METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING SOCIAL MEDIA ECOSYSTEM CLASSIFIED LISTINGS

• US 20150066673A1
• Filed: 09/03/2013
• Published: 03/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jon Anthony Astore
• Original Assignee: Jon Anthony Astore
• Inventors: ASTORE, Jon Anthony
• Granted Patent: US 9,292,886 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

A method and system for providing social media ecosystem classified listings. Plural classified listings are accepted and displayed by the social media ecosystem in plural different categories for plural different geographic locations. Social index values and social commerce connections for plural user who posted the plural classified listings are created or updated when a classified listing is viewed or a purchase is made for a good or service listed in plural classified listings. Public access is provided to the plural classified listings via plural public search engines and plural social media sites. However, communication with a user who posted a classified listing is private and to communicate a viewer of a classified listing is required to enter information to log into a private system. Public search of classified listings is provided with private communication security and also ensuring the social media index values and social commerce connections of the plural users who have posted classified listings are properly updated in the social media ecosystem. The social media ecosystem classified listing services are provided on a cloud communications network for mobile and non-mobile devices.

Claims

1. A method for providing social media ecosystem classified listings, comprising:

receiving a plurality of electronic information from a plurality of target applications on a plurality of target network devices each with one or more processors for a plurality of users on a first cloud application stored in a first non-transitory computer readable medium on a cloud server network device with the one or more processors via a cloud communications network for a social media ecosystem comprising;

one or more public communication networks, one or more private networks, one or more community networks and one or more hybrid networks,

wherein the plurality of electronic information includes a plurality of information for classified listings in the social media ecosystem;

wherein the social media ecosystem includes social media classified listing services for social media sellers and social media purchasers;

creating from the first cloud application a plurality of classified listings in a plurality of different categories for the plurality of users of the plurality of target network devices;

storing from the first cloud application the created plurality of classified listings in a plurality of cloud storage objects;

providing public access from the first cloud application to a plurality of public search engines and to a plurality social media sites via the cloud communications network the plurality of cloud storage objects including the plurality of classified listings;

receiving on the first cloud application from a second target application on a second target network device for a second user via the cloud communications network a request to view a first classified listing from a first user of a first target network device;

creating from the first cloud application a new social commerce connection between the first user and the second user;

storing the new social commerce connection in the one or more cloud storage objects created for the first user;

re-calculating from the first cloud application a social media index value associated with the first user based on the request to view the first classified listing;

storing from the first cloud application the re-calculated social media index value in a one or more cloud storage objects created for the first user; and

sending from the first cloud application to the second target network device a private connection request via the cloud communications network, wherein the private connection request requires the second user of the second target network device to enter information to log into a private system to communicate the first user of the first target network device,

thereby providing public search of classified listings with private communication security and ensuring the social media index values and social commerce connections of the plurality of users who have posted classified listings are properly updated in the social media ecosystem.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

translating automatically from the first cloud application the plurality of cloud storage objects including the plurality of classified listings into a plurality of different supported languages; and

storing from the first cloud application the translated the plurality of cloud storage objects including the plurality of classified listings, wherein the plurality of cloud storage objects including the plurality of classified listings is available globally for searching in plurality of supported languages from anywhere on the cloud communications network.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a request on the first cloud application to view a first classified listing in a first language from the second target application on the second target network device via the cloud communications network, wherein the first classified listing is stored in a second language different from the first language;

translating automatically on the first cloud application the first classified listing from the second language into the first language; and

sending the first classified listing to second target application on the second target network device via the cloud communications network.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

parsing from the first cloud application the plurality of classified listings in the plurality of cloud storage objects for a plurality of pre-determined keywords; and

adding automatically from the first cloud application the plurality of cloud storage objects including the parsed plurality of classified listings into a plurality of different listing categories in the social media ecosystem.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining automatically from the first cloud application a plurality of physical geographic locations for the plurality of target network devices that posted the plurality of classified listings; and

adding automatically from the first cloud application the determined plurality of physical geographic locations into a plurality of different geographic location classified listing categories in the social media ecosystem.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining automatically from the first cloud application whether a desired end date any of the plurality of classified listings in the plurality of cloud storage objects have been reached;

determining automatically from the first cloud application if an automatic renewal indicator has been set for any of the plurality of classified listening for which a desired end date has been reached, and

if so,

automatically creating from the first cloud application a new desired end date for any of the plurality of classified listing in the plurality of cloud storage objects that has been reached in the social media ecosystem, and

if not,

automatically removing from the first cloud application any of the plurality of classified listings in the plurality of cloud storage objects for which a desired end date has been reached in the social media ecosystem.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining periodically and automatically from the first cloud application if any goods or services described in the plurality of classified listing in the plurality of cloud storage objects have been purchased; and

automatically removing from the first cloud application any of the plurality of classified listings in the plurality of cloud storage objects for which goods or services have been purchased in the social media ecosystem, thereby providing an up-to-date plurality of classified listings for viewers and purchasers in the social media ecosystem.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a purchase request on the first cloud application from a selected target application on a selected target network device for a selected user via the cloud communications network to purchase a good or service from a first classified listing from a first user of a first target network device;

creating from the first cloud application a new social commerce connection between the first user who posted a selected classified listing for a goods or services that have been purchased and the selected user who purchased the goods or services from the first user;

storing the new social commerce connection in the one or more cloud storage objects created for the first user;

re-calculating from the first cloud application a social media index value associated with the first user based on the purchase; and

storing from the first cloud application the re-calculated social media index value in a one or more cloud storage objects created for the first user.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

requesting from the first cloud application a social media sharing discount percentage from users of all target network devices who post a classified listing on the social media ecosystem,

wherein the social media ecosystem sharing discount percentage is used to provide lower purchase prices for the plurality of goods and services purchased via the plurality of classified listings by social media purchasers in the social media ecosystem and to financially support a social media ecosystem classified listing service or cooperative marketplace for social media sellers and social media purchasers.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising;

receiving on first cloud application an indication that a selected good or service listed in the plurality of classified listings stored in the plurality of cloud storage objects has been purchased;

subtracting automatically from first cloud application subtracts a social media ecosystem sharing discount fee from a purchase fee for the purchased good or service; and

depositing from first cloud application in an electronic account for the social media ecosystem marketplace the subtracted social media ecosystem sharing discount fee to financially support a social media ecosystem cooperative marketplace for social media sellers and social media purchasers.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

requesting from the first cloud application a classified listing fee from a plurality of users of the plurality of target network devices who posted the plurality of classified listings,

wherein the classified listing fee is used to financially support a social media ecosystem classified listing service or cooperative marketplace for social media sellers and social media purchasers.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the first target network device and the second target network device include smartphones or tablet computers and the first target application and the second target application include smart applications for the smartphones or tablet computers.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein the social commerce connections includes a plurality of social media ecosystem connections and a plurality of social media ecosystem e-commerce connections.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein the social media ecosystem includes a community of participants comprising social media connectors, social media sellers and social media purchasers in conjunction with technology components of a cloud communications environment comprising server network devices, gateways, routers, switches, wired interfaces, wireless interfaces and target network devices interacting and cooperating as the social media ecosystem.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein the cloud storage objects include Representational state transfer (REST), Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), or Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) cloud storage objects.

16. The method of claim 1 the cloud server network device and the plurality of target network devices include a wireless networking interface comprising:

a Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN), Radio Frequency (RF), IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.15.4 (ZigBee), 802.16a, 802.16g, Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), High Performance Radio Metropolitan Area Network (HIPERMAN) RF Home, Bluetooth, Infrared (IrDA), Radio Frequency Identifier (RFID), Internet Protocol (IP), Voice over IP (VoIP), Short Message Service (SMS) or Instant Message (IM), Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMax) wireless networking interface with 4^th generation (4G) or faster wireless speeds, a Near Field Communications (NFC) wireless interface;

or a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) wireless interfaces for communicating with the cloud communications network.

17. The method of claim 1 wherein the cloud communications network includes on-demand social media ecosystem classified listing services, broadband network access, resource pooling, rapid elasticity and measured network services for social media ecosystem classified listing services.

18. The method of claim 1 wherein the first cloud application offers a cloud computing Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), a cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) and offers a Specific cloud software service as a Service (SaaS) including a specific cloud software service for social media ecosystem classified listing services.

19. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein a plurality of instructions for causing one or more processors on one or more network devices for executing the steps of:

receiving a plurality of electronic information from a plurality of target applications on a plurality of target network devices each with one or more processors for a plurality of users on a first cloud application stored in a first non-transitory computer readable medium on a cloud server network device with the one or more processors via a cloud communications network for a social media ecosystem comprising;

one or more public communication networks, one or more private networks, one or more community networks and one or more hybrid networks,

wherein the plurality of electronic information includes a plurality of information for classified listings in the social media ecosystem;

wherein the social media ecosystem includes social media classified listing services for social media sellers and social media purchasers;

creating from the first cloud application a plurality of classified listings in a plurality of different categories for the plurality of users of the plurality of target network devices;

storing from the first cloud application the created plurality of classified listings in a plurality of cloud storage objects;

providing public access from the first cloud application to a plurality of public search engines and to a plurality social media sites via the cloud communications network the plurality of cloud storage objects including the plurality of classified listings;

receiving on the first cloud application from a second target application on a second target network device for a second user via the cloud communications network a request to view a first classified listing from a first user of a first target network device;

creating from the first cloud application a new social commerce connection between the first user and the second user;

storing the new social commerce connection in the one or more cloud storage objects created for the first user;

re-calculating from the first cloud application a social media index value associated with the first user based on the request to view the first classified listing;

storing from the first cloud application the re-calculated social media index value in a one or more cloud storage objects created for the first user;

sending from the first cloud application to the second target network device a private connection request via the cloud communications network, wherein the private connection request requires the second user of the second target network device to enter information to log into a private system to communicate the first user of the first target network device,

thereby providing public search of classified listings with private communication security and ensuring the social media index values and social commerce connections of the plurality of users who have posted classified listings are properly updated in the social media ecosystem;

translating automatically from the first cloud application the plurality of cloud storage objects including the plurality of classified listings into a plurality of different supported languages;

storing from the first cloud application the translated the plurality of cloud storage objects including the plurality of classified listings, wherein the plurality of cloud storage objects including the plurality of classified listings is available globally for searching in plurality of supported languages from anywhere on the cloud communications network;

receiving a request on the first cloud application to view a first classified listing in a first language from the second target application on the second target network device via the cloud communications network, wherein the first classified listing is stored in a second language different from the first language;

translating automatically on the first cloud application the first classified listing from the second language into the first language;

sending the first classified listing to second target application on the second target network device via the cloud communications network;

parsing from the first cloud application the plurality of classified listings in the plurality of cloud storage objects for a plurality of pre-determined keywords;

adding automatically from the first cloud application the plurality of cloud storage objects including the parsed plurality of classified listings into a plurality of different listing categories in the social media ecosystem;

determining automatically from the first cloud application a plurality of physical geographic locations for the plurality of target network devices that posted the plurality of classified listings;

adding automatically from the first cloud application the determined plurality of physical geographic locations into a plurality of different geographic location classified listing categories in the social media ecosystem;

determining automatically from the first cloud application whether a desired end date any of the plurality of classified listings in the plurality of cloud storage objects have been reached;

determining automatically from the first cloud application if an automatic renewal indicator has been set for any of the plurality of classified listening for which a desired end date has been reached, and

if so,

automatically creating from the first cloud application a new desired end date for any of the plurality of classified listing in the plurality of cloud storage objects that has been reached in the social media ecosystem, and

if not,

automatically removing from the first cloud application any of the plurality of classified listings in the plurality of cloud storage objects for which a desired end date has been reached in the social media ecosystem;

determining periodically and automatically from the first cloud application if any goods or services described in the plurality of classified listing in the plurality of cloud storage objects have been purchased;

automatically removing from the first cloud application any of the plurality of classified listings in the plurality of cloud storage objects for which goods or services have been purchased in the social media ecosystem, thereby providing an up-to-date plurality of classified listings for viewers and purchasers in the social media ecosystem;

receiving a purchase request on the first cloud application from a selected target application on a selected target network device for a selected user via the cloud communications network to purchase a good or service from a first classified listing from a first user of a first target network device;

creating from the first cloud application a new social commerce connection between the first user who posted a selected classified listing for a goods or services that have been purchased and the selected user who purchased the goods or services from the first user;

storing the new social commerce connection in the one or more cloud storage objects created for the first user;

re-calculating from the first cloud application a social media index value associated with the first user based on the purchase;

storing from the first cloud application the re-calculated social media index value in a one or more cloud storage objects created for the first user;

requesting from the first cloud application a social media sharing discount percentage from users of all target network devices who post a classified listing on the social media ecosystem,

wherein the social media ecosystem sharing discount percentage is used to provide lower purchase prices for the plurality of goods and services purchased via the plurality of classified listings by social media purchasers in the social media ecosystem and to financially support a social media ecosystem cooperative marketplace for social media sellers and social media purchasers;

receiving on first cloud application an indication that a selected good or service listed in the plurality of classified listings stored in the plurality of cloud storage objects has been purchased;

subtracting automatically from first cloud application subtracts a social media ecosystem sharing discount fee from a purchase fee for the purchased good or service;

depositing from first cloud application in an electronic account for the social media ecosystem marketplace the subtracted social media ecosystem sharing discount fee to financially support a social media ecosystem cooperative marketplace for social media sellers and social media purchasers; and

requesting from the first cloud application a classified listing fee from a plurality of users of the plurality of target network devices,

wherein the classified listing fee is used to financially support a social media ecosystem cooperative marketplace for social media sellers and social media purchasers.

20. A system for providing a social media ecosystem cooperative marketplace, comprising in combination:

one or more network devices with one or more processors including a plurality of instructions configured for;

for receiving a plurality of electronic information from a plurality of target applications on a plurality of target network devices each with one or more processors for a plurality of users on a first cloud application stored in a first non-transitory computer readable medium on a cloud server network device with the one or more processors via a cloud communications network for a social media ecosystem comprising;

one or more public communication networks, one or more private networks, one or more community networks and one or more hybrid networks,

wherein the plurality of electronic information includes a plurality of information for classified listings in the social media ecosystem;

wherein the social media ecosystem includes social media classified listing services for social media sellers and social media purchasers;

for creating from the first cloud application a plurality of classified listings in a plurality of different categories for the plurality of users of the plurality of target network devices;

for storing from the first cloud application the created plurality of classified listings in a plurality of cloud storage objects;

for providing public access from the first cloud application to a plurality of public search engines and to a plurality social media sites via the cloud communications network the plurality of cloud storage objects including the plurality of classified listings;

for receiving on the first cloud application from a second target application on a second target network device for a second user via the cloud communications network a request to view a first classified listing from a first user of a first target network device;

for creating from the first cloud application a new social commerce connection between the first user and the second user;

for storing the new social commerce connection in the one or more cloud storage objects created for the first user;

for re-calculating from the first cloud application a social media index value associated with the first user based on the request to view the first classified listing;

for storing from the first cloud application the re-calculated social media index value in a one or more cloud storage objects created for the first user;

for sending from the first cloud application to the second target network device a private connection request via the cloud communications network, wherein the private connection request requires the second user of the second target network device to enter information to log into a private system to communicate the first user of the first target network device,

thereby providing public search of classified listings with private communication security and ensuring the social media index values and social commerce connections of the plurality of users who have posted classified listings are properly updated in the social media ecosystem;

for translating automatically from the first cloud application the plurality of cloud storage objects including the plurality of classified listings into a plurality of different supported languages;

for storing from the first cloud application the translated the plurality of cloud storage objects including the plurality of classified listings, wherein the plurality of cloud storage objects including the plurality of classified listings is available globally for searching in plurality of supported languages from anywhere on the cloud communications network;

for receiving a request on the first cloud application to view a first classified listing in a first language from the second target application on the second target network device via the cloud communications network, wherein the first classified listing is stored in a second language different from the first language;

for translating automatically on the first cloud application the first classified listing from the second language into the first language;

for sending the first classified listing to second target application on the second target network device via the cloud communications network;

for parsing from the first cloud application the plurality of classified listings in the plurality of cloud storage objects for a plurality of pre-determined keywords;

for adding automatically from the first cloud application the plurality of cloud storage objects including the parsed plurality of classified listings into a plurality of different listing categories in the social media ecosystem;

for determining automatically from the first cloud application a plurality of physical geographic locations for the plurality of target network devices that posted the plurality of classified listings;

for adding automatically from the first cloud application the determined plurality of physical geographic locations into a plurality of different geographic location classified listing categories in the social media ecosystem;

for determining automatically from the first cloud application whether a desired end date any of the plurality of classified listings in the plurality of cloud storage objects have been reached;

for determining automatically from the first cloud application if an automatic renewal indicator has been set for any of the plurality of classified listening for which a desired end date has been reached, and

if so,

for automatically creating from the first cloud application a new desired end date for any of the plurality of classified listing in the plurality of cloud storage objects that has been reached in the social media ecosystem, and

if not,

for automatically removing from the first cloud application any of the plurality of classified listings in the plurality of cloud storage objects for which a desired end date has been reached in the social media ecosystem;

for determining periodically and automatically from the first cloud application if any goods or services described in the plurality of classified listing in the plurality of cloud storage objects have been purchased;

for automatically removing from the first cloud application any of the plurality of classified listings in the plurality of cloud storage objects for which goods or services have been purchased in the social media ecosystem, thereby providing an up-to-date plurality of classified listings for viewers and purchasers in the social media ecosystem;

for receiving a purchase request on the first cloud application from a selected target application on a selected target network device for a selected user via the cloud communications network to purchase a good or service from a first classified listing from a first user of a first target network device;

for creating from the first cloud application a new social commerce connection between the first user who posted a selected classified listing for a goods or services that have been purchased and the selected user who purchased the goods or services from the first user;

for storing the new social commerce connection in the one or more cloud storage objects created for the first user;

for re-calculating from the first cloud application a social media index value associated with the first user based on the purchase;

for storing from the first cloud application the re-calculated social media index value in a one or more cloud storage objects created for the first user;

for requesting from the first cloud application a social media sharing discount percentage from users of all target network devices who post a classified listing on the social media ecosystem,

wherein the social media ecosystem sharing discount percentage is used to provide lower purchase prices for the plurality of goods and services purchased via the plurality of classified listings by social media purchasers in the social media ecosystem and to financially support a social media ecosystem cooperative marketplace for social media sellers and social media purchasers;

for receiving on first cloud application an indication that a selected good or service listed in the plurality of classified listings stored in the plurality of cloud storage objects has been purchased;

for subtracting automatically from first cloud application subtracts a social media ecosystem sharing discount fee from a purchase fee for the purchased good or service;

for depositing from first cloud application in an electronic account for the social media ecosystem marketplace the subtracted social media ecosystem sharing discount fee to financially support a social media ecosystem cooperative marketplace for social media sellers and social media purchasers; and

for requesting from the first cloud application a classified listing fee from a plurality of users of the plurality of target network devices,

wherein the classified listing fee is used to financially support a social media ecosystem cooperative marketplace for social media sellers and social media purchasers.