METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COLLECTIVE SOCIALIZING USING A MOBILE SOCIAL NETWORK

• US 20090210480A1
• Filed: 02/14/2008
• Published: 08/20/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Camrose Enterprises, LLC (Concert Technology Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Camrose Enterprises, LLC (Concert Technology Corporation)
• Inventors: Sivasubramaniam, Suthaharan, Sivasubramaniam, Kirubaharan
• Application Number:
  US12/031,467
• Publication Number:
  US 20090210480A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0273 Determination of fees for advertising

Abstract

A method for collective socializing using a mobile social network, which includes obtaining collective socializing data on at least one location, and transmitting the collective socializing data upon request of at least one user. In addition, the step of obtaining collective socializing data on at least one locations further includes storing the collective socializing data on the at least one location on a system server, obtaining additional collective socializing data from a plurality of users on the at least one location; and combining the additional collective socializing data with the collective socializing data on the system server for transmittal to the at least one user upon request.

Claims

1. A method for collective socializing using a mobile social network comprising:

obtaining collective socializing data on at least one location; and

transmitting the collective socializing data upon request of at least one user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of obtaining collective socializing data on at least one location further comprises:

storing the collective socializing data on the at least one location on a system server;

obtaining additional collective socializing data from a plurality of users on the at least one location; and

combining the additional collective socializing data with the collective socializing data on the system server for transmittal to the at least one user upon request.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing the collective socializing data to the at least one user based on a personal profile.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising identifying the at least one user with a unique identifier, wherein the unique identifiers for the at least one user identifies the user'"'"'s personal profile.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting the collective socializing data to the at least one user via a mobile client device.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the collective socializing data is transmitted to the mobile client device based on a location of the mobile client device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising obtaining additional collective socializing data from the at least one user.

8. The method of claim 5, further comprising periodically transmitting a location of the mobile client device to a system server.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising encrypting and decrypting the additional collective socializing data transmitted to and from the mobile client device.

10. The method of claim 3, further comprising filtering the personal profile of the at least one user into groups or subgroups of users having similar personal profiles.

11. The method of claim 5, further comprising gathering the location of the mobile client device from an individual program on the mobile client device or aggregated from service providers.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying locations having a high concentration of users.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing incentives to the at least one user to visit location by providing discounts and promotion codes for special offers.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting the collective socializing data to the at least one user via a web browser.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising using the system as a security tool to trigger an alert if there is a mass dispersion of users from a particular location that occurs within a short period of time.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising rewarding the at least one user for any action that can be performed in the system, including discovering and marking locations, rating and placing comments, photos and videos linked to the location and making them available to the rest of the users.

17. The method of claim 5, further comprising placing advertisements and promotional materials from businesses on the transmission from the server system to the mobile client device.

18. A method for collective socializing using a mobile social network comprising:

storing collective socializing data for a plurality of locations on a server system;

obtaining additional collective socializing data from a plurality of users, wherein the additional collective socializing data further comprises transmitting a location of the at least one mobile client device to the system server;

identifying each of the plurality of users with a unique identifier, wherein the unique identifiers for each of the plurality of users identifies the user'"'"'s personal profile;

combining the addition collective socializing data with the collective socializing data on the system server;

obtaining a request from a user for collective socializing data from the server system;

providing the collective socializing data to the user based on the user'"'"'s personal profile; and

transmitting collective socializing data to a user via a mobile client device.

19. A system for collective socializing using a mobile social network comprising:

a system server for managing a collective socializing application for a plurality of locations; and

one or more mobile client devices, which receive collective socializing application from the system server for a location based on the location of the mobile client device via a network.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein each of the one or more mobile client devices has client software, which registers at least one user with the server system using a unique identifier, and wherein the unique identifier for each of the users identifies the user'"'"'s personal profile.

21. The system of claim 19, further comprising a security server for encrypting and decrypting a location and/or personal profile from each of the one or more mobile client devices.

22. The system of claim 19, further comprising a database associated with the system server, and wherein each of the user'"'"'s personal profiles are transmitted and stored in the database.

23. The system of claim 19, further comprising an interest filter, which filters personal profiles of each of the users into similar interests and provides the users with locations of others with similar personal profiles.