Patent ID: 9251505
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: G06F,G06Q

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: presenting, by a computer processor of a computing apparatus via a dashboard of a graphical user interface, a user name icon associated with a first user; presenting, by said computer processor via a contacts panel of said graphical user interface, a list of names associated with users associated with said first user; receiving, by said computer processor from said first user, a first selection for a first contact name of said names; enabling, by said computer processor in response to an indication from said first user, a file sharing option between said first user and a user associated with said first contact name; receiving, by said computer processor from said first user, a second selection for a second contact name of said names; presenting in response to said second selection, by said computer processor via said dashboard, an internal network contacts map comprising said user name icon connected to said first contact name via a first link and said user name icon connected to said second contact name via a second link, wherein said first link comprises a first attribute indicating said file sharing option, wherein said second link comprises a second attribute indicating that said file sharing option is not enabled between said first user and a second user associated with second contact name, and wherein said first attribute differs from said second attribute; presenting, by said computer processor via said graphical user interface, a function selection menu on a first portion of the dashboard overlapping said internal network contacts map, a file upload menu on a second portion of the dashboard adjacent to said first portion, and an account listing menu on a third portion of said dashboard, wherein said function selection menu comprises a share file function, a host meeting function, a chat function, a survey function, and an external network selection function, wherein said file upload menu presents a file size limit and an upload location specification portion, and wherein said account listing menu presents account settings, activity settings, and a forms settings; enabling, by said computer processor in response to an indication from said first user, functions of said account settings, said activity settings, and said forms settings between said first user and a user associated with said first contact name; presenting, by said computer processor via said graphical user interface in response to a selection enabled by said external network selection function, an external network contacts map comprising a duplicate version of said user name icon connected to external contact name icons via additional external links, wherein said external contact name icons are associated with external users associated with said first user, wherein said external users are associated with a network that is external from a network associated with said internal network contacts map, and wherein said external network contacts map is presented in addition and adjacent to internal network contacts map; and enabling, by said computer processor in response to an indication from said first user, file sharing options, online meeting options, and instant messaging options between said first user and said external users.