Method and Apparatus for Organizing, Packaging, and Sharing Social Content and Social Affiliations
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1. A method for operating a mobile device, comprising:
- capturing real-time audio, image, or video information of an event at a location of the event during the event on the mobile device;
selecting a specific invitee from a user'"'"'s list of confirmed friends during the event; and
transmitting an invitation to attend the event to the specific invitee during the event comprising necessary details for attending the event in person by the invitee contemporaneous with and integrated with the captured real-time information.
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Abstract
A method and associated system are provided for operating a mobile device, comprising: capturing real-time audio, image, or video information of the event at a location of the event during the event on the mobile device; selecting a specific invitee from the user'"'"'s list of confirmed friends during the event; and transmitting an invitation to attend the event to the specific invitee during the event comprising necessary details for attending the event in person by the invitee contemporaneous with and integrated with the captured real-time information.
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1. A method for operating a mobile device, comprising:
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capturing real-time audio, image, or video information of an event at a location of the event during the event on the mobile device; selecting a specific invitee from a user'"'"'s list of confirmed friends during the event; and transmitting an invitation to attend the event to the specific invitee during the event comprising necessary details for attending the event in person by the invitee contemporaneous with and integrated with the captured real-time information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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14. A method for managing competitions, comprising:
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establishing a topic that forms a base for a competition, and establishing entries associated with the topic that can be rated; defining a first competition as an open competition and a second competition as a closed competition; for the open competition; accumulating ratings utilizing a server comprising a processor and memory into which votes are accumulated on the entries from any individual; and ranking the ratings related to the entries on the server and providing electronic access to the published voting results on the server to a general public audience; and for the closed competition; defining a first group of individuals from a larger set of individuals whose information is stored in a directory in a memory of a user device; sending an invitation to vote on an entry of the competition to members of the first group; and publishing voting results related to the entries on the server and providing electronic access to the published voting results on the server exclusively to the individuals in the first group. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A system for managing an invitation for a current event, comprising:
a mobile device comprising; a processor; an information capturing element comprising a microphone or camera that captures real-time audio, image, or video information of the event at a location of the event during the event; a selecting element comprising at least one of a display and a software algorithm that allows selecting an invitee to the event during the event; and a transmitter comprising wireless communication circuitry and software algorithms for transmitting an invitation to attend the event to the invitee during the event comprising necessary details for attending the event contemporaneous with and integrated with the captured real-time information.
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