Method and Apparatus to Facilitate Participation in a Networked Activity
First Claim
1. A method to facilitate participation in a particular networked activity from amongst a plurality of candidate networked activities by a plurality of members of an affinity group, the method comprising:
- gathering information regarding availability of candidate members to participate in at least either of two of the plurality of candidate networked activities;
automatically using the information to identify the particular networked activity from amongst the plurality of candidate networked activities as being suitable for at least two of the plurality of members of the affinity group.
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Abstract
Participation in a particular networked activity (from amongst a plurality of candidate networked activities) by a plurality of members of an affinity group is facilitated by gathering (101) information regarding availability of candidate members of the affinity group to participate in at least either of two of the plurality of candidate networked activities and then automatically using (102) that information to identify a particular networked activity as being suitable for at least two of the plurality of members of the affinity group. The gathered information can, as desired, comprise inferential information and/or direct information regarding the availability of such candidate members to participate in such activities.
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1. A method to facilitate participation in a particular networked activity from amongst a plurality of candidate networked activities by a plurality of members of an affinity group, the method comprising:
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gathering information regarding availability of candidate members to participate in at least either of two of the plurality of candidate networked activities; automatically using the information to identify the particular networked activity from amongst the plurality of candidate networked activities as being suitable for at least two of the plurality of members of the affinity group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
at an end-user platform; gathering information regarding availability of the end user to participate in a networked activity; facilitating an automatic use of the information in comparison with similar information regarding other members of an affinity group to which the end user belongs to identify a particular networked activity from amongst a plurality of candidate networked activities as being suitable for the end user and at least one of the other members of the affinity group. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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a transmitter; a receiver; a memory having information stored therein regarding availability of an end user of the apparatus to participate in a networked activity; a processor that is operably coupled to the transmitter, the receiver, and the memory, and that is configured and arranged to facilitate an automatic use of the information in comparison with similar information regarding other members of an affinity group to which the end user belongs to identify a particular networked activity from amongst a plurality of candidate networked activities as being suitable for the end user and at least one of the other members of the affinity group. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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