METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ACTIVITY FEED FOR EVENTS TO FACILITATE GATHERING AND COMMUNICATING OF EVENT INFORMATION

• US 20140101248A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 04/10/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cvent Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Cvent Incorporated
• Inventors: Felder, Brian, Shanley, David
• Granted Patent: US 11,394,790 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34

Abstract

System platform, software and hardware equipment and components, and methodologies are provided for gathering, organizing, distributing and synchronizing information about events, event attendees or group activities associated with events. Event management system and methods include mobile software application platform for event participants to receive push content, and generate and share real time activity feed(s) on various social media and/or dialogue platforms via a server that transmits push information (notifications, ads, alerts, updates) to event participant'"'"'s mobile application, receives activity feed information from mobile application, and selectively transmits activity feed information to social media and/or dialog platforms. Events include conferences, tradeshows, seminars, or any activities involving one or more participants. Event participants include attendees, exhibitors, speakers, sponsors, organizers, or any other groups or individuals associated with event. Social media and/or dialogue platforms include Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, email, text messaging, or any other communication media supporting data transfer or sharing between users.

Claims

1. A method for gathering and distributing information associated with an event, the method comprising:

initiating a mobile or web-based application configured to accept a plurality of user inputs and to associate said inputs with an event;

selectively combining at least a portion of said user inputs into information forming a user activity feed; and

selectively transmitting at least a portion of said information forming said user activity feed to at least one other mobile or web-based application.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said selectively transmitting comprises at least one of broadcasting, multicasting, and unicasting said information to selected individual user, a group of users, or groups of users accessing said at least one mobile or web-based application, and

wherein said mobile or web-based application is platform-independent.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said selectively transmitting comprises broadcasting or unicasting said information to a plurality of mobile or web-based applications, and

wherein said mobile or web-based applications are platform-independent.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said application provides login access to at least one social media account allowing a user of said application to associate said at least one social media account with said application, and

said selectively transmitting comprises at least one of broadcasting, multicasting, and unicasting said information via said at least one social media account.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said social media comprises at least one of Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said application is configured to accept a single user account for any users and to authorize any one or more of said users to collect digital reputation and experience associated with said event.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said application accepts said user inputs indicative of at least one of:

said user checking into an event session,

said user adding an event session to a schedule,

said user bookmarking information associated with a session, exhibitor, speaker, location, or product of an event,

said user creating an image or text information, and

said user making a new contact; and

when said application accepts said at least one of said user inputs while said application is active, said application automatically posts activity associated with at least one of said user inputs to said user'"'"'s personal activity feed for said event.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said application is configure to receive input associate with a plurality of events, the method further comprising:

organizing user input into pages for each individual event;

issuing a unique user identifier associated with an individual event; and

displaying said identifier with a personal profile of said user, said identifier providing a user'"'"'s digital reputation associated with said individual event.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said individual identifier represent attendance by said user of said event associated with said identifier.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein said identifier comprises a link access to at least a selected portion of said user'"'"'s input information associated with said event.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein said identifier and said link access provide users'"'"' personal activity feeds related to said event collected through passive sharing and associated with global user profiles.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein said identifier and associated user'"'"'s personal activity feed comprise digital reputation including said identifiers and activity feed counts visible across said plurality of events associated with said user at the user level.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein said application is initialized on a photo-enabled device, the method further comprising selectively launching a photo feature within the application, said photo feature allowing said user to create at least one image associated with said event from inside the application and post said images directly to a session photo album or wall.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein said photo feature is activated from a session detail within said application, and any of said images are automatically associated with said session as a time based activity and made available for display by other users.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein said application provides for a user'"'"'s activity feed for each of a plurality of events and a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) accessible via at least one of an email, SMS, and one or more social networks.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein said application provides on said user'"'"'s feed a user-selectable input field accessible to other users for selectively expressing interest in another present or future event,

said method further comprising generating a list of said other users expressing interested is said present of future event.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein said application further comprises at least one of a list and a directory of a plurality of events, each of said events having a link associated therewith for downloading or displaying information for said event.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein each of said events is associated with one or more of said applications for initialization on one or more platforms simultaneously.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein said application comprises selective input for restricting display of information associated with an event,

whereby upon selection of said restrictive input for an event, said event will not be displayed in at least one of said list and said directory.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein said selective input comprises a user definable code for making accessibility to information associated with said even contingent on authentication of said code.

21. The method of claim 20, further comprising user login authentication, wherein upon authentication of said user'"'"'s login information said events having a code associated therewith are selectively accessible by said user based on said login information.

22. The method of claim 1, wherein said application further comprises selective accessibility to information associated with in-progress events to preview changes and settings to said events before said event is published for accessibility by other users.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of said user inputs is indicative of at least one interaction of said user at said event.

24. A system for gathering, organizing, distributing and synchronizing information comprising:

at least one device comprising a processor configured to execute instructions included in an application deployed on said device, and a user interface, whereby a device user receives push information, and generates, transmits or receives at least one real time activity feed information; and

a server that transmits push information to at least one said device, receives said activity feed information from at least one said device, and selectively transmits said activity feed information to at least one communication media supporting selective data transfer or sharing between said one device, said server, and at least one other device configured to display at least a portion of said activity feed information.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein said application comprises computer executable instructions stored on non-transient computer readable media, and executable on at least one of said one device and said server, the instructions comprising:

initiating a mobile or web-based application configured to accept a plurality of user inputs and to associate said inputs with an event;

selectively combining at least a portion of said user inputs into information forming said activity feed of said user; and

selectively transmitting at least a portion of said information forming said user activity feed to at least one other mobile or web-based application.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein at least one of said one device and said server is configured to support at least one of said mobile and said web-based application.

27. The system of claim 24, wherein said one device accepts input via said user interface indicative of at least one of:

said user checking into an event session,

said user adding an event session to a schedule,

said user bookmarking information associated with a session, exhibitor, speaker, location, or product of an event,

said user creating an image or text information, and

said user making a new contact; and

when said application accepts said at least one of said user inputs while said application is active, said application automatically posts activity associated with at least one of said user inputs to said user'"'"'s personal activity feed for said event.

28. The system of claim 24, wherein said application comprises computer executable instructions stored on non-transient computer readable media, and executable on at least one of said one device and said server, the instructions comprising:

receiving input associate with a plurality of events;

organizing user input into pages for each individual event;

issuing a unique user identifier associated with an individual event; and

displaying said identifier with a personal profile of said user, said identifier providing a user'"'"'s digital reputation associated with said individual event.