SYSTEM AND METHODS OF GENERATING SOCIAL NETWORKS IN VIRTUAL SPACE
First Claim
1. A method of creating a user defined social network comprising:
- defining a geographic area, wherein a user establishes an outermost geographic boundary relative to the user'"'"'s current location on a map displayed on the user'"'"'s mobile device;
creating at least one virtual space that facilitates communication among users based on the outermost geographic boundary established by the user; and
establishing a communication link between the user and the at least one virtual space.
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Abstract
A system and method of generating social networks within a virtual space, wherein the virtual space may be defined by the geographic location of the user or a metric based on a user attribute. The present invention permits a user to establish the outermost geographic boundaries of a virtual space, in which the user may establish a communication link for the purposes of social networking. The present invention allows for fixed and user-defined virtual space in which both permanent and terminable social networks may be created. Permanent virtual spaces provide the convenience of archiving and searchable review. The present invention allows for a user to be assigned to an existing virtual space based on a metric, or for a new virtual space to be created for a user based on a metric.
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36 Claims
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1. A method of creating a user defined social network comprising:
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defining a geographic area, wherein a user establishes an outermost geographic boundary relative to the user'"'"'s current location on a map displayed on the user'"'"'s mobile device; creating at least one virtual space that facilitates communication among users based on the outermost geographic boundary established by the user; and establishing a communication link between the user and the at least one virtual space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of communicating in a user defined searchable social network comprising:
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querying, by a server, available virtual spaces based on a user'"'"'s geographic location, wherein the user'"'"'s access to the virtual spaces is determined by previously user defined geographic boundaries; generating, by the server, a list of available virtual spaces accessible to the user; selecting at least one virtual space from the list of available virtual spaces; establishing a communication link between the at least one virtual space and the user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system that establishes a social network in a virtual space on a mobile device comprising:
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a display having an interactive map that is configured to allow a user to define geographic boundaries within which the user is located, the geographic boundaries defining a zone of accessibility, within which one or more users must be located to access the at least one virtual space; and a user interface configured to allow the one or more users to communicate within the at least one virtual space, wherein the mobile device is configured to communicate wirelessly. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of assigning a user to a social network comprising:
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generating, by a server, at least one metric comprising at least one user attribute; assigning, by the server, the at least one user to at least one virtual space that facilitates communication among a plurality of users based on the at least one metric; and establishing a communication link between the at least one virtual space and the at least one user. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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