Patent ID: 8214456

Claim:
A communication system for restrictively exchanging and controlling product data between communication devices of a private network, said system comprising: a processor in communication with user communication devices of a private network, where said private network is defined as a network intended for or restricted to the use of at least three pre-identified and pre-approved users sharing a common interest, where said processor is configured to establish a communication connection with an initiating user communication device of an initiating user of the private network, receive initiating product data from the initiating user communication device, receive first user data of the initiating user, where the first user data is representative of at least one trusted user selected from the plurality of pre-identified and pre-approved users, and each trusted user has been selected by the initiating user, determine the availability of at least one first user communication device of a user of the private network, provide the initiating product data to at least one available first user communication device, provide the initiating product data to a data storage device when at least one first user communication device is unavailable, retrieve the initiating product data from the data storage device when an unavailable first user communication device becomes an available first user communications device, receive responding product data responsive to the initiating product data from each responding user communication device of a responding user of the private network, and provide the responding product data to the initiating user communication device.