EVENT APPLICATION

• US 20130232194A1
• Filed: 03/05/2013
• Published: 09/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MySpace Incorporated (Capital V LLC)
• Original Assignee: MySpace Incorporated (Capital V LLC)
• Inventors: Knapp, Jason J.A., Werz, Thomas B. III, Andler, Michael Scott, Beaupre, James Andrew, Tahmasbi, Ali
• Application Number:
  US13/786,178
• Publication Number:
  US 20130232194A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

A system, method, and article of manufacture provide the ability to manage event-based information/content. A client application uploads information about an event to an event application executing on a server. The event application manages information for an event site that corresponds to an event that multiple persons attend and is an electronic representation of the event. The event application receives the uploaded information and manages client access to the uploaded information.

Claims

1. A system for managing event-based information, comprising:

(a) a client application executing on a client device, wherein the client application;

uploads information about an event from a user of the client application to an event application;

(b) an event application executing on a server device, wherein the event application;

(1) manages the information for an event site, wherein the event site;

(i) corresponds to the event that multiple persons attend; and

(ii) is an electronic representation of the event;

(2) receives the information from the client application; and

(3) manages client access to the uploaded information.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the client device comprises a mobile device.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein:

the event is taking place at a geographical location;

the event application utilizes a mobile geographical location of the mobile device to associate information uploaded from the client application with the event based on a similarity between the geographical location of the event and the mobile geographical location.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein:

a time when the information is captured by the user is utilized to identify and associate the information with the event.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the event application is hosted on a social media network site.

6. The system of claim 5, further comprising:

a website other than the social media network site that interacts with the social media network site, wherein;

the website provides additional information to users that is based on the information.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising an event controller that manages and provides access to the information from multiple event sites.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the event application manages client access via an award application; and

the award application manages awards, award programs, and achievements based on a level of interaction of the user with the client application.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the event application manages client access via a recommendation engine; and

the recommendation engine recommends content and events to the user based on the information.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the event application manages client access via a media content player; and

the media content player displays information uploaded from the client application.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the event application manages client access via an event passport application; and

the event passport application manages an event passport that serves as a registry of which events the user has attended.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the event application tags the information uploaded from the client application; and

the tag associates the information with the event.

13. A method for managing event-based information, comprising:

establishing an event site wherein;

the event site corresponds to an event that multiple persons attend; and

is an electronic representation of the event;

receiving content, from a user, at the event site;

associating the content with one or more classes of content including the event site; and

interacting with an application to drive users to the content.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the content is received from a user via a mobile device.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein:

the event is taking place at a geographical location;

the event application utilizes a mobile geographical location of the mobile device to associate the content with the event based on a similarity between the geographical location of the event and the mobile geographical location.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein:

a time when the content is captured by the user is utilized to identify and associate the content with the event.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein:

the application comprises an award application; and

the award application manages awards, award programs, and achievements based on a level of interaction of the user with the event site.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein:

the application comprises a recommendation engine; and

the recommendation engine recommends content and events to the user based on the content.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein:

the application comprises a media content player; and

the media content player displays the content uploaded from the client application.

20. The method of claim 13, wherein:

the application comprises an event passport application; and

the event passport application manages an event passport that serves as a registry of which events the user has attended.