Experience sharing system and method

• US 8,812,528 B1
• Filed: 01/31/2012
• Issued: 08/19/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Pedregal, Christopher, Cowan, Mathew, LeBeau, Michael J., Tse, Alastair
• Primary Examiner(s): REYES, MARIELA D
• Application Number:
  US13/363,047
• Time in Patent Office: 931 Days
• Field of Search: 707/769, 707/758, 705 5- 6, 705/26
• US Class Current: 707/758
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

A card creation indication is received from a first user concerning a request to create a future experience data card, wherein the future experience data card corresponds to a future experience. Two or more data items related to the future experience are received on the one or more computing devices. The two or more data items include at least one temporal indication. The future experience data card is generated on the one or more computing devices for the future experience based at least in part on the two or more data items related to the future experience. The future experience data card is stored, using the one or more computing devices, in an experience database. The experience database includes a plurality of experience data cards that are each associated with an experience and are each accessible by users of an interface to the experience database.

Claims

1. A method of managing a future experience, executing on one or more computing devices, the method comprising:

receiving, on the one or more computing devices, a card creation indication from a first user in a social network concerning a request to create a future experience data card, the future experience data card corresponding to a future experience;

receiving, on the one or more computing devices, two or more data items related to the future experience, the two or more data items including at least one temporal indication;

generating, on the one or more computing devices, the future experience data card for the future experience based at least in part on the two or more data items related to the future experience;

storing, using the one or more computing devices, the future experience data card in a database, wherein the database includes a plurality of experience data cards that are each associated with an experience and are each accessible by users of an interface to the database;

automatically generating a related experience data card associated with the future experience data card based upon, at least in part, at least one comment received concerning the future experience data card, wherein the related experience data card includes a similar experience as the future experience data card and is linked to the future experience card;

receiving, on the one or more computing devices, a request to augment one or more aspects of the future experience data card from a second user in the social network;

receiving, on the one or more computing devices, a request from a third user for the future experience data card; and

providing, on the one or more computing devices, the future experience data card with the one or more augmented aspects, based on an affinity between the second user and the third user in the social network.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the two or more data items include location information for the future experience, the method further comprising:

receiving, on the one or more computing devices, a search request for a desired time and desired location from a second user of the database;

determining, using the one or more computing devices, whether the temporal information and location information for the future experience data card correspond to the desired time and desired location; and

when the temporal information and location information for the future experience data card correspond to the desired time and desired location, providing a representation of the future experience data card to the second user.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving, on the one or more computing devices, a view indication from a second user of the database concerning the future experience data card within the database; and

providing, based at least in part on the received view indication, a representation of the future experience data card to the second user.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the two or more data items including at least one temporal indication also include an image from the user.

5. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

receiving, on the one or more computing devices, a check-in indication from the second user concerning checking in to the future experience data card.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

processing the check-in indication received from the second user; and

receiving the at least one comment from the second user concerning the future experience associated with the future experience data card.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising:

amending the future experience data card to include the at least one comment received from the second user.

8. The method of claim 6 wherein the related experience data card includes the at least one comment received from the second user.

9. A computing system comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one memory architecture coupled with the at least one processor;

one or more software modules executed on the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the one or more software modules are configured to perform operations including;

receiving a card creation indication from a first user in a social network concerning a request to create a future experience data card, the future experience data card corresponding to a future experience;

receiving two or more data items related to the future experience, the two or more data items including at least one temporal indication;

generating the future experience data card for the future experience based at least in part on the two or more data items related to the future experience;

storing the future experience data card in database, wherein the database includes a plurality of experience data cards that are each associated with an experience and are each accessible by users of an interface to the database;

automatically generating a related experience data card associated with the future experience data card based upon, at least in part, at least one comment received concerning the future experience data card, wherein the related experience data card includes a similar experience as the future experience data card and is linked to the future experience data card;

receiving a request to augment one or more aspects of the future experience data card from a second user in the social network;

receiving a request from a third user for the future experience data card; and

providing the future experience data card with the one or more augmented aspects, based on an affinity between the second user and the third user in the social network.

10. The computing system of claim 9, wherein the two or more data items include location information for the future experience, the computing system further configured to perform operations comprising:

receiving, on the one or more computing devices, a search request for a desired time and desired location from a second user of the database;

determining, using the one or more computing devices, whether the temporal information and location information for the future experience data card correspond to the desired time and desired location; and

when the temporal information and location information for the future experience data card correspond to the desired time and desired location, providing a representation of the future experience data card to the second user.

11. The computing system of claim 9 further configured to perform operations comprising:

receiving, on the one or more computing devices, a view indication from a second user of the database concerning the future experience data card within the database; and

providing, based at least in part on the received view indication, a representation of the future experience data card to the second user.

12. The computing system of claim 10 wherein the one or more augmented aspects of the future experience data card includes an image from the second user related to the future experience.

13. The computing system of claim 11 further configured to perform operations comprising:

receiving, on the one or more computing devices, a check-in indication from the second user concerning checking in to the future experience data card.

14. The computing system of claim 13 further configured to perform operations comprising:

processing the check-in indication received from the second user; and

receiving the at least one comment from the second user concerning the future experience associated with the future experience data card.

15. The computing system of claim 14 further configured to perform operations comprising:

amending the future experience data card to include the at least one comment received from the second user.

16. The computing system of claim 14 wherein the related experience data card includes the at least one comment received from the second user.

17. A method of managing a future experience, executing on one or more computing devices, the method comprising:

receiving, on the one or more computing devices, a card creation indication from a first user in a social network concerning a request to create a future experience data card, the future experience data card corresponding to a future experience; and

receiving, on the one or more computing devices, two or more data items related to the future experience, the two or more data items including at least one temporal indication;

generating, on the one or more computing devices, the future experience data card for the future experience based at least in part on the two or more data items related to the future experience;

storing, using the one or more computing devices, the future experience data card in an database, wherein the database includes a plurality of experience data cards that are each associated with an experience and are each accessible by users of an interface to the database;

receiving at least one comment from a second user concerning the future experience associated with the future experience data card;

based on the at least one comment received from the second user, automatically generating a related experience data card that is associated with the future experience data card, wherein the related experience data card includes a similar experience as the future experience data card and includes the at least one comment received from the second user;

receiving, on the one or more computing devices, a request from a third user for the future experience data card; and

providing, on the one or more computing devices, the future experience data card augmented with the at least one comment from the second user, based on an affinity between the second user and the third user in the social network.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the two or more data items include location information for the future experience, the method further comprising:

receiving, on the one or more computing devices, a search request for a desired time and desired location from the second user of the database;

determining, using the one or more computing devices, whether the temporal information and location information for the future experience data card correspond to the desired time and desired location; and

when the temporal information and location information for the future experience data card correspond to the desired time and desired location, providing a representation of the future experience data card to the second user.

19. The method of claim 17 further comprising:

receiving, on the one or more computing devices, a view indication from second user of the database concerning the future experience data card within the database; and

providing, based at least in part on the received view indication, a representation of the future experience data card to the second user.

20. The method of claim 17 wherein the two or more data items including at least one temporal indication also include an image from the user.

21. The method of claim 17 further comprising:

receiving, on the one or more computing devices, a check-in indication from the second user concerning checking in to the future experience data card.

22. The method of claim 21 further comprising:

processing the check-in indication received from the second user.

23. The method of claim 17 further comprising:

amending the future experience data card to include the at least one comment received from the second user.

24. The method of claim 17 further comprising:

linking the related experience data card to the future experience data card.