SERVER FOR SELECTING A SEQUENTIAL TASK-ORIENTED EVENT AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH

• US 20180077263A1
• Filed: 11/27/2017
• Published: 03/15/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Planet Social, LLC
• Original Assignee: Planet Social, LLC
• Inventors: Stockton, Michelle, Stuckman, Judith, Laramy, Christine, Stuckman, Bruce Edward
• Granted Patent: US 10,129,369 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06313 Resource planning in a project environment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1095 Meeting or appointment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0252 based on events or environment, e.g. weather or festivals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

An event wizard server includes at least one processor that executes the event wizard server application that bidirectionally communicates event planning data with a user of a client device via a network interface. The event planning data includes: event type menu data, and event type selection data, wherein at least one event type includes a sequential task-oriented event.

Claims

1. A system for use with an event wizard server comprising:

a network interface for communicating via a network;

a memory that stores an event wizard server application;

a processing module, coupled to the memory and the network interface, the processing module including at least one processor that executes the event wizard server application that bidirectionally communicates event planning data with a client device via the network interface, wherein the event planning data includes;

event type menu data generated by the processing module and sent to the client device that includes a plurality of general event types and a plurality of specific events, wherein at least one of the plurality of specific events includes a touring scavenger hunt;

event selection data received from the client device that indicates a selected one of the plurality of specific events;

location data, date data and time data received from the client device; and

event invitee menu data generated by the processing module and sent to the client device that includes user contact data that is retrieved by the event wizard server from an external location via the network interface;

wherein the event is implemented in conjunction with a social media site in conjunction with the event selection data, the location data, the date data and the time data.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the external location is a social media server corresponding to the social media site.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the event planning data further includes:

event invitee selection data received from the client device that indicates a plurality of invitees based on the event invitee menu data.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein the processing module sends the event invitee selection data to an invitation server via the network interface.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the social media site iteratively posts tasks corresponding to at least one of a plurality of invitees to be performed by the invitees in accordance with the touring scavenger hunt.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the social media site iteratively posts responses corresponding to at least one of a plurality of invitees to the tasks performed by the invitees in accordance with the touring scavenger hunt.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein the social media site iteratively compiles an album corresponding to the touring scavenger hunt.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the album contains the responses corresponding to at least one of a plurality of invitees to the tasks performed by the invitees in accordance with the touring scavenger hunt.

9. A method comprising:

bidirectionally communicating event planning data with a client device via a network interface, wherein the event planning data includes;

event type menu data generated by a processing module and sent to the client device that includes a plurality of general event types and a plurality of specific events, wherein at least one of the plurality of specific events includes a touring scavenger hunt;

event selection data received from the client device that indicates a selected one of the plurality of specific events;

location data, date data and time data received from the client device; and

event invitee menu data generated by the processing module and sent to the client device that includes user contact data that is retrieved by a event wizard server from an external location via the network interface;

wherein the event is implemented in conjunction with a social media site in conjunction with the event selection data, the location data, the date data and the time data.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the event planning data further includes:

event invitee selection data received from the client device that indicates a plurality of invitees based on the event invitee menu data.

11. The method of claim 9 wherein the social media site iteratively posts tasks corresponding to at least one of a plurality of invitees to be performed by the invitees in accordance with the touring scavenger hunt.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the social media site iteratively posts responses corresponding to at least one of a plurality of invitees to the tasks performed by the invitees in accordance with the touring scavenger hunt.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the social media site iteratively compiles an album corresponding to the touring scavenger hunt.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the album contains the responses corresponding to at least one of a plurality of invitees to the tasks performed by the invitees in accordance with the touring scavenger hunt.

15. A system for use with an event wizard server comprising:

a network interface for communicating via a network;

a memory that stores an event wizard server application;

a processing module, coupled to the memory and the network interface, the processing module including at least one processor that executes the event wizard server application that bidirectionally communicates event planning data with a client device via the network interface, wherein the event planning data includes;

event type menu data generated by the processing module and sent to the client device that includes a plurality of specific events, wherein at least one of the plurality of specific events includes a touring scavenger hunt;

event selection data received from the client device that indicates a selected one of the plurality of specific events;

location data, date data and time data received from the client device; and

event invitee menu data generated by the processing module and sent to the client device that includes user contact data that is retrieved by the event wizard server from an external location via the network interface;

wherein the event is implemented in conjunction with a social media site in conjunction with the event selection data, the location data, the date data and the time data.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the event planning data further includes:

event invitee selection data received from the client device that indicates a plurality of invitees based on the event invitee menu data.

17. The system of claim 15 wherein the social media site iteratively posts tasks corresponding to at least one of a plurality of invitees to be performed by the invitees in accordance with the touring scavenger hunt.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein the social media site iteratively posts responses corresponding to at least one of a plurality of invitees to the tasks performed by the invitees in accordance with the touring scavenger hunt.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the social media site iteratively compiles an album corresponding to the touring scavenger hunt.

20. The system of claim 19 wherein the album contains the responses corresponding to at least one of a plurality of invitees to the tasks performed by the invitees in accordance with the touring scavenger hunt.