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Collaborative environment implemented on a distributed computer network and software therefor

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A Collaborator computer collaborative environment (CCE) instantiated by a computer network includes N Collaborator CCE clients and a Collaborator CCE server. Each of the N Collaborator CCE clients generates message objects each including a nested group identifier and an associated privilege level; the Collaborator CCE server filters the generated message objects and routes only those message objects to an Nth Collaborator CCE client that is a member of the respective group having the group identifier and that has a privilege greater than or equal to the associated privilege level. Corresponding software is also described.

Inventors: 
Simonoff, Adam J.; Hebert Jr., Julian B.
Patent Number: 
Technical domain: 
Communications
FIle Date: 
2002-10-01
Grant Date: 
2007-01-09
Grant time: 
1,561 days
Grant time percentile rank: 
28
Claim count percentile rank: 
3
Citations percentile rank: 
2
'Cited by' percentile rank: 
7
Assignee: 
US NAVY