Hot news neighborhood banter in a geo-spatial social network
First Claim
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.
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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.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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