Patent ID: 8196051

Claim:
A method of providing a shared history of transactions occurring between two or more members of an interaction group, each member of the interaction group being associated with a respective member machine for interacting with one or more other members through their respective member machines over a network, the method comprising: observing a plurality of different types of transactions between two or more members of the interaction group; automatically storing references to the plurality of different types of transactions in a group history file; synchronizing the group history file for the respective member machines; presenting user-selectable options for displaying a summary of the group history file, the user-selectable options comprising: a group history timeline view that displays, via a temporal configuration, the summary of the group history file as distinct visual icons for the different types of transactions observed; and a group history collage view that displays, via a collage configuration, the summary of the group history file as distinct visual icons for the different types of transactions observed; and in response to a user-selected option, displaying the summary of the group history file to a member via a display device of a member machine, the summary of the group history file being configured to: serve as a group space for the members of the interaction group that is writeable by the members, enabling the members to place items on the summary of the group history file for viewing by other members; and visually distinguish between the different types of transactions the members missed during an offline period.