Voting And Multi-Media Actionable Messaging Services For Mobile Social Networks
First Claim
1. In a mobile social network comprising a plurality of mobile users, a method of community based voting comprising:
- creating a voting ballot message comprising a voting ballot;
sending the voting ballot message to a mobile device of at least one user in the social network; and
receiving a vote on the voting ballot from a mobile device of at least one user in the social network.
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Abstract
Provided herein are systems and methods that provide community based voting and/or actionable multi-media messaging in a social network. In an embodiment, actionable multi-media messaging is provided, in which the user receives a message comprising an actionable item that the user can act on. The actionable item can be, e.g., to purchase an item, to vote on a ballot, or other actions that can be taken by the user. In another embodiment, community based voting is provided, in which a user receives a message comprising a voting ballot. In this embodiment, the user can vote on the ballot, and publish his/her vote to his/her social network, e.g., to express his/her likes and dislikes. The user can also forward the ballot to other users in his/her social network, and view how other individual users in his/her the social network have voted.
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16 Claims
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1. In a mobile social network comprising a plurality of mobile users, a method of community based voting comprising:
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creating a voting ballot message comprising a voting ballot;
sending the voting ballot message to a mobile device of at least one user in the social network; and
receiving a vote on the voting ballot from a mobile device of at least one user in the social network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of messaging in a mobile network comprising:
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creating a message comprising an actionable item;
sending the message to a mobile device of at least one user in the mobile network;
receiving a request from a mobile device of at least one user based on action taken by the user on the actionable item; and
responding to the received request. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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