Moderated forums with anonymous but traceable contributions
Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000
United States of America Patent
Stats
-
Mar 27, 2001
Grant Date -
N/A
app pub date -
Mar 27, 1998
filing date -
Mar 27, 1998
priority date (Note) -
Expired
status (Latency Note)
Importance
Abstract
A method for moderating forums with anonymous but traceable contributions, comprising the steps of: establishing and conducting a moderated forum; receiving from any anonymous contributor an anonymous message and data identifying the contributor's actual user name and an anonymous designation; displaying the data identifying the actual user name and the anonymous designation only to at least one of a moderator and an administrator of the forum, the moderator having an opportunity to authorize or refuse publication of the anonymous message in accordance with rules of the forum and the at least one of the moderator and the administrator having an opportunity to attribute authorship of the anonymous message to the user for further reference; and, upon authorization of publication, publishing the anonymous message to the forum anonymously as to all other contributors.
First Claim
Family
International Classification(s)
Cited Art Landscape
Patent Citation Ranking
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Recipient Email Address
Recipient Email Address
Comment
Recipient Email Address
Add to Portfolio(s)
To add this patent to one, or more, of your portfolios, simply click the add button.
This Patent is in these Portfolios:
Add to additional portfolios:
Last Refreshed On:
Changes done successfully