System and method for mode-based social networking

• US 9,043,297 B2
• Filed: 03/18/2013
• Issued: 05/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Digiglobe, LLC
• Original Assignee: Digiglobe, LLC
• Inventors: Farver, Brandon, Ebel, David
• Primary Examiner(s): THAI, HANH B
• Application Number:
  US13/845,917
• Publication Number:
  US 20130246397A1
• Time in Patent Office: 799 Days
• Field of Search: 707705-722, 705/319, 370/338
• US Class Current: 707/705
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0252 based on events or environment, e.g. weather or festivals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0254 based on statistics
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

A mode-based method of social networking comprising storing in a database profile information for a plurality of users, event information for a plurality of events and a mode associated with each event, receiving by a plurality of computerized user devices a selection of a mode and one or more geographic proximity parameter selections from a each of plurality of users, displaying, event information for an event having a same mode as the first user, profile information for one or more other users among the plurality of users having selected the same mode as the first user and located within a geographic proximity parameter selected by the first user, and a density of a plurality of users located within the geographic proximity parameter selected by the first user wherein the density is represented by a color corresponding to the mode.

Claims

1. A mode-based method of social networking comprising:

storing in a database;

profile information for a plurality of users;

event information for a plurality of events; and

a mode associated with each event among the plurality of events;

receiving by a plurality of computerized user devices;

a selection of a mode by each of a plurality of users; and

one or more geographic proximity parameter selections from a each of plurality of users;

displaying, by the computerized user device of a first user;

event information for an event among the plurality of events stored in the database having a same mode as the first user;

profile information for one or more other users among the plurality of users having selected the same mode as the first user and located within a geographic proximity parameter selected by the first user; and

a density of a plurality of users located within the geographic proximity parameter selected by the first user wherein the density of users among the plurality of users located within the geographic proximity parameter selected by the first use of users having selected the same mode as the first user is represented by a color corresponding to the mode.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the computerized user device of the first user, a message from the first user, the message from the first user comprising text directed to another user among the plurality of users having selected the same mode as the first user; and

transmitting, by the computerized user device of the first user, the message to a computerized user device of a second user that is among the plurality of users having selected the same mode.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving by the computerized user device of the first user, a profile privacy selection that designates a level of profile information that is displayed to other users having selected the same mode as the first user.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising, receiving, by the computerized user device of the first user, a request from the first user to create a group of users among the plurality of users having selected the same mode as the first user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more geographic parameters comprises a radial proximity to a location of the first user.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the computerized user device of the first user further comprises data exchange capability among one or more other computerized user devices within a predefined geographic proximity among a personal area network.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising initiating, by the first user an information query that gathers and stores in the computerized user device of the first user profile information for a plurality of users within the personal area network that have previously selected the same mode as the first user.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the computerized user device of the first user, a billboard input;

transmitting the billboard input to a server; and

transmitting to and displaying on the computerized user device of a second user that has selected the same mode as the first user, the billboard input.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the computerized user device of the first user, an input from the first user that comprises a future time duration over which all inputs from the user are designated as relating to an experience.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying, by the computerized user device of the first user, a challenge comprising a plurality of tasks to be completed by the first user;

receiving, by the computerized user device of the first user, an acceptance input for the challenge from the first user; and

displaying, by the computerized user device of the first user, one or more reminders of the plurality of tasks comprising the challenge.

11. A computerized system for mode-based social networking comprising:

a server configured to store in a database;

profile information for a plurality of users;

event information for a plurality of events; and

a mode associated with each event among the plurality of events; and

a plurality of computerized user devices each configured to;

receive a selection of a mode by each of a plurality of users; and

receive one or more geographic proximity parameter selections from each of the plurality of users;

wherein a computerized user device of a first user among the plurality of users is configured to display;

event information for an event among the plurality of events stored in the database having a same mode as the first user;

profile information for one or more other users among the plurality of users having selected the same mode as the first user and located within a geographic proximity parameter selected by the first user; and

a density of a plurality of users located within the geographic proximity parameter selected by the first user wherein the density of users among the plurality of users located within the geographic proximity parameter selected by the first use of users having selected the same mode as the first user is represented by a color corresponding to the mode.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the computerized user device of the first user is further configured to:

receive a message from the first user comprising text directed to another user among the plurality of users having selected the same mode as the first user; and

transmit the message to a computerized user device of a second user that is among the plurality of users having selected the same mode.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the computerize user device of the first user is further configured to receive a profile privacy selection that designates a level of profile information that is displayed to other users having selected the same mode as the first user.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the computerized user device of the first user is further configured to receive a request from the first user to create a group of users among the plurality of users having selected the same mode as the first user.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more geographic parameters comprises a radial proximity to a location of the first user.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the computerized user device of the first user further comprises data exchange capability among one or more other computerized user devices within a predefined geographic proximity among a personal area network.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the computerized user device of the first user is further configured to generate a query that gathers and stores in the computerized user device of the first user profile information for a plurality of users within the personal area network that have previously selected the same mode as the first user.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the computerized user device of the first user is further configured to receive a billboard input and transmit the billboard input to the server and wherein the computerized user device of a second user that has selected the same mode as the first user is configured to receive the billboard input.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the computerized user device of the first user is further configured to receive an input from the first user that comprises a future time duration over which all inputs from the user are designated as relating to an experience.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein the computerized user device of the first user is further configured to:

display a challenge comprising a plurality of tasks to be completed by the first user;

receive, an acceptance input for the challenge from the first user; and

display one or more reminders of the plurality of tasks comprising the challenge.