CONFERENCE NETWORKING SYSTEM INCORPORATING SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE INFORMATION
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating networking among attendees at a conference, comprising:
- receiving over a wide-area network a user profile from a user who has registered for at least one conference selected from among a plurality of conferences, wherein the user profile includes a username for at least one social networking site;
storing the user profile in a database that includes a plurality of user profiles for a plurality of attendees who have registered for at least one of the plurality of conferences; and
granting the user access to the database over the wide-area network, including access to a profile on the social networking site associated with the username.
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Abstract
A method for facilitating networking among attendees at a conference is provided. The method includes receiving over a wide-area network a user profile from a user who has registered for at least one conference selected from among a plurality of conferences. The user profile includes a username for at least one social networking site. The user profile is stored in a database that includes a plurality of user profiles for a plurality of attendees who have registered for at least one of the plurality of conferences. The user is granted access to the database over the wide-area network, including access to a profile on the social networking site associated with the username.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating networking among attendees at a conference, comprising:
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receiving over a wide-area network a user profile from a user who has registered for at least one conference selected from among a plurality of conferences, wherein the user profile includes a username for at least one social networking site; storing the user profile in a database that includes a plurality of user profiles for a plurality of attendees who have registered for at least one of the plurality of conferences; and granting the user access to the database over the wide-area network, including access to a profile on the social networking site associated with the username. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A conference networking system, comprising:
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a server having a network interface for establishing communication over a wide-area network; a first database configured to store information pertaining to a plurality of conferences; a second database configured to store information including a plurality of user profiles of conference attendees of each conference, at least one of the user profiles including a username for at least one social networking site; and a search engine for searching the first and second databases and a second user profile on the social networking site associated with the username. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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