LOCATION BASED SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A social networking method comprising:
- providing a customer database structured to received customer profile information and contact selection criteria;
establishing modules in said customer database, based on user interest;
receiving a subscription request from at least one customer via an internet connection;
receiving as part of said subscription request, customer profile information, module selection, and contact selection criteria from a plurality of customers;
inserting said customer profile information, and contact selection criteria into said customer database;
receiving customer sign-on information including a user name and password, from at least a signing-on customer, from a WiFi enabled device in possession of said signing-on customer, thru a WiFi router;
detecting a WAN IP addresses for said signing-on customer;
recording said WAN IP address information for said signing-on customer in said customer database;
comparing said WAN IP addresses of customers active in contacting WiFi routers, and returning those customers currently active at the same WiFi router as said signing-on customer;
comparing contact selection criteria of customers active at the same WAN IP address, and if selection criteria of active customers at the same WiFi router match, sending specified customer profile information of active customers to said first customer and said second customer in the form of an output page readable on said signing-on customer'"'"'s WiFi enabled device.
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Abstract
Presented is a social media method and system which is based upon the physical proximity of subscribers to each other. Use of the social media system and method would allow the user to view other users of the system and method who are in the first user'"'"'s physical proximity. This is by the use of a WiFi enabled device communicating with a WiFi router to the internet website of the system and method. The WAN IP address of the user is identified and other users are identified who are using the same WAN IP address, and thus are known to be present in the same general vicinity of the first user. Once the user has logged in and been informed of what other users are in the same physical region, the system provides messaging capabilities so that messages can be sent back and forth between users in the same vicinity. This can be users at a convention center, at a restaurant, at an RV park, at a marina, in a downtown region, or other physical locations. The system and method provide modules so that a user may identify what type of interaction he or she wishes to encounter, such as for business networking, for networking at an RV park, for networking at a marina, and for dating purposes.
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21 Claims
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1. A social networking method comprising:
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providing a customer database structured to received customer profile information and contact selection criteria; establishing modules in said customer database, based on user interest; receiving a subscription request from at least one customer via an internet connection; receiving as part of said subscription request, customer profile information, module selection, and contact selection criteria from a plurality of customers; inserting said customer profile information, and contact selection criteria into said customer database; receiving customer sign-on information including a user name and password, from at least a signing-on customer, from a WiFi enabled device in possession of said signing-on customer, thru a WiFi router; detecting a WAN IP addresses for said signing-on customer; recording said WAN IP address information for said signing-on customer in said customer database; comparing said WAN IP addresses of customers active in contacting WiFi routers, and returning those customers currently active at the same WiFi router as said signing-on customer; comparing contact selection criteria of customers active at the same WAN IP address, and if selection criteria of active customers at the same WiFi router match, sending specified customer profile information of active customers to said first customer and said second customer in the form of an output page readable on said signing-on customer'"'"'s WiFi enabled device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A social networking method comprising:
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providing an online social networking page, for displaying users based on simultaneous use of a WiFi router, with said social networking page interactive with a customer database structured to received customer profile information and contact selection criteria, and configured to display selected use information to a first customer only if said users are simultaneously using the same WiFi router as said first customer and only if said users have selection criteria that match those of the first customer; establishing modules in said customer database, based on user interest; receiving a subscription request from at least one customer; receiving as part of said subscription request, customer profile information, module selection, and contact selection criteria from a plurality of customers; inserting said customer profile information, module selection, and contact selection criteria into said customer database; receiving customer sign-on information including a user name and password, from at least a first and a second customer, from a WiFi enabled device in possession of said first and said second customer, thru a first WiFi router at a time when both said first and said second customer are accessing said first WiFi router; having a system computer detect WAN IP addresses for said at least a first and a second customer; recording said WAN IP address information for said first and said second customer in said customer database; comparing said WAN IP addresses of customers active in contacting WiFi routers, and returning those customers currently active at the same WiFi router; comparing contact selection criteria of customers active at the same WAN IP address, and if selection criteria of active customers at the same WiFi router match, sending specified customer profile information of active customers to a first customer in the form of an output page; providing a messaging service to said customers, so that a user may send a message to a user on his output page, and receive a response to said message from another user, with said messages sent via said WiFi router to said system, and back through said WiFi router to said users. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A social networking system, comprising:
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a web site available for interaction with customers from at least one WiFi router, said system comprising; at least one database, with said database configured to store customer profile information; a subscription page configured for sending to a new customer, with capability for the customer to enter profile and searching criteria information in a subscription entry; a login page configured for sending to a signing-in customer, with capability to receive a username and password; a WAN IP address detection module, for determining the WAN IP address of a signing-on user; a searching algorithm which searches said at least one database and selects customers at the same WAN IP address as said signing-on user, and with searching criteria that match those of said signing-on user; an output page listing subscribers presently using the same WAN IP Address as said signing-on user and having matching selection criteria as said signing-on user, with said output page listing selected profile information of those subscribers selected; and a messaging system configured for a user to send a communication to a listed subscriber present at a subscriber'"'"'s particular WAN IP Address, through said WiFi router and through said system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A social networking system, comprising:
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a web site available for interaction with customers from at least one WiFi router, said system comprising; at least one database, with said database configured to store customer profile information; a subscription page configured for sending to a new customer, with capability for the customer to enter profile and searching criteria information in a subscription entry; a module selection screen as part of said subscription entry, with a selection of modules presented based on groupings of user interests; a login page configured for sending to a signing-in customer, with capability to receive a username and password; a WAN IP address detection module, for determining the WAN IP address of a signing-on user; a searching algorithm which searches said at least one database and selects customers at the same WAN IP address as said signing-on user, and with searching criteria that match those of said signing-on user; an output page listing subscribers presently using the same WAN IP Address as said signing-on user and having matching selection criteria as said signing-on user, with said output page listing selected profile information of those subscribers selected; and a messaging system configured for a user to send a communication to a listed subscriber present at a subscriber'"'"'s particular WAN IP Address, through said WiFi router and through said system.
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