CREATING REAL-TIME CONVERSATIONS
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a server, a topic for a real-time conversation from a user;
receiving, at the server, location information related to a location of the user;
creating, at the server, a real-time conversation object that includes the received topic;
tagging the created real-time conversation object with the received location information;
indexing, based on the received topic and the received location information, the tagged real-time conversation object with respect to other real-time conversation objects; and
providing the tagged real-time conversation object in response to a search for real-time conversation objects received from another user.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for creating conversations related to a location. One method includes receiving a topic for a real-time conversation from a user, receiving location information related to a location of the user, and creating a real-time conversation object that includes the received topic. The method also includes tagging the created real-time conversation object with the received location information, indexing, based on the received topic and the received location information, the tagged real-time conversation object with respect to other real-time conversation objects, and providing the tagged real-time conversation object in response to a search for real-time conversation objects received from another user.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a server, a topic for a real-time conversation from a user; receiving, at the server, location information related to a location of the user; creating, at the server, a real-time conversation object that includes the received topic; tagging the created real-time conversation object with the received location information; indexing, based on the received topic and the received location information, the tagged real-time conversation object with respect to other real-time conversation objects; and providing the tagged real-time conversation object in response to a search for real-time conversation objects received from another user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
one or more computers and one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising; receiving a topic for a real-time conversation from the user; receiving location information related to a location of the user; creating a real-time conversation object that includes the received topic; tagging the created real-time conversation object with the received location information; indexing, based on the received topic and the received location information, the tagged real-time conversation object with respect to other real-time conversation objects; and providing the tagged real-time conversation object in response to a search for real-time conversation objects received from another user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A nonvolatile computer storage medium encoded with a computer program, the program comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a topic for a real-time conversation from the user; receiving location information related to a location of the user; creating a real-time conversation object that includes the received topic; tagging the created real-time conversation object with the received location information; indexing, based on the received topic and the received location information, the tagged real-time conversation object with respect to other real-time conversation objects; and providing the tagged real-time conversation object in response to a search for real-time conversation objects received from another user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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