Patent ID: 7801955
Filing Date: 2010-09-21
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A collaboration system that enables exchange of information between a plurality of users, comprising: a plurality of nodes, wherein each node is able to be configured to receive data from a user from the plurality of users, to alter data, to aggregate data from other nodes, and to produce a report to present data to a user according to a report definition; a node configuration module, running on at least one computer having hardware, that enables a user from the plurality of users to configure the plurality of nodes such that the plurality of nodes form a network that receives data from at least two users in the plurality of users, aggregates at least some of the received data, and generates a report to present at least some of the aggregated data to at least one user in the plurality of users, wherein the plurality of nodes are configured to enable exchange of information between the plurality of users.