System and Method for Communicating among Members of Meeting Groups

• US 20130212494A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 08/15/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meetup Incorporated (SoftBank Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Meetup Incorporated (SoftBank Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Heiferman, Scott, Burns, Gary, Trush, Mathew J., Glusman, Emilio Andres, Fives, Michael T.
• Granted Patent: US 9,654,425 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/753
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1095 Meeting or appointment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1818 Conference organisation arrangements, e.g. handling schedules, setting up parameters needed by nodes to attend a conference, booking network resources, notifying involved parties
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services

Abstract

A system and method for communicating at least one message between users is provided. The method includes the steps of transmitting, to a plurality of users, data configured to display at least one graphical user interface configured to facilitate users to organize and join a plurality of meeting groups associated with a plurality of in-person meetings or events; transmitting, to at least one user of the plurality of users, information identifying at least one predetermined communication; and in response to only a single action performed by the at least one user, transmitting the at least one predetermined communication to at least one other user of the plurality of users.

Claims

1. A method of communicating at least one message between users, comprising:

transmitting, to a plurality of users, data configured to display at least one graphical user interface configured to facilitate users to organize and join a plurality of meeting groups associated with a plurality of in-person meetings or events;

transmitting, to at least one user of the plurality of users, information identifying at least one predetermined communication; and

in response to only a single action performed by the at least one user, transmitting the at least one predetermined communication to at least one other user of the plurality of users.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one user and the at least one other user attended a common in-person meeting or event.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising determining if the at least one user and the at least one other user attended a common in-person meeting or event based on RSVPs received for the in-person meeting or event.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one graphical user interface is further configured to facilitate users to join at least one meeting group of the plurality of meeting groups based on topic-related interest and geographic locale.

5. A method of communicating at least one message between users that attended an in-person meeting or event, comprising:

transmitting, to a plurality of users, data configured to display at least one graphical user interface configured to facilitate users to organize and join a plurality of meeting groups associated with a plurality of in-person meetings or events;

receiving attendance information from at least two users of the plurality of users for an in-person meeting or event;

after the in-person meeting or event has occurred, transmitting, to at least one user of the at least two users, data configured to display at least one graphical user interface comprising at least one input option associated with at least one other user of the at least two users; and

in response to only a single selection of the at least one input option, transmitting at least one predetermined message to the at least one other user.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the attendance information comprises at least two RSVPs for the in-person meeting or event.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the attendance information is input by at least one organizer after or during the in-person meeting or event.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the at least one graphical user interface is further configured to facilitate users to join at least one meeting group of the plurality of meeting groups based on topic-related interest and geographic locale.

9. A method of communicating at least one message between users that attended an in-person meeting or event, comprising:

transmitting, to a plurality of users, data configured to display at least one graphical user interface configured to facilitate users to organize and join a plurality of meeting groups associated with a plurality of in-person meetings or events;

receiving, from at least two users of the plurality of users, RSVPs for an in-person meeting or event;

after the in-person meeting or event has occurred, transmitting, to at least one user of the at least two users, data configured to display at least one graphical user interface comprising at least one input option associated with at least one other user of the at least two users; and

in response to only a selection of the at least one input option, transmitting at least one predetermined message to the at least one other user.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one graphical user interface is further configured to facilitate users to join at least one meeting group of the plurality of meeting groups based on topic-related interest and geographic locale.

11. A system for communicating at least one message between users, comprising at least one server computer including at least one processor, the at least one server computer configured to:

transmit, to a plurality of users, data configured to display at least one graphical user interface configured to facilitate users to organize and join a plurality of meeting groups associated with a plurality of in-person meetings or events;

transmit, to at least one user of the plurality of users, information identifying at least one predetermined communication; and

in response to only a single action performed by the at least one user, transmit the at least one predetermined communication to at least one other user of the plurality of users.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the at least one user and the at least one other user attended a common in-person meeting or event.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the at least one server computer is further configured to determine if the at least one user and the at least one other user attended a common in-person meeting or event based on RSVPs received for the in-person meeting or event.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the at least one graphical user interface is further configured to facilitate users to join at least one meeting group of the plurality of meeting groups based on topic-related interest and geographic locale.