APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING REAL-TIME EVENT UPDATES

• US 20090164590A1
• Filed: 02/07/2008
• Published: 06/25/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: G-Snap!, Inc.
• Original Assignee: G-Snap!, Inc.
• Inventors: GARCIA, Richard L.
• Application Number:
  US12/027,955
• Publication Number:
  US 20090164590A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A computer readable storage medium includes executable instructions to collect information from a community of event updaters regarding an ongoing event. The information is sent to a recipient community of users that has requested ongoing event updates.

Claims

1. A computer readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions to:

collect information from a community of event updaters regarding an ongoing event; and

send the information to a recipient community of users that has requested ongoing event updates.

2. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1 wherein the ongoing event is selected from a sporting event, a concert, a conference, a reunion, a political event, and a health care emergency.

3. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1 further comprising executable instructions to gather poll data regarding the ongoing event.

4. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1 wherein the executable instructions to collect include executable instructions to collect information from a web form.

5. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1 wherein the executable instructions to collect include executable instructions to collect information from a web form with data entry shortcuts.

6. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1 further comprising executable instructions to generate an alert to the recipient community of users indicating the commencement of the ongoing event.

7. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1 further comprising executable instructions to process ongoing event rating information received from the recipient community of users.

8. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7 wherein the event rating information characterizes the rating of the event.

9. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7 wherein the event rating information characterizes the rating of individuals providing event updates.

10. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1 further comprising executable instructions to automatically facilitate the receipt of event updates.

11. The computer readable storage medium of claim 10 wherein the executable instructions to automatically facilitate the receipt of event updates include executable instructions to supply a unique identifier with each Uniform Resource Locator (URL) to obstruct cache operations.

12. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1 further comprising executable instructions to display the information on a mobile device.

13. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1 further comprising executable instructions to display the information in combination with distinct web page information.

14. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1 further comprising executable instructions to facilitate the display of the information with a black background.

15. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1 wherein the executable instructions to collect information include executable instructions to collect information from a primary host with control of the distribution of information.

16. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1 further comprising executable instructions to segregate the display of the information on a user device.

17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1 wherein the executable instructions to send the information to the recipient community of users includes executable instructions to send the information via the Internet.