Deborah B Everhart

US Patent:

20050086296, Apr 21, 2005

Filed:

Aug 13, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/918016

Inventors:

Timothy 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 Chasen - Chevy Chase MD, US

Assignee:

Blackboard Inc. - Washington DC

International Classification:

G06F015/16
G06F012/00
G06F017/30

US Classification:

709203000, 709219000, 707200000

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.