(19)
(11) EP 0 983 540 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
13.07.2005 Bulletin 2005/28

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
12.12.2001 Bulletin 2001/50

(21) Application number: 98922326.8

(22) Date of filing: 15.05.1998
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 1/00
(86) International application number:
PCT/US1998/009969
(87) International publication number:
WO 1998/053387 (26.11.1998 Gazette 1998/47)

(54)

SELF-POLICING, RATE LIMITING ONLINE FORUMS

SELBST-ÜBERWACHENDE ONLINE-FOREN, BEI WELCHEN AUCH VERHINDERT WIRD, DASS EINZELNE BENUTZER ÜBERMÄSSIG VIELE NACHRICHTEN VERSCHICKEN

FORUMS DE DISCUSSION EN LIGNE A AUTO-CONTROLE ET A LIMITATION AUTOMATIQUE DE LA FREQUENCE D'ENVOI

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

(30) Priority: 20.05.1997 US 47235 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
08.03.2000 Bulletin 2000/10

(60) Divisional application:
01201844.6 / 1124173

(73) Proprietor: America Online, Inc.
Dulles, VA 20166 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • MORRIS, Harry, W.
    Reston, VA 20190 (US)
  • BOSCO, Eric
    Arlington, VA 22201 (US)
  • LIPPKE, David, Lowell
    Herndon, VA 20170 (US)
  • STEELE, Colin, Anthony
    Leesburg, VA 20175 (US)

(74) Representative: Charig, Raymond Julian 
Eric Potter Clarkson, Park View House, 58 The Ropewalk
Nottingham NG1 5DD
Nottingham NG1 5DD (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
US-A- 5 265 221
   
  • J. BERKMAN: "Nonviolent Crowd Control" PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACM SIGUCCS 1993 USER SERVICES CONFERENCE XXI, 7 - 10 November 1993, SAN DIEGO, CA, US, pages 173-178, XP002074878
  • J. JOHNSON-EILOLA ET AL.: "Policing Ourselves: Defining the Boundaries of Appropriate Discussion in Online Forums " COMPUTERS AND COMPOSITION, vol. 13, no. 3, 1996, US, pages 269-291, XP002074883
   
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