Method of ranking and displaying certified content

• US 9,262,773 B2
• Filed: 09/11/2013
• Issued: 02/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Trophy Stack, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Trophy Stack, Inc.
• Inventors: Bradsher, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Ho, Binh V
• Application Number:
  US14/023,744
• Publication Number:
  US 20140040022A1
• Time in Patent Office: 888 Days
• Field of Search: 707/748
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2358 Change logging, detection, and notification replication G06F16/27
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24575 using context
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24578 using ranking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9536 Search customisation based on social or collaborative filtering
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9558 Details of hyperlinks; Management of linked annotations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0214 Referral reward systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0253 During e-commerce, i.e. online transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters

Abstract

A social media platform and method for displaying and ranking content from an individual user against content from other users. The method prompts the individual user to input user-generated information; receives the user-generated information; acquires related information; receives at least one visual recording related to the user-generated information; associates the user-generated information, the related information, and the captured visual recording to create a user single trophy entry in a remote database; ranks the user single trophy entry relative to a plurality of single trophy entries in the remote database to determine a relative rank; and displays the user single trophy entry with the determined rank. The social media platform displays and ranks trophies taken by a plurality of users utilizing a database, a ranking module, and an output module.

Claims

1. A method of displaying and ranking content from an individual user against content from other users comprising:

prompting the individual user to input user-generated information;

receiving the user-generated information;

acquiring related information;

receiving at least one visual recording related to the user-generated information;

associating the user-generated information, the related information, and the captured visual recording to create a user single trophy entry in a remote database;

ranking the user single trophy entry relative to a plurality of single trophy entries in the remote database to determine a relative rank;

displaying the user single trophy entry with the determined rank; and

automatically acquiring overlay data wherein said input information includes at least one of a location data, a physical data, an equipment data, a user identity data, and a time data;

said location data includes at least one of a country, a state, a county, and an elevation;

said elevation includes the user'"'"'s height relative to the ground when the trophy entry is at least one of observed and captured;

said physical data includes at least one of a species identification, a size measurement, and a quality characteristic;

said equipment data includes at least one of a weapon, a bait, an attractant, a camera, a lens, a film, a light sensitivity, an aperture, a tackle type, a lure type, a type of line, a type of rod, a type of reel, a type of bait, a fish attractant used, name of a guide service, the name of a lodge, name of a camp, and name of a facility used; and

said overlay data is based on at least one of the time data and the location data, and wherein said overlay data includes at least one of a pressure, a precipitation, a moon phase, a temperature, a wind chill, a heat index, a sunset time, and a sunrise time and wherein said location data includes at least one of a country, a state, a county, and an elevation;

said elevation includes the user'"'"'s height relative to the ground.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the user-generated information includes at least one of the size and quality measurements for an animal and wherein the ranking of the plurality of single trophy entries and the user single trophy entry is by at least one of the size and the quality information.

3. The method of claim 1 further including a step of accessing a mobile application having at least one of a picture module and a graphical user interface for uploading content to a database.

4. The method of claim 3 further including a step of capturing the visual recording using the picture module.

5. The method of claim 3 further including a step of categorizing the content using the graphical user interface.

6. The method of claim 1 further including the steps of:

accessing a network containing a plurality of certification partners;

displaying business information concerning each of the plurality of certification partners in the network; and

providing targeted advertising for each of the certification partners.

7. The method of claim 6 further including a step of categorizing the targeted advertising to be displayed.

8. The method of claim 7 further including a step of at least one of the user and the certification partner selecting the targeted advertising to be displayed.

9. The method of claim 7 further including a step of at least one of the user and the certification partner excluding at least one category of targeted advertising from being displayed.

10. The method of claim 1 further including a step of automatically creating the user trophy room when at least one of the plurality of certification partner communicates the single certified trophy entry to the remote database and further wherein the user is automatically notified.

11. The method of claim 7 further including a step of at least one of the user and the certification partner selecting a category of targeted advertising to be displayed.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of receiving the user-generated information further includes a step of receiving certified user-generated information and wherein the step of associating the user-generated information further includes the step of creating certified single trophy entries and further including a step of offering a profit sharing incentive to the plurality of certification partners corresponding to the number of single certified trophy entries by each of the certification partners;

and wherein the method further includes a step of calculating the profit sharing incentive for each of the plurality of certification partners based on a percentage of annual profits generated from the remote database.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the profit sharing incentive is larger for the certification partners certifying the single certified trophy entries with the highest size and quality measurements.

14. The method of claim 1 further including a step of memorializing the user single trophy entry with a special icon including indicating if the harvest was at least one of a first deer, a first fish, and a first harvest of a particular species harvested.

15. The method of claim 1 further including a step of memorializing the user single trophy entry with at least one of a virtual trophy and a virtual plaque indicating the size and quality measurements for the user single trophy entry.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the step of memorializing the user single trophy entry includes displaying sequentially the at least one of a virtual trophy and a virtual plaque based on the size and quality measurements.

17. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of displaying the user single trophy entry with the determined rank further includes displaying the user single trophy entry in at least one of a user trophy room and a certification partner trophy room.

18. The method of claim 1 further including a step of communicating at least one of the user-generated information, the related information, and the captured visual recording to an agency for logging into an agency database.

19. The method of claim 18 further including a step of receiving a communication from the agency.

20. The method of claim 1 further including a step of verifying the single trophy entry.

21. The method of claim 20 further including a step of associating the user-generated information, the related information, and the captured visual recording to create a verified user single trophy entry in the remote database.

22. The method of claim 1 further including the steps of:

ranking a plurality of certification partners; and

displaying the certification partner with the determined rank.

23. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of acquiring the user generated information further includes a step of comparing the user generated information between at least two tournaments in which the individual user participates to create a comparison link between the at least two tournaments.

24. The method claim 23 further including a step of displaying at least one of the comparison link between the at least two tournaments, a trophy from different tournaments, and a rank from a different tournament to the individual user.

25. The method of claim 23 further including a step of ranking the tournaments and displaying the determined rank for the tournaments.

26. The method of claim 1 further including a step of acquiring contact information and automatically generating a manifest in the database.

27. A method of certifying trophy animal information through a network containing a plurality of certification partners comprising:

prompting the individual user to input user-generated information;

receiving the user-generated information;

acquiring related information;

determining the closest certification partner from the plurality of certification partners;

displaying business information concerning the closest certification partners;

receiving at least one visual recording related to the user-generated information;

associating the user-generated information, the related information, and the visual recording to create a user single trophy entry in a remote database;

ranking the user individual single trophy entry relative to a plurality of single trophy entries in the remote database to determine a relative rank;

displaying the user single trophy entry with the determined rank;

automatically acquiring overlay data wherein said input information includes at least one of a location data, a physical data, an equipment data, a user identity data, and a time data;

said location data includes at least one of a country, a state, a county, and an elevation;

said elevation includes the user'"'"'s height relative to the ground when the trophy entry is at least one of observed and captured;

said physical data includes at least one of a species identification, a size measurement, and a quality characteristic;

said equipment data includes at least one of a weapon, a bait, an attractant, a camera, a lens, a film, a light sensitivity, an aperture, a tackle type, a lure type, a type of line, a type of rod, a type of reel, a type of bait, a fish attractant used, name of a guide service, the name of a lodge, name of a camp, and name of a facility used; and

said overlay data is based on at least one of the time data and the location data, and wherein said overlay data includes at least one of a pressure, a precipitation, a moon phase, a temperature, a wind chill, a heat index, a sunset time, and a sunrise time; and

wherein said location data includes at least one of a country, a state, a county, and an elevation;

said elevation includes the user'"'"'s height relative to the ground.

28. The method of claim 27 further including at least one step of:

offering a profit sharing incentive to the plurality of certification partners based on a number of single certified trophy entries by each of the certification partners; and

offering a profit sharing incentive to at least one of the certification partners calculated on a percentage of annual profits generated from the remote database.

29. The method of claim 27 further including a step of offering a profit sharing incentive to the plurality of certification partners that is greater for the certification partners certifying the single certified trophy entries with the highest size and quality measurements.

30. The method of claim 27 further including a step of accessing a mobile application for uploading content to the remote database, and wherein the mobile application includes at least one of a picture module and a graphical user interface, wherein the graphical user interface is configured to assist in categorizing the trophy animal information and the picture module is configured to assist the user in capturing the visual recording.

31. The method of claim 30 further including the step of uploading the certified trophy game animal entry automatically to the remote database in response to collecting and receiving the input information and the visual recording of the trophy game animal from one of the certification partners.

32. The method of claim 27 further including a step of automatically acquiring user identity data from a memory storage device of a user'"'"'s mobile device.

33. The method of claim 27 wherein the step of displaying the user single trophy entry with the determined rank further includes a step of displaying additional single trophy entries associated with the individual user.

34. The method of claim 27 wherein the step of displaying business information concerning the closest certification partner includes targeted advertising for such certification partners.

35. The method of claim 27 further including a step of memorializing the user single trophy entry with at least one of a special icon, a virtual trophy, and a virtual plaque including indicating if the harvest was at least one of a first deer, a first fish, a first harvest of a particular species harvested, a size measurement and a quality measurement.

36. The method of claim 27 further including a step of communicating at least one of the user-generated information, the related information, and the captured visual recording to an agency for logging into an agency database and further including a step of receiving a communication from the agency.

37. The method of claim 27 further including the steps of:

ranking the plurality of certification partners to generate a determined rank for at least one of the plurality of certification partners; and

displaying at least one of the plurality of certification partners with the determined rank.

38. The method of claim 27 further including a step of comparing the user generated information between at least two events in which the individual user participates and creating an entry for each event and wherein the database automatically creates a link between the at least two events.

39. The method claim 38 further including the steps of:

displaying at least one of the comparison link, a virtual trophy, and a virtual plaque between the at least two tournaments to the individual user;

ranking the tournaments; and

displaying the determined rank for the tournaments.

40. The method of claim 27 further including a step of comparing the user generated information between at least two events in which the individual user participates and creating an entry for each event and wherein the individual user creates a link between the at least two events.

41. The method of claim 27 further including a step of acquiring contact information and automatically generating a manifest.

42. The method of claim 41 further including a step of automatically communicating the manifest to an agency for logging in an agency database.

43. A social media platform accessible by a user for displaying and ranking trophies taken by a plurality of users, said social media platform comprising:

a database containing a plurality of trophy entries uploaded by the plurality of users, each including user input information and a visual recording of the trophy entry;

a ranking module having executable instructions for ranking said plurality of trophy entries stored in a database into a list of ranked trophy entries;

an output module having executable instructions for outputting said ranked trophy entries and said list of ranked trophy entries to a social media user interface and wherein said social media user interface includes a user page presenting said list of ranked trophy entries; and

wherein said social media platform performs the steps of;

automatically acquiring overlay data wherein said input information includes at least one of a location data, a physical data, an equipment data, a user identity data, and a time data;

said location data includes at least one of a country, a state, a county, and an elevation;

said elevation includes the user'"'"'s height relative to the ground when the trophy entry is at least one of observed and captured;

said physical data includes at least one of a species identification, a size measurement, and a quality characteristic;

said equipment data includes at least one of a weapon, a bait, an attractant, a camera, a lens, a film, a light, sensitivity, an aperture, a tackle type, a lure type, a type of line, a type of rod, a type of reel, a type of bait, a fish attractant used, name of a guide service, the name of a lodge, name of a camp, and name of a facility used; and

said overlay data is based on at least one of the time data and the location data, and wherein said overlay data includes at least one of a pressure, a precipitation, a moon phase, a temperature, a wind chill, a heat index, a sunset time, and a sunrise time; and

wherein said location data includes at least one of a country, a state, a county, and an elevation;

said elevation includes the user'"'"'s height relative to the ground.

44. The social media platform of claim 43 wherein said social media user interface includes a user trophy room for each of the plurality of users populated with said trophy entries uploaded by the user.

45. The social media platform of claim 44 wherein said user trophy room displays all said trophy entries uploaded by the user according to predetermined criteria and wherein each of said trophy entries presented in the trophy room are associated with said visual recording and at least a portion of said input information.

46. The social media platform of claim 44 wherein said trophy entries are automatically displayed in at least one of said user trophy room and a certification partner trophy room when said trophy entries are communicated to said database.

47. The social media platform of claim 46 wherein the user is automatically notified when the trophy entries are communicated to said database.

48. The social media platform of claim 43 wherein said ranking module has executable instructions for ranking said trophy animal entries stored in said database further includes ranking by comparing at least a portion of said physical data of each trophy entry to generate a list of ranked trophy entries.

49. The social media platform of claim 43 wherein said social media user interface including a user page presenting said list of ranked trophy entries further includes said list displaying said visual recording and at least a portion of said input information for each of said trophy entries presented on said list of ranked trophy entries.

50. The social media platform of claim 43 wherein said output module further includes a communication module for alerting users when another user harvests a trophy entry.

51. The social media platform of claim 43 wherein said output module further includes a outputting said ranked trophy entries and said list of ranked trophy entries to an external social media platform.

52. The social media platform of claim 43 wherein said output module having executable instructions includes outputting said input information to an agency for logging into an agency database.

53. The social media platform of claim 52 further including receiving a communication from said agency.

54. The social media platform of claim 43 further includes a witness application wherein said witness application is configured to operate on a mobile device and wherein said witness application further includes a graphical user interface displaying user engageable content on said mobile device.

55. The social media platform of claim 54 wherein engaging said witness application displays at least one of a first harvest screen comprising a picture module for capturing a visual recording and a second harvest screen for entering size and quality measurements for the trophy game harvest.

56. The social media platform of claim 55 wherein said second harvest screen may include at least one of an overlay data module for retrieving time data and location data and a communication module for establishing a connection between said mobile device and said database.

57. The social media platform of claim 43 further including a manifest feature for acquiring contact information for at least one of the plurality of users and automatically generating a manifest.

58. The social media platform of claim 57 wherein said manifest feature automatically uploads said manifest to at least one of said database and an agency.