Social Networking Timeline System And Method
First Claim
1. A method of determining a relative strength of shared historical experiences between two or more entities utilizing the Social Networking Timeline System, said method comprising the steps:
- a. a particular user (“
Timeline Author”
) authoring a self history of personal characteristics they recall being associated with given periods of time in their lives and entering such paired time and characteristic data (“
Timeline Data”
) into an online data registry according to various categories and subcategories within or accessible by the Social Networking Timeline System;
b. at the direction of the Timeline Author, comparing and/or overlaying the Timeline Data of a particular Timeline Author with the Timeline Data of another Timeline Author(s) whose distinct Timeline Data is stored in the same Social Networking Timeline System or accessible by the Social Networking Timeline System;
c. following a data registry search by a Timeline Author, highlighting those instances where the Timeline Data of one or more Timeline Authors is similar or identical; and
d. following a data registry search by a Timeline Author, ranking the strength of potential shared experiences amongst particular Timeline Authors by citing certain quantitative and qualitative instances where Timeline Authors had shared characteristics at given points in time.
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Abstract
The Social Networking Timeline System allows individual timeline authors to record their life histories via online timelines and to upload, store, and share personal history information to a remote database that records, stores, and parses their timeline data, preferably over the Internet. Authors are able to connect to other authors thus establishing social connections. These connections are characterized upon the historical overlaps between all parties based upon their inputs, including but not limited to where they were, what they were doing, what their physical condition was, who their associates were, what things they affiliated with, what their beliefs were, and what events they were close to (manmade or natural) at particular points in time. Further, the information created is searchable (anonymized or not) and connections may be requested between persons with shared historical characteristics.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of determining a relative strength of shared historical experiences between two or more entities utilizing the Social Networking Timeline System, said method comprising the steps:
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a. a particular user (“
Timeline Author”
) authoring a self history of personal characteristics they recall being associated with given periods of time in their lives and entering such paired time and characteristic data (“
Timeline Data”
) into an online data registry according to various categories and subcategories within or accessible by the Social Networking Timeline System;b. at the direction of the Timeline Author, comparing and/or overlaying the Timeline Data of a particular Timeline Author with the Timeline Data of another Timeline Author(s) whose distinct Timeline Data is stored in the same Social Networking Timeline System or accessible by the Social Networking Timeline System; c. following a data registry search by a Timeline Author, highlighting those instances where the Timeline Data of one or more Timeline Authors is similar or identical; and d. following a data registry search by a Timeline Author, ranking the strength of potential shared experiences amongst particular Timeline Authors by citing certain quantitative and qualitative instances where Timeline Authors had shared characteristics at given points in time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21)
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16. A method wherein the creation of Timeline Data by a Timeline Author produces results that graded, awarded “
- points”
, and/or ranked by the Timeline System based upon the completeness of the input, whether such assessment is relative to the amount of data completeness exhibited by other similar datasets provided by other Timeline Authors or whether compared to a pre-determined completeness profile acting as a benchmark.
- points”
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17. A method wherein the creation of various categories and sub-categories of Timeline Data can be viewed by certain pre-determined persons identified by the Timeline Author (whether individuals or groups) based upon their particular characteristics and relationship to the Timeline Author as defined by the Timeline Author at the time the dataset is created.
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18. A method wherein the various categories and sub-categories of Timeline Data can be viewed by certain pre-determined persons identified by the Timeline Author (whether individuals or groups) only upon the happening of a pre-conditioned event as defined by the Timeline Author at the time the dataset is created.
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19. A method wherein the various categories and sub-categories of Timeline Data can be embedded with certain contextually related pre-determined courses of action, including the delivery of a particular predetermined message by the Timeline Author and/or the delivery of goods and services already paid for by the Timeline Author, to be effected by the Timeline System for the benefit of persons identified by the Timeline Author (whether individuals or groups) only upon the happening of a pre-conditioned event as defined by the Timeline Author at the time the Timeline Data is created.
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20. A method wherein the Timeline Data produces a relationship “
- degree of separation”
map between two or more persons who do not have shared Timeline Data dataset elements relative to each other, but share one or more Timeline Data dataset elements with at least one or more other intermediary persons whose Timeline Data is incorporated into the Timeline System. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
- degree of separation”
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24. A tangible machine readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method of determining a relative strength of shared historical experiences between two or more entities utilizing the Social Networking Timeline System, said method comprising the steps:
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a. a particular user (“
Timeline Author”
) authoring a self history of personal characteristics they recall being associated with given periods of time in their lives and entering such paired time and characteristic data (“
Timeline Data”
) into an online data registry according to various categories and subcategories within or accessible by the Social Networking Timeline System;b. at the direction of the Timeline Author, comparing and/or overlaying the Timeline Data of a particular Timeline Author with the Timeline Data of another Timeline Author(s) whose distinct Timeline Data is stored in the same Social Networking Timeline System or accessible by the Social Networking Timeline System; c. following a data registry search by a Timeline Author, highlighting those instances where the Timeline Data of one or more Timeline Authors is similar or identical; and d. following a data registry search by a Timeline Author, ranking the strength of potential shared experiences amongst particular Timeline Authors by citing certain quantitative and qualitative instances where Timeline Authors had shared characteristics at given points in time.
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25. A tangible machine readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method as set forth in claim 25 wherein the Timeline Data may encompass subject matters (“
- Characteristic Tables”
) including (but not be limited to);a. where the Timeline Author was physically located at that point in time; b. what the Timeline Author was doing at that point in time (job held, school attended, married, parenting, sports participation, hobby participation, club participation, vacations taken, travels engaged in, etc.); c. what the Timeline Author'"'"'s physical condition was (healthy, sick, recovering, etc.); d. who the Timeline Author associated with (girlfriend(s), boyfriend(s), family members, etc.); e. what the Timeline Author affiliated with (cars driven, homes lived in, music listened to, books read, films seen, politicians they voted for, etc.); f. what the Timeline Author'"'"'s beliefs were (religions, political views, etc.); g. what events the Timeline Author was associated with (elections, storms, disasters, sporting events, etc.); and h. who the Timeline Author is based upon demographic profiles (age, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, physical handicap, marital status, nationality, parental status, etc.).
- Characteristic Tables”
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26. A networked apparatus comprising:
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a. a memory; b. a processor; c. a communicator; d. a display; and e. a suite of software capable of determining a relative strength of shared historical experiences between two or more entities utilizing the Social Networking Timeline System, said method comprising the steps of;
(i) particular user (“
Timeline Author”
) authoring a self history of personal characteristics they recall being associated with given periods of time in their lives and entering such paired time and characteristic data (“
Timeline Data”
) into an online data registry according to various categories and subcategories within or accessible by the Social Networking Timeline System;
(ii) at the direction of the Timeline Author, comparing and/or overlaying the Timeline Data of a particular Timeline Author with the Timeline Data of another Timeline Author(s) whose distinct Timeline Data is stored in the same Social Networking Timeline System or accessible by the Social Networking Timeline System;
(iii) following a data registry search by a Timeline Author, highlighting those instances where the Timeline Data of one or more Timeline Authors is similar or identical; and
(iv) following a data registry search by a Timeline Author, ranking the strength of potential shared experiences amongst particular Timeline Authors by citing certain quantitative and qualitative instances where Timeline Authors had shared characteristics at given points in time.
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27. A networked apparatus comprising:
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a. a memory; b. a processor; c. a communicator; d. a display; and e. a suite of software as set forth in claim 27 wherein the Timeline Data may encompass subject matters (“
Characteristic Tables”
) including (but not be limited to);
(i) where the Timeline Author was physically located at that point in time;
(ii) what the Timeline Author was doing at that point in time (job held, school attended, married, parenting, sports participation, hobby participation, club participation, vacations taken, travels engaged in, etc.);
(iii) what the Timeline Author'"'"'s physical condition was (healthy, sick, recovering, etc.);
(iv) who the Timeline Author associated with (girlfriend(s), boyfriend(s), family members, etc.);
(v) what the Timeline Author affiliated with (cars driven, homes lived in, music listened to, books read, films seen, politicians they voted for, etc.);
(vi) what the Timeline Author'"'"'s beliefs were (religions, political views, etc.);
(vii) what events the Timeline Author was associated with (elections, storms, disasters, sporting events, etc.); and
(viii) who the Timeline Author is based upon demographic profiles (age, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, physical handicap, marital status, nationality, parental status, etc.).
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