Application program and related techniques for organizing a meeting between people
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1. A computer-implemented method of generating a meeting among people, comprising:
- selecting, by a first user, with a graphical user interface, a venue, wherein the venue comprises a place where events are held;
displaying, to the first user, a map in accordance with the venue on a first user computer display, wherein the map provides a view inside of a boundary of the venue;
selecting, by the first user, with a graphical user interface, a location of the meeting by moving, placing, and selecting a location of an icon on the map, in accordance with the venue, at the location of the meeting selected by the first user;
displaying, to the first user, the icon on the map at the location;
selecting, by the first user, with a graphical user interface, a time of the meeting;
selecting, by the first user, with a graphical user interface, two or more other users to invite to the meeting;
associating, with a processor, the selected time and the selected two or more other users with the icon on the map; and
communicating, with the processor, to the selected two or more other users, an invitation for the meeting, the invitation for the meeting comprising information identifying the map, the selected time, the selected location of the meeting, and the selected two or more other users;
selecting, by the selected two or more other users, acceptances or rejections of the invitation for the meeting;
communicating the acceptances to each one of the selected two or more other users and to the first user;
displaying, to the first user on the first user computer display, in accordance with the invitation, the information identifying the map, the selected time, the selected location of the meeting by displaying, to the first user, the icon on the map, in accordance with the venue, at the location of the meeting selected by the first user, the selected two or more other users, the first user, and the acceptances; and
displaying, to the selected two or more other users on a respective two or more other computer displays, in accordance with the invitation, the information identifying the map, the selected time, the selected location of the meeting by displaying, to the selected two or more other users, the icon on the map, in accordance with the venue, at the location of the meeting selected by the first user, the selected two or more other users, the first user, and the acceptances.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented application program comprises various graphic user interfaces to facilitate the formation of a physical meeting between people. A computer-readable storage medium comprises instructions to implement the computer-implemented application program.
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1. A computer-implemented method of generating a meeting among people, comprising:
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selecting, by a first user, with a graphical user interface, a venue, wherein the venue comprises a place where events are held; displaying, to the first user, a map in accordance with the venue on a first user computer display, wherein the map provides a view inside of a boundary of the venue; selecting, by the first user, with a graphical user interface, a location of the meeting by moving, placing, and selecting a location of an icon on the map, in accordance with the venue, at the location of the meeting selected by the first user; displaying, to the first user, the icon on the map at the location; selecting, by the first user, with a graphical user interface, a time of the meeting; selecting, by the first user, with a graphical user interface, two or more other users to invite to the meeting; associating, with a processor, the selected time and the selected two or more other users with the icon on the map; and communicating, with the processor, to the selected two or more other users, an invitation for the meeting, the invitation for the meeting comprising information identifying the map, the selected time, the selected location of the meeting, and the selected two or more other users; selecting, by the selected two or more other users, acceptances or rejections of the invitation for the meeting; communicating the acceptances to each one of the selected two or more other users and to the first user; displaying, to the first user on the first user computer display, in accordance with the invitation, the information identifying the map, the selected time, the selected location of the meeting by displaying, to the first user, the icon on the map, in accordance with the venue, at the location of the meeting selected by the first user, the selected two or more other users, the first user, and the acceptances; and displaying, to the selected two or more other users on a respective two or more other computer displays, in accordance with the invitation, the information identifying the map, the selected time, the selected location of the meeting by displaying, to the selected two or more other users, the icon on the map, in accordance with the venue, at the location of the meeting selected by the first user, the selected two or more other users, the first user, and the acceptances. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 33, 34, 35, 36, 41, 42, 45, 47, 48, 50)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable code stored thereon, the computer readable code comprising instructions for:
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selecting, by a first user, with a graphical user interface, a venue, wherein the venue comprises a place where events are held; displaying, to the first user, a map in accordance with the venue on a first computer computer display, wherein the map provides a view inside of a boundary of the venue; selecting, by the first user, with a graphical user interface, a location of the meeting by moving, placing, and selecting a location of an icon on the map, in accordance with the venue, at the location of the meeting selected by the first user; displaying, to the first user, the icon on the map at the location; selecting, by a first user, with a graphical user interface, a time of the meeting; selecting, by the first user, with a graphical user interface, two or more other users to invite to the meeting; associating, with a processor, the selected time and the selected two or more other users with the icon on the map; and communicating, with the processor, to the selected two or more other users, an invitation for the meeting, the information for the meeting comprising information identifying the map, the selected time, the selected location of the meeting, and the selected two or more other users selecting, by the selected two or more other users, acceptances or rejections of the invitation for the meeting; communicating the acceptances to each one of the selected two or more other users and to the first user; displaying, to the first user on the first user computer display, in accordance with the invitation, the information identifying the map, the selected time, the selected location of the meeting by displaying, to the first user, the icon on the map, in accordance with the venue, at the location of the meeting selected by the first user, the selected two or more other users, the first user, and the acceptances; and displaying, to the selected two or more other users on a respective two or more other computer displays, in accordance with the invitation, the information identifying the map, the selected time, the selected location of the meeting by displaying, to the selected two or more other users, the icon on the map, in accordance with the venue, at the location of the meeting selected by the first user, the selected two or more other users, the first user, and the acceptances. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 37, 38, 39, 40, 43, 44, 46, 49)
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