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System and method for creating and sharing an event using a social network

  • US 9,566,494 B2
  • Filed: 09/15/2014
  • Issued: 02/14/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of sharing an event having a venue with members of a social network, where the event is not a social network, comprising:

  • identifying one or more members of a social network to participate in said event;

    operating a positioning device having accompanying a participant during the event at the event venue to track positions of said participant in real time during the event as said participant traverses the venue of the event;

    communicating said participant positions at said event venue to a social media server associated with said social network;

    electing to participate in said event on said social network by said one or more identified members; and

    viewing said event during the event by said one or more participating members wherein at least one view is a perspective view from a position communicated to said social media server and includes an augmented reality (AR) message displayed in said perspective view during the event,the one or more participating members being able to communicate with said participant in real time during the event.

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