DATE MANAGEMENT WITHIN A SOCIAL INTERACTION NETWORK

• US 20080120390A1
• Filed: 09/14/2007
• Published: 05/22/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dena Pacific Communications, Inc.
• Original Assignee: IceBreaker, Inc. (DENA Company Limited)
• Inventors: Robinson, Merle, Hennings, Eric
• Application Number:
  US11/855,929
• Publication Number:
  US 20080120390A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/207
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/12 involving interaction between a plurality of game devices, e.g. transmisison or distribution systems protocols for networked virtual reality, networked games H04L29/06034
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/332 using wireless networks, e.g. cellular phone networks
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/497 Partially or entirely replaying previous game actions
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/795 for finding other players; for building a team; for providing a buddy list
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/87 Communicating with other players during game play, e.g. by e-mail or chat
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/406 Transmission via wireless network, e.g. pager or GSM
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5566 by matching opponents or finding partners to build a team, e.g. by skill level, geographical area, background, play style
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/572 Communication between players during game play of non game information, e.g. e-mail, chat, file transfer, streaming of audio and streaming of video
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

Systems (and corresponding methods) that enable users to transition virtual social networking encounters into the real world are provided. The innovation discloses mobile technologies that enable users to advertise a date to others, and for helping pairs of users to create a date on their mobile phone or online. Additionally, the innovation discloses systems that facilitate generation of ‘reverse’ advertisements. Still further, the innovation discloses mechanism of scheduling a date by way of asynchronous planning, and real-time date planning, for example via a third party.

Claims

1. A system that facilitates date management in a social networking environment, comprising:

a connection interface component that identifies a plurality of candidates within a social interaction service; and

a date management component that enables a user to post an advertisement of a date to a subset of the plurality of candidates.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a profile generation component that maintains a mini-profile of the user, wherein the mini-profile is included within the advertisement.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising an advertising component that facilitates creation of the advertisement.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising a search component that enables a candidate to search the social interaction system for the advertisement.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a respond component that enables a candidate to one of accept or decline the advertisement.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a notify component that triggers an alert to the user upon acceptance of the advertisement by a candidate.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the alert is at least one of a text, voice, video or picture message.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising a planning component that enables the user to establish a plan of the date.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the date is planned via an asynchronous process.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the date is planned via a real-time process.

11. The system of claim 1, further comprising at least one of a contextual awareness component or a machine learning and reasoning component employs at least one of contextual, a probabilistic or a statistical-based analysis that infers an action that the user desires to be automatically performed

12. A computer-implemented method of establishing a real world date associated with a virtual encounter within a social networking environment, comprising:

selecting a type of advertisement for the real world date;

specifying a plurality of parameters related to the real world date; and

posting the advertisement within the virtual social networking environment.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein the plurality of parameters includes at least one of time/day, place, title, or description.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein the type is a reverse advertisement.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, further comprising posting a reply request date associated with the advertisement.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, further comprising transmitting the advertisement to a target set of candidates based upon profile criteria.

17. A social interaction system, comprising.

means for planning a date that transitions an encounter from a virtual space into a real world space;

means for generating an advertisement that describes the date; and

means for conveying the advertisement to a select group of candidates within a social network environment.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the advertisement is a reverse advertisement.

19. The system of claim 18, further comprising means for identifying the select group of candidates.

20. The system of claim 19, further comprising means for uploading a description of the date into the advertisement, wherein the description is at least one of a text, audio, video, or picture description.