DISCUSSION-TOPIC, SOCIAL NETWORK SYSTEMS

摘要

Apparatus and methods for social media networking using devices configured to communicate in a data communications network where exchanged information is organized according to discussion topics. Users may exchange content with selected members of discussion-topic groups. Initiating comments and replies may be posted to a discussion topic for review by participants. Sub-discussion topics may be defined for discussion topics. A user may further flexibly define active tag and associated arguments for the active tags as a relational or linking structure for a discussion topic. Conventional email messages may be converted and ported into the discussion-topic system.

主权项

1. A discussion-topic server configured to manage communications and content sharing between a first device and at least one second device, wherein the discussion-topic server is configured to communicate over a data communications network with the first device and the at least one second device, the discussion-topic server comprising:
at least one network interface connected to the data communications network and configured to receive and transmit data; and at least one processor adapted with machine-readable instructions that configure the discussion-topic server to:
receive, from the first device, first input naming a first discussion topic and identifying the first discussion topic as a parent discussion topic;receive a plurality of discussion content identified to be associated with one or both of the first discussion;associate first discussion content, of the plurality of discussion content, that is identified to be associated with the first discussion topic with a first discussion data structure created for the first discussion topic;receive active tag data defining an active tag and an argument of the active tag;receive data identifying the active tag as being associated with the first discussion topic; andassociate the active tag data with the first discussion data structure.