System and method for relevant business networking based in controlled relevancy groups, responsibilites and measured performance
First Claim
1. A method for business networking using a computer-implemented online social networking system, the method comprising:
- receiving and storing in a database structure a plurality of individual member profile records, each individual member profile record including personal information and experience data input by that individual member;
receiving, at the online social networking system, a society creation request associated with one of the individual members as a creator, and storing a society record defining the society;
receiving and storing in the society record, at the online social networking system, from the creator, required entry criteria associated with the society, wherein said required entry criteria specify characteristics required for membership in the society, and wherein the required entry criteria are selected from personal information and experience data fields defined in the online social networking system;
receiving a request for membership in said society at the online social networking system, the request being associated with a requesting individual member associated with one of the individual member profile records, and, in response, determining whether said one of the individual member profile records contains personal information and experience data that meets the required entry criteria associated with the society and,if so, transmitting an acceptance message to the requesting individual member and,if not, transmitting a refusal message to the requesting individual member,wherein each individual member profile record has an associated individual points record, and wherein the individual points record is credited with one or more points when the associated individual member participates in a meeting with another individual member and participation data is received by the online social networking system, andwherein receiving said participation data comprises receiving data regarding participation from said individual member and receiving verification data confirming participation from another participant in the meeting.
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Abstract
A business networking system and method for groups of people within a variety of business types to organize themselves into specific and relevant categories in order to maximize the exchange of relevant information and further development of relevant business contacts. The method and system offer tools for registering members and sub-dividing those registered members into smaller relevant groups. The method matches members of similar backgrounds and business experiences and provides communications, messaging and meetings for relevant. The system provides tools to encourage reciprocal relevant communications, both online and in the real world, between members. All activity is tracked and grouped into a plurality of statistics that are then ranked and shared with members. The statistics are used by the TBS system as a scorecard or as punishment in the form of expulsion from the categorized group.
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1. A method for business networking using a computer-implemented online social networking system, the method comprising:
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receiving and storing in a database structure a plurality of individual member profile records, each individual member profile record including personal information and experience data input by that individual member; receiving, at the online social networking system, a society creation request associated with one of the individual members as a creator, and storing a society record defining the society; receiving and storing in the society record, at the online social networking system, from the creator, required entry criteria associated with the society, wherein said required entry criteria specify characteristics required for membership in the society, and wherein the required entry criteria are selected from personal information and experience data fields defined in the online social networking system; receiving a request for membership in said society at the online social networking system, the request being associated with a requesting individual member associated with one of the individual member profile records, and, in response, determining whether said one of the individual member profile records contains personal information and experience data that meets the required entry criteria associated with the society and, if so, transmitting an acceptance message to the requesting individual member and, if not, transmitting a refusal message to the requesting individual member, wherein each individual member profile record has an associated individual points record, and wherein the individual points record is credited with one or more points when the associated individual member participates in a meeting with another individual member and participation data is received by the online social networking system, and wherein receiving said participation data comprises receiving data regarding participation from said individual member and receiving verification data confirming participation from another participant in the meeting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17, 18)
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11. A computer-implemented online social networking system, the system comprising:
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a computer-implemented structured database storing a plurality of individual member profile records, each individual member profile record including personal information and experience data input by that individual member, and each having an associated individual points record; and a computer server to having computer-executable instructions which, when executed, cause the computer server to; receive and store in a database structure a plurality of individual member profile records, each individual member profile record including personal information and experience data input by that individual member; receive, at the online social networking system, a society creation request associated with one of the individual members as a creator, and storing a society record defining the society; receive and store in the society record, at the online social networking system, from the creator, required entry criteria associated with the society, wherein said required entry criteria specify characteristics required for membership in the society, and wherein the required entry criteria are selected from personal information and experience data fields defined in the online social networking system; receive a request for membership in said society at the online social networking system, the request being associated with a requesting individual member associated with one of the individual member profile records, and, in response, determine whether said one of the individual member profile records contains personal information and experience data that meets the required entry criteria associated with the society and, if so, transmit an acceptance message to the requesting individual member and, if not, transmit a refusal message to the requesting individual member, receive data regarding participation in a meeting from an individual connected with one of the individual member profile records, receive verification data confirming participation from another participant in the meeting, and credit the individual points records associated with the individual member profile record with one or more points. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20)
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