COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SELF-ADVERTISING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF
First Claim
1. A method of self-advertising via a social network accessible through a global computer network comprising:
- creating a plurality of user accounts, each of the user accounts corresponding to one of the plurality of users, and having a plurality of uploadable features including a first feature permitting the user to upload at least one advertisable characteristic to a user account;
forming a user network including one or more of the plurality of user accounts in communication with one or more other user accounts;
identifying each of the plurality of user accounts containing the at least one advertisable characteristic;
linking each of the plurality of user accounts containing the at least one advertisable characteristic; and
notifying each of the plurality of user accounts containing the at least one advertisable characteristic of the identity of the other of the plurality of user accounts containing the at least one advertisable characteristic.
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Abstract
A method of self-advertising via a social network accessible through a global computer network comprises creating a plurality of user accounts, each of the user accounts corresponding to one of the plurality of users, and having a plurality of uploadable features including a first feature permitting the user to upload at least one advertisable characteristic to a user account, forming a user network including one or more of the plurality of user accounts in communication with one or more other user accounts, identifying each of the plurality of user accounts containing the at least one advertisable characteristic, linking each of the plurality of user accounts containing the at least one advertisable characteristic, and notifying each of the plurality of user accounts containing the at least one advertisable characteristic of the identity of the other of the plurality of user accounts containing the at least one advertisable characteristic.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of self-advertising via a social network accessible through a global computer network comprising:
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creating a plurality of user accounts, each of the user accounts corresponding to one of the plurality of users, and having a plurality of uploadable features including a first feature permitting the user to upload at least one advertisable characteristic to a user account; forming a user network including one or more of the plurality of user accounts in communication with one or more other user accounts; identifying each of the plurality of user accounts containing the at least one advertisable characteristic; linking each of the plurality of user accounts containing the at least one advertisable characteristic; and notifying each of the plurality of user accounts containing the at least one advertisable characteristic of the identity of the other of the plurality of user accounts containing the at least one advertisable characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer readable medium comprising a computer program having executable code, the computer program for enabling self-advertising, the computer program comprising instructions for:
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creating a plurality of user accounts, each of the user accounts corresponding to one of the plurality of users, and having a plurality of uploadable features including a first feature permitting the user to upload at least one advertisable characteristic to a user account; forming a user network including one or more of the plurality of user accounts in communication with one or more other user accounts; identifying each of the plurality of user accounts containing the at least one advertisable characteristic; linking each of the plurality of user accounts containing the at least one advertisable characteristic; and notifying each of the plurality of user accounts containing the at least one advertisable characteristic of the identity of the other of the plurality of user accounts containing the at least one advertisable characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A self-advertising system accessible through a global computer network, the system comprising:
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a database hosted on a remote server, containing data sets correlating to a plurality of user accounts, each of the user accounts corresponding to one of the plurality of users, and having a plurality of uploadable features including a first feature permitting the user to upload at least one advertisable characteristic to a user account; and a computer readable medium hosted on the remote server comprising a computer program having executable code, the computer program for enabling self-advertising, the computer program comprising instructions for; forming a user network including one or more of the plurality of user accounts in communication with one or more other user accounts; identifying each of the plurality of user accounts containing the at least one advertisable characteristic; linking each of the plurality of user accounts containing the at least one advertisable characteristic; and notifying each of the plurality of user accounts containing the at least one advertisable characteristic of the identity of the other of the plurality of user accounts containing the at least one advertisable characteristic.
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