - The
prospective member 702 b receives the invitation to join the group (step 720) and sends to the host 704 a response to the invitation (step 725). In one implementation, the invitation includes a hyperlink to facilitate joining the group, a personal welcoming message, and/or a list of current group members. When the hyper-link contained in the invitation is clicked, the prospective member 720 b sends an affirmative confirmation message indicating the prospective member's desire to join the group and links to the group web site. The response may be sent as, for example, an e-mail message, an instant message, a post in an online chat room, or other suitable communication. The response may be affirmative, indicating the prospective member's desire to join the group, or the response may be negative, indicating the prospective member's desire not to join the group. If no response is sent, the lack of a response may be deemed to be a negative response after an appropriate length of time has passed. Alternatively, the lack of a response may be deemed to be a positive response after an appropriate length of time has passed. - The
host 704 receives the response from theprospective member 702 b (step 730) and notifies the sender of the response (step 735). In one implementation, thegroup communicator 6350 receives and notes the response to the invitation from theprospective member 702 b. Thegroup communicator 6350 then sends a notification to the current member based on the response. If the response from the prospective member is negative, thegroup communicator 6350 informs the current member that theprospective member 702 b has declined the invitation. If, on the other hand, the response from theprospective member 702 b is affirmative (i.e., the invitation is accepted), thehost 704 adds theprospective member 702 b to the group (step 740) and provides automatically updated services to current members of the group (step 745). - The automatically updated services provided to current members of the group by the
host 704 include, but are not limited to, providing a private group website, a list of current group members, a shared buddy list, a shared address book, shared member profiles, a shared calendar, a shared map, a shared message board, a private on-line forum for current group members to chat with one another, a shared list of favorite sites, a shared photo gallery, and/or any other type of shared data files. New automatically updated services based upon the current group members may be offered. For example, enhanced services based on the equipment capabilities of the group members may be offered when at least some group members upgrade hardware and/or software. - The private group website is accessible only to members. Typically, each member will be prompted for the group name and a password to enter. The group website may have text, images, audio, and video information related to the group and also may include hyperlinks to other areas and services of interest to group members. A list of current group members may be displayed on the website or accessed by a hyperlink. The list also may indicate the online status of each group member, note the last time a particular member visited the site, and include short cut ways to communicate with group members (e.g., right click to e-mail or instant message).
- In addition to other elements, the shared buddy list includes, the screen names of group members to facilitate instant messaging communication. In general, a subscriber's buddy list is a user interface that lists the online status and capabilities of certain screen names, i.e., “buddies,” identified by the subscriber. In particular, the buddy list interfaces with the
host 704 to identify which buddies are online, i.e., currently accessing thehost 704. The buddy list also facilitates instant messaging communication between subscribers. A subscriber can activate an instant messaging message window pre-addressed to a buddy simply by clicking the screen name of a buddy on the buddy list. Otherwise, the subscriber must activate and address a blank instant messaging window. When necessary, a subscriber can look up the screen name of an intended recipient using the intended recipient's e-mail address or other identifying information. - The shared address book may contain information about group members including, but not limited to, names, addresses (e.g., residential or business), e-mail addresses, instant messaging screen names, telephone numbers, comments, home page address, and/or any other personal information. The shared personal profile of a group member may include only that personal information desired by the member to be shared with the group or the Internet community at large.
- The shared calendar may contain information about group members including, but not limited to, events, appointments, anniversaries, birthdays, holidays, and/or any other designated date. Group members may receive invitations and/or reminders about important dates (e.g. an invitation to attend an event).
- The shared map may contain information including, but not limited to, home and work locations of members, the current locations of members, a meeting place, an event location, or any other designated area. Driving directions to and from locations also may be provided.
- The shared message board provides a way for group members to post thoughts, messages, and/or comments for subsequent viewers. After a post is made, the group member may be prompted to e-mail or instant message the post to some or all group members. The private on-line forum allows group members to chat with one another. Group members may view who is in the chat room, invite absent members to attend the chat session, coordinate a time to visit the chat room, and/or engage in a spontaneous chat session with some or all other members visiting the group website.
- The shared list of favorite sites may include, but is not limited to, group related websites, favorite websites of members, and/or any other Internet site. Group members also may post recommendations and/or opinions about certain links to web sites, music, books, movies, and the like. The shared photo gallery may include individual photographs or albums of photographs online. Group members may download and/or order prints of the images. Current members also may share data files of any other type including, but not limited to, text files, audio files, image files, video files, and/or multi-media files.
- The shared information associated with the automatically updated services is stored on the
host system 610. In one implementation, thehost system 610 includes agroup administrator 6370 having a groupmember profile server 6372 and adatabase 6374 for storing information associated with group members. The groupmember profile server 6372 enters, updates, retrieves, store, edits, manipulates, or otherwise processes information stored in thedatabase 6374. The shared information associated with the automatically updated services may be stored in thedatabase 6374 by group and/or by individual subscriber. For example, information associated with a particular subscriber may include, but is not limited to, a personal profile, a buddy list, an address book, a calendar, a list of favorite sites, group memberships, and/or any other user preference. - The information associated with the automatically updated services typically will be provided to current members based upon information entered by at least one current member of the group. Group information, however, may be entered or supplemented by a person or a system outside of the group.
- In one implementation, upon receiving an affirmative response from the
prospective member 702 b, thegroup communicator 6350 instructs thegroup information updater 6380 to add the prospective member to the group. Thegroup information updater 6380 updates the list of current members and adds the prospective member to the current members of the group. Thegroup information updater 6380 then communicates the addition of the prospective member to thegroup administrator 6370 and instructs the group administrator to update the group member information. In one implementation, thegroup information updater 6380 communicates with thegroup administrator 6370 throughgateways - The
group administrator 6370 receives the notification and instruction regarding the updated group membership and in response updates the information associated with members of the group. In one implementation, the groupmember profile server 6372 accesses the information stored in thedatabase 6374 and populates the storage space associated with the members of the group with updated information. For example, a buddy list associated with acurrent group member 702 b will be populated with the screen names of all the current members of the group, including the screen names of the prospective members that have accepted an invitation. The buddy list of a group member is updated by adding screen names of new members and deleting screen names of former members. During an instant messaging session, the group member is in constant communication with theIM server 6902. The IM server, in turn, is in constant communication with the groupmember profile server 6372 and automatically updates the group members buddy list when a change to a group is made. - As shown in FIG. 8, a
UI 800 illustrates an example of how theprospective member 702 b may be invited to join a Buddy List group by acurrent member 702 a. TheUI 800 presented to theprospective member 702 b includes the name of thegroup 805 and the current members of thegroup 810. TheUI 800 provides buttons or other suitable graphical tools to allow theprospective member 702 b to accept theinvitation 815 or to reject theinvitation 820. As an alternative to a button, a hyperlink, a pull-down menu, a popup menu, or another graphical tool may be used to allow theprospective member 702 b to respond to the invitation. - Other embodiments are within the scope of the following claims.
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