METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION OVER A COMPUTER NETWORK

摘要

The apparatus comprises at least one database for storing digital information associated with at least a first user and a second user, at least one links module for the first user and for the second user, at least one manipulations module and at least one display device for respectively displaying at least said linked digital information wherein said linked digital information associated with said first user is automatically updated on at least said display device of said second user when that information is manipulated, and wherein said linked digital information associated with said second user is automatically updated on at least said display device of said first user when that information is manipulated.

主权项

1. An apparatus, comprising:
means for communicating the digital information with at least a first server and a second server external to the apparatus, the first server configured to host a web site of a first user, the second server configured to host a web site of a second user; means for linking at least a portion of the digital information associated with the second user to the website of the first user, the means for linking including linking at least a portion of the digital information associated with the first user to the website of the second user; means for receiving input from the first user and the second user for manipulating the digital information; means for updating automatically on the website of the second user the digital information associated with the first user when the digital information associated with the first user is manipulated, the means for updating including updating automatically on the website of the first user the digital information associated with the second user when the digital information associated with the second user is manipulated; means for creating at least one form; means for auto-populating digital information from the database into the at least one form; and means for notifying automatically the second user that the at least one form was created, the means for notifying further including notifying automatically the first user when the second user manipulates the at least one form, the means for notifying automatically the second user whether the at least one submitted form was properly completed.