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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2004
Timothy Rotau Chi, Cambridge, MA (US);
Daniel Cane, Washington, DC (US);
Lara Oerter, Washington, DC (US);
Jessica Finnefrock, Alexandria, VA (US);
Deborah Everhart, Washington, DC (US);
Michael Lewis Chasen, Chevy Chase, MD (US);
Timothy Rotau Chi, Cambridge, MA (US);
Daniel Cane, Washington, DC (US);
Lara Oerter, Washington, DC (US);
Jessica Finnefrock, Alexandria, VA (US);
Deborah Everhart, Washington, DC (US);
Michael Lewis Chasen, Chevy Chase, MD (US);
Blackboard Inc., Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A method and system are disclosed for providing data files to a community of users. The data files relate to a plurality of courses. Each user is associated with one or more of the courses. The system includes client devices operated by the users and a server system in communication with the client devices over a network. The server system provides to the client devices access to data files relating to courses with which the users are associated. The server system also includes a content system for storing content items from users. The content items in the content system are selectable by users for inclusion in one or more of the plurality of data files.