Appeal 2006-3144
Application 09/778,281
Appellants’ claimed invention relates to a method of creating and
hosting customized online gatherings in which one or more server computers
communicate via the Internet with user operated Web browsers.
We affirm.
Claim 1 is illustrative of the invention and it reads as follows:
1. The method of using the Internet to create and host a customized
online gathering of participants which occurs at a scheduled time
comprising, in combination, the steps of:
providing at least one server computer connected to the Internet for
communicating with a plurality of client computers operated by users which
are also connected to the Internet,
storing at said server computer:
a) template data defining one or more template web pages,
each of said template web pages implementing a predetermined
activity in which said users may participate as part of said online
gathering,
b) an identification of said first user as the host of said
online gathering,
c) a guest list accepted from said first user identifying a
plurality of other invited users,
d) a specification of a scheduled time or scheduled time
range during which the online gathering will occur, and
e) customization data accepted from said first user,
combining said template data and said customization data to create
customized web pages which together implement said customized online
gathering,
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