Limited Area Temporary Instantaneous Network

• US 20150058427A1
• Filed: 08/23/2013
• Published: 02/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yann Noel Grignon
• Original Assignee: Yann Noel Grignon
• Inventors: Grignon, Jean Rene'
• Application Number:
  US13/974,910
• Publication Number:
  US 20150058427A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

Social interaction between users in a mobile computing environment is facilitated by obtaining, from a plurality of mobile device users seeking connection to other users, via each user'"'"'s respective mobile device, each user'"'"'s self-identified interest as to which a connection is sought, and self-identified geographic area within which other users are desired to be engaged for a connection. A platform compares the self-identified interests and self-identified geographic areas of at least two users to identify two or more matching users, the matching users having expressed matching interests, and having overlapping geographic areas of interest, and then enables the two or more matching users to commence communication via their respective mobile devices, to facilitate further social interaction.

Claims

1. A method of facilitating social interaction between users in a mobile computing environment, comprising

obtaining from a plurality of mobile device users seeking connection to other users, via each user'"'"'s respective mobile device, each user'"'"'s self-identified interest as to which a connection is sought, and self-identified geographic area within which other users are desired to be engaged for a connection,

comparing the self-identified interests and self-identified geographic areas of at least two users to identify two or more matching users, the matching users having expressed matching interests, and having overlapping geographic areas of interest, and

enabling the two or more matching users to commence communication via their respective mobile devices, to facilitate further social interaction.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein a user self-identifies an interest as to which a connection is sought via a natural language text entry.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the interests of two users are evaluated in a one or more of a syntactic, lexical and semantic analysis to identify matched users having similar of interests as defined in the analysis.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein one matched user views the self-identified stated interest and the geo-location of another matched user, to determine whether to engage in further social networking.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein matched users engage in social networking by message communication via one or more of Internet messaging, SMS communication, voice and video conferencing.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein a user self-identifies a geographic area of interest.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein a user'"'"'s location is within the user'"'"'s self-identified geographic area of interest.

9. The method of claim 7 wherein the user'"'"'s self-identified geographic area of interest is in an ellipse shape, the user defining a location, shape, and/or orientation of the ellipse.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein prior to the obtaining step, a user'"'"'s self-identified interest is initialized as a default interest, and a user'"'"'s geographic area of interest is initialized as a default geographic area relative to the user'"'"'s location.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the user defines the default geographic area relative to the user'"'"'s location.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the duration of a first user'"'"'s interaction with the system is limited in time.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein a user changes the user'"'"'s self-identified interest and the comparing and enabling steps are repeated using the user'"'"'s new self-identified interest.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein, in a feedback process, a user reviews the interests of matching users and then changes the user'"'"'s self-identified interest to more specifically state an interest of the user based upon interests of one or more matching users.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein, in a feedback process, a user reviews the interests of matching users and then changes the user'"'"'s self-identified interest to less specifically state an interest of the user to increase the number of matching users.

16. The method of claim 1 wherein a user changes the user'"'"'s geographic area, and the comparing and enabling steps are repeated using the user'"'"'s new geographic area.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein, in a feedback process, a user reviews the locations of users in a first geographic area and then reduces the user'"'"'s geographic area to focus upon social interaction with users in a particular region of the first geographic area.

18. The method of claim 16 wherein, in a feedback process, a user reviews the users in a first geographic area and then expands the user'"'"'s geographic area to find additional users for social interaction beyond the first geographic area.