User-calibrated activity newsfeed on a social network
First Claim
1. A method for publishing user activity, comprising:
- having a computer implemented social network of a plurality of users and a plurality of friends of each of said plurality of users;
providing a calibrating function allowing one of said plurality of users of said social network to calibrate an activity from an activity signal measured by an activity monitor operated by the same of said plurality of users, wherein said calibration comprises assigning an activity identifier to said activity signal and storing said assignment; and
publishing said activity of one of said plurality of users to said plurality of friends of the same of said plurality of users, wherein said publication includes said activity identifier if said activity is calibrated.
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Abstract
Calibration and publication of user activity on a computer implemented social network is provided. Activity signals of user activity is measured by an activity monitor and calibrated by the user. The calibration includes assigning an activity signal with a personalized identifier for the activity for comparison with future measured activity signals. Near real-time publication of the activity on the social network allow users of the network to timely view user behavior. The publication on a social networking website includes the identifier if the activity has been calibrated. By calibrating and publishing user activity, users can connect to others based on the activity. The publication can be on newsfeed on a user profile for friends of the user to view. A user and the user'"'"'s friends can communicate with each other, which allows the user to receive motivation from the friends and be accountable to the friends.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for publishing user activity, comprising:
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having a computer implemented social network of a plurality of users and a plurality of friends of each of said plurality of users; providing a calibrating function allowing one of said plurality of users of said social network to calibrate an activity from an activity signal measured by an activity monitor operated by the same of said plurality of users, wherein said calibration comprises assigning an activity identifier to said activity signal and storing said assignment; and publishing said activity of one of said plurality of users to said plurality of friends of the same of said plurality of users, wherein said publication includes said activity identifier if said activity is calibrated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for publishing user activity, comprising:
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(a) an application server for operating a computer implemented social network of a plurality of users of said social network, wherein at least one of said plurality of users is monitored and wherein said application server; (i) maintains a list of friends for each of said plurality of users of said social network; and (ii) allows said friends of each of said plurality of users to communicate with the same of said plurality of users; (b) an activity monitor for monitoring the activity of said at least one monitored user of said social network, wherein said activity monitor measures an activity signal corresponding to the activity of said at least one monitored user; (c) a calibration module for allowing said at least one monitored user to calibrate said monitored activity of said at least one monitored user, wherein said calibrating comprises assigning an activity identifier to said activity signal and storing said assignment; and (d) a publication module for publishing said activity of said at least one monitored user, wherein said publication includes said activity identifier if said activity is calibrated, wherein said friends of said at least one monitored user can send a motivating message to said at least one monitored user based on said published activity. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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