Interactive contribution widget
US7849137B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 2, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/10
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and a method for facilitating interactions between users such as social interactions across computer networks such as the Internet are disclosed. In one embodiment herein, a plurality of distributed user computers, each user computer capable of accessing a webpage is provided. An interactive contribution widget (ICW) is provided that comprises an ICW server application for providing social interactions, and an ICW player for allowing the users to interact with each other. As per the embodiments of the invention, the ICW player is executed on a small space on the webpage being accessed by the user computer, thereby facilitating the users to interact with each other while staying on the said webpage.
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