Patent ID: 6442693
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
A method for implementing a private web site accessible only to participating members, the method comprising the steps of:allowing a primary registrant to access a web server and create a private group web site; providing the primary registrant with access information so that the primary registrant can access the private group web site; supplying the primary registrant with an access mechanism to be implemented by one or more subsequent registrants; granting access to the private web site to the one or more subsequent registrants upon activation of the access mechanism and selection of a user ID and password; providing member functionality accessible to all registrants in a general access area of the private web site but inaccessible to the general public through a world wide web address; and providing functionality in a limited access area of the private web site, wherein the functionality includes a predetermined amount of reserved server space for storing personal information accessible to only the primary registrant.