Patent ID: 7987231
Filing Date: 2011-07-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for facilitating interaction between users, the method comprising: receiving, at a server, a first access request from a first user through a first device, wherein the first access request includes: extracting, by the server, the identification information associated with the first referring website from the first access request, wherein the identification information associated with the first referring website is extracted from an HTTP_REFERER variable in the HTTP header; determining, by the server, that a first communication forum specific to the first referring website exists using the extracted identification information; selecting the first communication forum from a plurality of communication fora specific to the first referring web site based on an age of the first user; and in response to determining that the first communication forum specific to the first referring website exists, the server joining the first user to the first communication forum by redirecting the first user to a chat server hosting the first communication forum, wherein joining the first user to the first communication forum includes: