SOCIAL NETWORK

• US 20160162131A1
• Filed: 12/08/2015
• Published: 06/09/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Etzer Zamor, Jean Marc Jerome
• Original Assignee: Etzer Zamor, Jean Marc Jerome
• Inventors: Zamor, Etzer, Jerome, Jean Marc
• Application Number:
  US14/962,278
• Publication Number:
  US 20160162131A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/105 Multiple levels of security
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

A social networking platform including navigation and organizational improvements including segmented ring navigator, color coding status of recognized other users, scrolling ticker information bars and other features.

Claims

1. A social network platform comprising:

a navigation device comprising a circular or square first image centered within segmented arcs;

the segmented arcs are immediately adjacent to and encircles the first image;

the segmented arcs are evenly spaced about the first image;

each segmented arc is a link to a predetermined page on the social network platform;

a scrolling ticker conveys text information at an edge of a viewing area;

the text information in the ticker is periodically interrupted with an advertisement;

avatars of other users are surrounded by a frame with predetermined color that conveys an information about the avatar;

a set of navigation tabs are visible and are drag and drop moveable on the viewing area;

each navigation tab of the set of navigation tabs is a link to a predetermined page on the social network platform;

a user of the social network platform is assigned an access level for every other user of the social network platform;

the user will be permitted access or denied information of a second user depending on the access level of the user;

a vendor page includes an information about a commercial user that is relevant to the interests of the user;

the vendor page displays a rating of the vendor;

a background of the viewing area contains a second advertisement.

2. The social network platform as in claim 1 further comprising the color of the frame surrounding the avatar indicates a status of an owner of the avatar selected from any of:

available, unavailable, availability undisclosed or no recent activity.

3. The social network platform as in claim 1 further comprising the user may set a preference of the nature of content of the text information in the ticker.

4. The social network platform as in claim 1 further comprising any of the segmented arcs are a link to a different user profile and the first image is a link to the user profile.

5. A social network platform comprising:

a navigation device comprising a circular or square first image centered within segmented arcs;

the segmented arcs are immediately adjacent to and encircles the first image;

the segmented arcs are evenly spaced about the first image;

any of the segmented arcs are a link to a different user profile and the first image is a link to the user profile;

a scrolling ticker conveys text information at an edge of a viewing area;

the text information in the ticker is periodically interrupted with an advertisement;

the user may set a preference of the nature of content of the text information in the ticker avatars of other users are surrounded by a frame with predetermined color that conveys an information about the avatar;

the color of the frame surrounding the avatar indicates a status of an owner of the avatar selected from any of;

available, unavailable, availability undisclosed or no recent activity

a set of navigation tabs are visible and are drag and drop moveable on the viewing area;

each navigation tab of the set of navigation tabs is a link to a predetermined page on the social network platform;

a user of the social network platform is assigned an access level for every other user of the social network platform;

the user will be permitted access or denied information of a second user depending on the access level of the user;

a vendor page includes an information about a commercial user that is relevant to the interests of the user;

the vendor page displays a rating of the vendor;

a background of the viewing area contains a second advertisement.