METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A GEOGRAPHICALLY DEFINED COMMUNICATION PLATFORM
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1. A method, comprising:
- sorting one or more street addresses, wherein each of the one or more street addresses is associated with a geographical identification attribute and the street addresses are sorted according to their respective geographical identification attributes;
partitioning the one or more street addresses into one or more groups according to the geographical identifications associated with the one or more street addresses, wherein each of the one or more groups comprises a geographically proximate subset of the street addresses;
associating a block identification attribute to each of the one or more street addresses wherein street addresses belonging to the same group are associated with the same block identification attribute;
receiving resident-generated content from a resident;
associating the resident-generated content with the group comprising the street address at which the resident resides;
broadcasting, through an interface, the resident-generated content; and
restricting access to the resident-generated content associated with the group to residents who reside at street addresses within that group.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are described for a geographically defined platform. In one embodiment, a block is divided into one or more partitioned blocks comprising geographically proximate street addresses. Residents whose street addresses are located within the same partitioned block may contribute and view resident-generated content through a spatial platform. Further, contiguous blocks may elect to combine with each other and a partitioned block may elect to separate from the larger block that comprises it.
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1. A method, comprising:
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sorting one or more street addresses, wherein each of the one or more street addresses is associated with a geographical identification attribute and the street addresses are sorted according to their respective geographical identification attributes; partitioning the one or more street addresses into one or more groups according to the geographical identifications associated with the one or more street addresses, wherein each of the one or more groups comprises a geographically proximate subset of the street addresses; associating a block identification attribute to each of the one or more street addresses wherein street addresses belonging to the same group are associated with the same block identification attribute; receiving resident-generated content from a resident; associating the resident-generated content with the group comprising the street address at which the resident resides; broadcasting, through an interface, the resident-generated content; and restricting access to the resident-generated content associated with the group to residents who reside at street addresses within that group. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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2. A system, comprising:
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means for identifying one or more street addresses in a predefined area; means for partitioning the street addresses and assigning the street addresses to one or more partitioned blocks, wherein each specific partitioned block is derived from a specific block and comprises a subset of the street addresses in the specific block or all of the street addresses in the specific block; means for receiving resident-generated content from a resident; means for associating the resident-generated content with a partitioned block comprising the street address in which the resident resides; means for broadcasting, through an interface, the resident-generated content; and means for restricting access to the resident-generated content associated with the partitioned block to one or more residents who reside at street addresses within the partitioned block.
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3. A system to enable the sharing of information within and across geographically defined communities, the system comprising:
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a database having location identification data associated with one or more street addresses wherein the location identification data are sorted; a partitioning module for assigning one or more street addresses to blocks wherein the blocks are defined by geographic parameters and each first partitioned block derived from a first block comprises either a subset of the street addresses in the first block or all of the street addresses in the first block; and an interface module capable of receiving, publishing, sharing and targeting content generated by one or more residents who reside at one or more street addresses, wherein the content generated by the residents who reside at the street addresses within a second block is associated with the second block and only the residents who reside at street addresses within the second block may view and share the content associated with the second block.
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14. A method, comprising:
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identifying one or more street addresses in a predefined area; partitioning the street addresses and assigning the street addresses to one or more partitioned blocks, wherein each specific partitioned block is derived from a specific block and comprises a subset of the street addresses in the specific block or all of the street addresses in the specific block; receiving resident-generated content from a resident; associating the resident-generated content with a partitioned block comprising the street address in which the resident resides; broadcasting, through an interface, the resident-generated content; and restricting access to the resident-generated content associated with the partitioned block to one or more residents who reside at street addresses within the partitioned block.
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