Web-based interactive meeting facility with recommendations to users
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for providing recommendations for at least one of an in-person meeting group and an in-person event, the method comprising:
- collecting user information through at least one user interface, wherein the user information provides topical interests and location information for at least one of a plurality of users;
comparing, with at least one processor, at least a portion of the topical interests of the user information with in-person meeting groups and/or in-person events in the same geographical region as the at least one user to identify a plurality of topical matches comprising a plurality of in person meeting groups in-person events, wherein the in-person meeting groups and/or in-person events are formed and maintained through a web-based meeting facility;
generating, with at least one processor, a recommendation for at least one of an in-person meeting group and an in-person event from the plurality of topical matches, the recommendation based at least partially on a percentage of members of an in-person meeting group that have submitted RSVPs to in-person events associated with the in-person meeting group; and
providing the recommendation to the at least one user.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method for providing recommendations for an in-person meeting group, the method comprising: collecting user information, wherein the user information provides information related to topical interests and location information for at least one of a plurality of users; comparing the user information with a topical listing of in-person meeting groups in the same geographical region as the at least one user, wherein the in-person meeting group is formed and maintained through a web-based meeting facility; and providing an in-person meeting group recommendation to the at least one user based on the comparison.
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24 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for providing recommendations for at least one of an in-person meeting group and an in-person event, the method comprising:
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collecting user information through at least one user interface, wherein the user information provides topical interests and location information for at least one of a plurality of users; comparing, with at least one processor, at least a portion of the topical interests of the user information with in-person meeting groups and/or in-person events in the same geographical region as the at least one user to identify a plurality of topical matches comprising a plurality of in person meeting groups in-person events, wherein the in-person meeting groups and/or in-person events are formed and maintained through a web-based meeting facility; generating, with at least one processor, a recommendation for at least one of an in-person meeting group and an in-person event from the plurality of topical matches, the recommendation based at least partially on a percentage of members of an in-person meeting group that have submitted RSVPs to in-person events associated with the in-person meeting group; and providing the recommendation to the at least one user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-implemented method for providing at least one recommendation for an in-person meeting group and an in-person meeting, the method comprising:
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providing a web-based meeting facility to a plurality of users; collecting user information from at least a portion of the plurality of users, the user information for each user of the plurality of users comprising at least one topic-related interest and location information; determining, with at least one processor, at least one recommendation for at least one in-person meeting group based at least partially on at least a portion of the user information collected from a user; transmitting the at least one recommendation to the user; determining, with at least one processor, at least one recommended event based at least partially on information associated with at least one other user, wherein the user is friends with at least one friend, and wherein the at least one friend is friends with the at least one other user; and transmitting the at least one recommended event to the user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-implemented method for providing recommendations to users for at least one web-based group associated with at least one in-person meeting, the method comprising:
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transmitting, to a plurality of user computers, data configured to display, on the plurality of user computers, at least one graphical interface configured to provide options to the plurality of users to join at least one web-based group of a plurality of web-based groups associated with at least one in-person meeting, wherein each web-based meeting group of the plurality of web-based meeting groups is identified by at least one topic and at least one location; collecting user information from at least a portion of the plurality of users, the user information for at least one user of the plurality of users comprising at least one topic-related interest and location information; determining, with at least one processor, at least one recommended meeting group of the plurality of web-based meeting groups by analyzing similarities between the at least one topic-related interest of the at least one user and topic-related interests of other users, wherein the other users are each members of at least one meeting group of the plurality of web-based meeting groups, wherein the at least one user is friends with at least one friend, wherein the at least one friend is friends with at least one other user, and wherein the at least one recommended meeting group is determined based at least partially on information associated with the at least one other user; and transmitting, to the at least one user, the at least one recommended meeting group. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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