Community Portal

• US 20100217641A1
• Filed: 02/24/2009
• Published: 08/26/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Siegel, Laurence
• Application Number:
  US12/391,885
• Publication Number:
  US 20100217641A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/8
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06314 Calendaring for a resource
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0273 Determination of fees for advertising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

A group community portal is provided. Data associated with an address book interface is provided. The address book interface includes at least one contact associated with a first group and an option to launch a community portal interface from the address book interface. The community portal interface is configured to provide a first group community page for members of the first group, launching the community portal interface from the address book interface to provide the first group community page, and providing the community portal interface for display.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

providing data associated with an address book interface, the address book interface including at least one contact associated with a first group, the address book interface further including an option to launch a community portal interface from the address book interface, the community portal interface configured to provide a first group community page for members of the first group;

launching the community portal interface from the address book interface to provide the first group community page; and

providing the community portal interface for display.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a user request to launch the community portal interface.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing an option to create a second group from the address book interface, the option to create the second group including an option to associate the second group with a second group community page.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first group is associated with a group calendar, the group calendar including at least one of the following:

a group event and an individual event of a group member.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first group is associated with a predefined category.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising facilitating providing directed advertisements to the first group community page based on the predefined category.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the address book interface includes an address book calendar, wherein the first group community page includes a group community page calendar, and wherein the first group community page is configured to update the address book calendar with data from the group community page calendar.

8. A system comprising:

a memory component that stores at least the following;

logic configured to provide data associated with an address book interface, the address book interface including at least one contact associated with a first group, the address book interface further including an option to launch a community portal interface from the address book interface, the community portal interface configured to provide a first group community page for members of the first group;

logic configured to launch the community portal interface from the address book interface to provide the first group community page; and

logic configured to provide the community portal interface for display.

9. The system of claim 8, the memory further storing logic configured to receive a user request to launch the community portal interface.

10. The system of claim 8, the memory further storing logic configured to provide an option to create a second group from the address book interface, the option to create the second group including an option to associate the second group with a second group community page.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the first group is associated with a group calendar, the group calendar including at least one of the following:

a group event and an individual event of a group member.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the first group is associated with a predefined category.

13. The system of claim 12, the method further storing logic configured to facilitate providing directed advertisements to the first group community page based on the predefined category.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the address book interface includes an address book calendar, wherein the first group community page includes a group community page calendar, and wherein the first group community page is configured to update the address book calendar with data from the group community page calendar.

15. A computer-readable medium that includes a program that, when executed by a computer causes the computer to perform at least the following:

provide data associated with an address book interface, the address book interface including at least one contact associated with a first group, the address book interface further including an option to launch a community portal interface from the address book interface, the community portal interface configured to provide a first group community page for members of the first group;

launch the community portal interface from the address book interface to provide the first group community page; and

provide the community portal interface for display.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, the program further causing the computer to receive a user request to launch the community portal interface.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, the program further causing the computer to provide an option to create a second group from the address book interface, the option to create the second group including an option to associate the second group with a second group community page.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the first group is associated with a group calendar, the group calendar including at least one of the following:

a group event and an individual event of a group member.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the first group is associated with a predefined category and wherein directed advertisements are provided to the first group community page based on the predefined category.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the address book interface includes an address book calendar, wherein the first group community page includes a group community page calendar, and wherein the first group community page is configured to update the address book calendar with data from the group community page calendar.