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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 17, 1999
William Bunney, Köln, DE;
Sony International (Europe) GmbH, Berlin, DE;
Abstract
According to the present invention a communication method and a communication system/network is provided comprising at least one server and a plurality of user terminals. Wherein the user terminals can share information with each other and with the at least one server by means of the internet each user can be accessed by means of a unique address. Thereby a plurality of different unique addresses can be assigned to one user. A corresponding assignment information is stored in a table of the server. The assignment information enables the server to associate a plurality of different addresses for the same user. Respectively one profile can be associated to one of the plurality of addresses assigned to one user, the profiles containing characteristics of the preferences and/or interests of the associated address and being stored in a database of a profile manager. Respectively one home page can be created and associated to one of the plurality of addresses assigned to one user, the home pages being stored on the server. The server furthermore can comprise a group database containing different predefined groups, preferences and/or interests of each group as well as the user addresses which are members of the corresponding group.