SOCIAL NETWORK PLATFORM BASED ON ELECTRONIC MAPS

• US 20140129605A1
• Filed: 11/06/2012
• Published: 05/08/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wei-Hsin Huang
• Original Assignee: Wei-Hsin Huang
• Inventors: Huang, Wei-Hsin
• Application Number:
  US13/670,422
• Publication Number:
  US 20140129605A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/201
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

A social network platform based on electronic maps includes at least an electronic device, a network system and a server, the electronic device having a client application program connected to the server via the network system to read, upload or download an interactive message, the server having a database and an electronic map module, the database saving the interactive messages received by the server, the user defining a searching condition via the client application program to cut off a section of a map picture from the electronic map module, each interactive message which is located at where the map picture corresponds to being shown and labeled on the map picture, the user reading, replying or downloading the interactive messages which are shown on the map picture. Under this arrangement, the users continuously share feelings and make discussions about what the users interest in, so that the users expand interpersonal relationships.

Claims

1. A social network platform based on electronic maps comprising at least one electronic device, a network system and a server;

the electronic device having a network platform, the electronic device having a client application program installed therein, the client application program connected to the server via the network platform of the electronic device and the network system, so as to input a plurality of commands or information or progress;

the commands comprising an identity authentication module and a means of reading, uploading and downloading interactive messages, the identity authentication module defined in the client application program so as to input personal information of a user to the client application program, subscribe a username, set a password and login in, so that the user reads, downloads or uploads an interactive message from the server;

the server comprising a database and an electronic map module, the database saving the information and the interactive messages which are received by the server, the database connecting with the electronic map module, so that when the server receives the interactive message, the server defines a position label into the electronic map module, the position label corresponding to where the interactive message is sent from;

the user inputting the personal information, the username and the password so as to login the client application program when the user uses the present invention first time, said personal information, username and password being saved in the database, said personal information, username and password being updated to the database after every revision, the interactive message being selectively set as a public message or a private message, the interactive message being selectively set as a currently published message or a pre-defined message, the interactive message being selectively set as a message published in a single position or a message published in multi positions, the interactive message being selectively set as being readable by certain users only, when the user uploads the interactive message via the client application program, the electronic map module connects with the client application program of the electronic device via the network system, the user defining a searching condition via the client application program so as to cut off a section of a map picture from the electronic map module, each interactive message which is located at where the map picture corresponds to being shown and labeled on the map picture, the user reading, replying or downloading the interactive messages which are shown on the map picture, the user selectively uploading a new interactive message onto a designated position of the map picture, the database saving a plurality of interactive messages which are received in a same position as a group, so that the electronic map module updates a status and the contents of the interactive message on the map picture; and

the client application program having an advertising module, the advertising module connecting to the database and the electronic map module via the network system, a store selecting a certain map picture from the electronic map module via the advertising module and uploading an advertising web page, the store selecting another certain map picture which comprises a location of the store from the electronic map module and setting a store label on a corresponding position of another certain map picture, the advertising web page and the store label saved in the database;

wherein the users selectively reads, publishes or replies the interactive messages so as to continuously share feelings and make discussions about what the users interest in, so that the users expand interpersonal relationships;

in addition, popularities of the stores is increased among social networks via the advertising module so that the users purchases goods directly on line.

2. The social network platform based on electronic maps as claimed in claim 1, wherein the store label of the advertising module are set as an online shop so that the users buy goods directly from the online shop of the social network platform;

the client application program further comprises an online shopping mechanism;

the online shopping mechanism connects to the electronic map module and the database via the network system so that the user chooses a certain store label which is set as the online shop from the map picture of the electronic map module and buys goods from the online shop directly via the network system.

3. The social network platform based on electronic maps as claimed in claim 1, wherein a global positioning system is installed into the electronic device;

the global positioning system defines the position of the electronic device;

the position of the electronic device is determined by different received times of signals which are respectively received by several artificial satellites;

wherein positioning information of the electronic device is delivered and saved to the database of the server;

the positioning information of the electronic device is updated and saved to the database according to the next positioning information of the electronic device;

the client application program further comprises a mine message mechanism;

the mine message mechanism is connected to the electronic map module and the database via the network system so that the user progresses the client application program so as to choose a specific map picture from the electronic map module and pre-upload a specific interactive message to a specific user on an assigned point of the specific map picture;

wherein when the positioning information of the specific user matches with the assigned point of the specific map picture, the specific interactive message is showed on the electronic device of the specific user automatically.

4. The social network platform based on electronic maps as claimed in claim 3, wherein the client application program further comprises a message replying setting mechanism;

the message replying setting mechanism corresponds to the mine message mechanism, so that the specific user selectively replies a notification of receiving interactive messages to the user or not while the specific user receives the specific interactive message.

5. The social network platform based on electronic maps as claimed in claim 1, wherein the format of the interactive message is selectively set as a document file, a picture file, a video file, an audio file, a hyperlink file or a combination of said files.

6. The social network platform based on electronic maps as claimed in claim 1, wherein the format of the advertising web page and the store label is selectively set as another document file, another picture file, another video file, another audio file, another hyperlink file or another combination of said files.

7. The social network platform based on electronic maps as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic device is selectively set as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a hand-held videogame, a television game, a navigation device or other devices;

the electronic device is connectable to the network system and has a global positioning function.

8. The social network platform based on electronic maps as claimed in claim 1, wherein each interactive message has a user code so that the server identifies the user codes of the users who belong to the same group where the interactive messages are labeled in the same position via the users, so that the server sends a notification of new interactive messages to the client application program of each user who is within said group when the contents of the interactive messages in the group are renewed or when a new interactive message is published in the group.

9. The social network platform based on electronic maps as claimed in claim 8, wherein the client application program comprises a push function so that the user sets the push function, and inputs an email address via the authentication module;

as a result, the email address is saved in the database;

wherein when the user is not login to the social network platform, the notifications of new interactive messages from the server would be sent to the email address.