Hot news neighborhood banter in a geo-spatial social network

• US 20090019085A1
• Filed: 07/10/2007
• Published: 01/15/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Raj Abhyanker, Raj Abhyanker Professional Corporation
• Original Assignee: Fatdoor Incorporated
• Inventors: Abhyanker, Raj Vasant
• Granted Patent: US 9,098,545 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services

Abstract

A method and system of hot news neighborhood banter in a geo-spatial social network are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes identifying a hot news story, associating the hot news story with a specific geographic location, generating a map concurrently displaying a headline of the hot news story and the specific geographic location, and simultaneously generating in the map, profiles associated with a plurality of users surrounding the specific geographic location associated with the hot news story. The method may further include processing a submission form, having an audio file, a video file, a photo, and/or a comment, associated with the hot news story, of a neighboring user located a threshold distance away from the specific geographic location of the hot news story.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

identifying a hot news story;

associating the hot news story with a specific geographic location;

generating a map concurrently displaying a headline of the hot news story and the specific geographic location; and

simultaneously generating in the map, profiles associated with a plurality of users surrounding the specific geographic location associated with the hot news story.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising processing a submission form, having at least one of an audio file, a video file, a photo, and a comment, associated with the hot news story, of a neighboring user located a threshold distance away from the specific geographic location of the hot news story.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

enabling an interested user to access a plurality of user-generated contents of at least one of the submission forms associated with the hot news story; and

submitting a comment from the user, relating to the user-generated contents of the submission form.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising generating contact information of the neighboring user, located the threshold distance away from the specific geographic location of the hot news story.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising allowing the neighboring user for an immediate communication through a geo-spatial social network.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

compensating the neighboring user with a consideration, for the immediate communication regarding the hot news story; and

allocating a percentage of the consideration to the geo-spatial social network.

7. The method of claim 3, further comprising;

locking the user-generated contents of the submission form of the neighboring user;

charging the interested user a consideration for the access to the user-generated content of the submission form of the neighboring user;

compensating the neighboring user with the consideration; and

allocating a percentage of the consideration to the geo-spatial social network.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

marketing the user-generated contents of the submission form of the neighboring user for sale;

compensating the neighboring user with a consideration; and

allocating a percentage of the consideration to the geo-spatial social network.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising evaluating the user-generated contents of the submission form in response to a request of a moderator, prior to locking the user-generated contents.

10. The method of claim 3, further comprising generating a classified view of purchasable items when the neighboring user markets goods associated with the hot news story.

11. The method of claim 2, further comprising notifying the users that the submission form associated with the hot news story has been submitted.

12. The method of claim 2, further comprising syndicating the user-generated contents of the submission form in at least one of a published media.

13. A method comprising:

associating a current event with a specific geographic location; and

creating a group comprising of a plurality of neighboring users surrounding the specific geographic location of the current event in a geo-spatial social network.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising generating a chat room such that the plurality of neighboring users in the group may communicate with each other.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising enabling an interested party to contact the group regarding the current event.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the interested party compensates the geo-spatial social network for access to contact information of the group.

17. A system comprising:

a news provider module to determine a hot news story associated with a specific geographic location and the specific geographic location;

a hot news module to display the hot news story associated with the specific geographic location on a map; and

a geo-spatial environment to process user-generated content associated with the hot news story.

18. The system of claim 17 further comprising a submission module to compile the user-generated content associated with the hot news story from a plurality of neighboring users surrounding the specific geographic location of the hot news story.

19. The system of claim 17 further comprising a communication module to process correspondences between at least one neighboring users and at least one of other users regarding the hot news story.

20. The system of claim 17 further comprising a finance module to allocate and distribute compensation from an interested user for at least one of access to the user-generated content associated with the hot new story and an immediate communication with at least one of neighboring users.