Method, system and apparatus for location-based machine-assisted interactions
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1. A method comprising:
- facilitating discovery of indicia of a session area via a location aware mobile application;
wherein;
a) said session area is anchored to at least one reference point;
b) said session area exhibits at least one first set of spatial boundaries associated with said at least one reference point;
c) said session area is associated with at least one time-related parameter defining at least one functionality connected with said session area;
d) said discovery of indicia of said session area is facilitated, at least in part, based on assessment of a distance data from said at least one reference point;
facilitating association with said session area of at least one user among a first plurality of users based, at least in part, on a distance parameter from said at least one reference point;
facilitating selectively enabling the activation of a second plurality of users by an authority, wherein said activation facilitates the association of said second plurality of users with said first plurality of users;
facilitating enabling at least one interactive networking functionality for said at least one user among said first plurality of users, wherein said at least one user among said first plurality of users selectively receives indicia of at least one user among said second plurality of users;
facilitating determining which user among said second plurality of users has the strongest connection with said reference point based, at least in part, on that user'"'"'s location;
facilitating activating a timer associated with said one user among said second plurality of users such that if a task is not accomplished by said one user among said second plurality of users within the expiration of said timer, an association with said at least one user among said first plurality of users is inhibited, at least temporarily, and thus the quality of interactions between said first plurality of users and said second plurality of users is regulated;
facilitating providing guidance indicia to said one user among said second plurality of users to facilitate a meeting with said at least one user among said first plurality of users.
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Abstract
In accordance with one example embodiment of the present invention a method comprises at least partially enabling a set of functionalities and attributes associated to an area for facilitating business transactions, networking activities, or social interactions of users who are within, proximate, or associated, at least provisionally, with said area. In some implementations, the present invention provides functionalities apt to discover taxonomies of users in relation to locations. In some other implementations, the present invention provides functionalities apt to trace or follow up with users who have associated their identities, at least during a time window, with said area.
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1. A method comprising:
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facilitating discovery of indicia of a session area via a location aware mobile application; wherein; a) said session area is anchored to at least one reference point; b) said session area exhibits at least one first set of spatial boundaries associated with said at least one reference point; c) said session area is associated with at least one time-related parameter defining at least one functionality connected with said session area; d) said discovery of indicia of said session area is facilitated, at least in part, based on assessment of a distance data from said at least one reference point; facilitating association with said session area of at least one user among a first plurality of users based, at least in part, on a distance parameter from said at least one reference point; facilitating selectively enabling the activation of a second plurality of users by an authority, wherein said activation facilitates the association of said second plurality of users with said first plurality of users; facilitating enabling at least one interactive networking functionality for said at least one user among said first plurality of users, wherein said at least one user among said first plurality of users selectively receives indicia of at least one user among said second plurality of users; facilitating determining which user among said second plurality of users has the strongest connection with said reference point based, at least in part, on that user'"'"'s location; facilitating activating a timer associated with said one user among said second plurality of users such that if a task is not accomplished by said one user among said second plurality of users within the expiration of said timer, an association with said at least one user among said first plurality of users is inhibited, at least temporarily, and thus the quality of interactions between said first plurality of users and said second plurality of users is regulated; facilitating providing guidance indicia to said one user among said second plurality of users to facilitate a meeting with said at least one user among said first plurality of users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer software system having a set of instructions stored in at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium for controlling at least one digital computer in performing desired functions comprising:
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a set of instructions formed into each of a plurality of modules, each modules comprising; a process for facilitating fruition of functionalities associated with a session area via a location aware mobile application;
wherein;a) said session area exhibits at least one first set of spatial boundaries; b) said session area is associated with at least one time related parameter defining at least one functionality connected with said session area; a process for facilitating association with said session area of at least one user among a first plurality of users based, at least in part, on determining said at least one user'"'"'s location; a process for facilitating selectively enabling the activation of a second plurality of users by an authority, wherein said activation allows the selective association of said second plurality of users with said first plurality of users; a process for facilitating enabling at least one interactive networking functionality for said at least one user among said first plurality of users, wherein said at least one user among said first plurality of users selectively receives indicia of at least one user among said second plurality of users; a process for facilitating determining which user among said second plurality of users has the strongest connection with said session area based, at least in part, on time spent within said at least one first set of spatial boundaries, such that said second plurality of users are ranked one above the other according to status; a process for facilitating activating a timer associated to said one user among said second plurality of users such that if a task is not accomplished by said one user among said second plurality of users within the expiration of said timer, an association with said at least one user among said first plurality of users is inhibited, at least temporarily, and thus the quality of interactions between said first plurality of users and said second plurality of users is regulated; a process for providing indicia to facilitate an encounter between said at least one user among said first plurality of users and said at least one user among said second plurality of users. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; and
at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium including a computer program code;
the at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following;facilitating discovery of indicia of a session area via a location aware mobile application; wherein; a) said session area is anchored to at least one reference point; b) said session area exhibits at least one first set of spatial boundaries associated with said at least one reference point; c) said session area is associated with at least one time related parameter defining at least one functionality connected with said session area; d) said discovery of indicia of said session area is facilitated, at least in part, based on a distance data from said at least one reference point; facilitating association with said session area of at least one user among a first plurality of users based, at least in part, on a distance parameter from said at least one reference point; facilitating selectively enabling discoverability of a second plurality of users by an authority, wherein said authority facilitates association of said second plurality of users with said first plurality of users; facilitating enabling at least one interactive networking functionality for said at least one user among said first plurality of users, wherein said at least one user among said first plurality of users selectively receives indicia of at least one user among said second plurality of users; facilitating determining which user among said second plurality of users has the strongest connection with said one user among said first plurality of users based, at least in part, on a distance data between said one user among said first plurality of users and said one user among said second plurality of users; facilitating activating a timer associated to said one user among said second plurality of users such that if a task is not accomplished by said one user among said second plurality of users within the expiration of said timer, an association with said at least one user among said first plurality of users is inhibited, at least temporarily, and thus the quality of interactions between said first plurality of users and said second plurality of users is regulated; facilitating providing indicia to assist an encounter between said one user among said second plurality of users and said one user among said first plurality of users such that a service is provided. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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