Patent ID: 7620684
Filing Date: 2009-11-17
Classification: G06F,G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for issuing information over a communications network, comprising the steps of: establishing a data exchange communications connection between a central computer and at least one user computer of a user; opening at least one page of a file of the central computer after the communications connection is established; obtaining information by posting of a query from the user computer to the central computer; displaying the query submitted via the user computer on a page of the central computer in a manner enabling the query to be read and answered by other users of other user computers that are also connected to the central computer and who have obtained status as a logged-on responder by having registered online with the central computer to be able to answer the query, said query also being sent via the central computer to the other user computers essentially at the same time, and limiting the number of other users who are able to be logged-on responders for answering the query to only a preset number of logged-on responders with all users being eligible to become logged-on responders for each individual query without regard to expertise in specific subject areas and without regard to the nature of the answer so long as registration for status as a logged-on responder is sought before said preset number of logged-on responders is reached.