CROWD AND PROFILE BASED COMMUNICATION ADDRESSES
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, from a device of a sending user, a message to be delivered to a subset of users in a select crowd of users;
selecting one or more users from the users in the select crowd of users as the subset of the users in the select crowd of users to which the message is to be delivered; and
sending the message to the one or more users selected as the subset of the users in the select crowd of users to which the message is to be delivered.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for sending a message to a select subset of users in a select crowd of users. In one embodiment, a message to be delivered to a subset of users in a select crowd of users is received from a user device of a sending user. In response, one or more users in the crowd are selected as the subset of the users in the crowd to which the message is to be delivered. In one embodiment, the one or more users are selected based on a profile matching process. The message is then sent to the one or more users selected as the subset of the users in the crowd to which the message is to be delivered. Preferably, the message is sent to the one or more users anonymously such that the message does not identify the sending user.
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26 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, from a device of a sending user, a message to be delivered to a subset of users in a select crowd of users; selecting one or more users from the users in the select crowd of users as the subset of the users in the select crowd of users to which the message is to be delivered; and sending the message to the one or more users selected as the subset of the users in the select crowd of users to which the message is to be delivered. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A server comprising:
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a communication interface; and a controller associated with the communication interface and adapted to; receive, from a device of a sending user, a message to be delivered to a subset of users in a select crowd of users; select one or more users from the users in the select crowd of users as the subset of the users in the select crowd of users to which the message is to be delivered; and send the message to the one or more users selected as the subset of the users in the select crowd of users to which the message is to be delivered.
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26. A computer readable medium storing software for instructing a controller of a computing device to:
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receive, from a device of a sending user, a message to be delivered to a subset of users in a select crowd of users; select one or more users from the users in the select crowd of users as the subset of the users in the select crowd of users to which the message is to be delivered; and send the message to the one or more users selected as the subset of the users in the select crowd of users to which the message is to be delivered.
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