System and method for experience-sharing within a computer network

• US 9,973,592 B2
• Filed: 03/22/2017
• Issued: 05/15/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Photopon, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Photopon, Inc.
• Inventors: McEvilly, Bradford Alexander, Gutkin, Michael Scott
• Primary Examiner(s): Swearingen, Jeffrey R
• Application Number:
  US15/465,748
• Publication Number:
  US 20170257455A1
• Time in Patent Office: 419 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

A system and method for providing a communication between users of a computer network are provided, the method including the steps of storing, in a database, received geo-location information, object information, brand information or other information, from a user; providing to the user a subset of previously stored digital media templates from the database for user selection; combining a user-selected digital media template with a user-selected media data object file received from the user; and tagging the geo-location information, object information, brand information or other information, to the combined user-selected digital media template and user-selected media data object file for communicating between users of the computer network.

Claims

1. A method for providing a communication between users of a computer network, comprising:

storing, in a database, received geo-location information from a user;

providing to the user a subset of previously stored digital media templates from the database for user selection, wherein the digital media templates comprise a respective indicia for a coupon;

combining a user-selected digital media template with a user-selected media data object file received from the user; and

tagging the geo-location information to the combined user-selected digital media template and user-selected media data object file in order to communicate between users of the computer network.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the subset of previously stored digital media templates provided to the user is based upon the geo-location information received from the user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the subset of previously stored digital media templates may be used multiple times provided the geo-location information of the user remains substantially the same.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein during the tagging step, the user selected template is populated with conglomerate information.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising the step of aligning the populated template with the user-selected media data object file.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising the step of synthesizing the populated template with the user-selected media data object file to form a digital postcard.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the conglomerate information comprises one or more of:

location name, location rating, and the user'"'"'s past or current experience at the location, object or branded product/service information, experience information, advertising information, coupon information, or any combinations thereof.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the media data object file received from the user comprises a previously stored video or photograph of or about the location, of or about an object or branded product/service, or any combinations thereof.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the media data object file further comprises text or audio data.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the media data object file provided by the user comprises a presently created video or photograph of or about the location, of or about an object or branded product/service, experience or any combinations thereof.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the media data object file provided by the user comprises text or audio data.

12. The method of claim 6, further comprising the step of posting the digital postcard on a computer network accessible by other users.

13. The method of claim 5, wherein the user-selected digital media template can be aligned to frame the user-selected digital media with location promotion indicia, or object indicia, or brand coupon indicia, or experience indicia.

14. The method of claim 5, wherein the user-selected digital media template can be aligned to overlay, underlay, the user-selected digital media with location promotion indicia, or object, or brand coupon indicia, or experience indicia.

15. The method of claim 5, wherein the user-selected digital media template can be aligned to watermark the user-selected digital media with location promotion indicia, or object indicia, or brand coupon indicia, or experience indicia.

16. A method for providing a object or brand awareness opportunity between users of a computer network, comprising:

storing, in a database of a marketing administrator'"'"'s computer network account, received geo-location information from a user;

receiving, at the database of the marketing administrator'"'"'s network account, a proposed uploaded user-created digital media template, wherein the digital media template comprises an indicia for a coupon;

if approved, combining the approved user-created digital media template with a user-selected media data object file received from the user; and

tagging the geo-location information to the combined approved user-created digital media template and user-selected media data object file in order to communicate between users of the computer network.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the approved user-created digital media template may be used multiple times provided the geo-location information of the user remains substantially the same.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein during the tagging step, the approved user-created digital template is populated with conglomerate information.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising the step of aligning the populated template with the user-selected media data object file.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising the step of synthesizing the populated template with the user-selected media data object file to form a digital postcard.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein the conglomerate information comprises one or more of:

location name, location rating, and the user'"'"'s past or current experience at the location, or location promotion information, or object information, or branding information, advertising information, coupon information, or any combinations thereof.

22. The method of claim 16, wherein the media data object file received from the user comprises a previously stored video or photograph of or about the location, or the object, or the brand, or any combinations thereof.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the media data object file further comprises text or audio data.

24. The method of claim 16, wherein the media data object file provided by the user comprises a presently created video or photograph of or about the location, or the object or the brand, or any combinations thereof.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the media data object file provided by the user comprises text or audio data.

26. The method of claim 20, further comprising the step of posting the digital postcard on a computer network accessible by other users.

27. The method of claim 18, wherein the populated digital media template is aligned to frame the user-selected media data object file with location promotion indicia, or object indicia, or experience indicia.

28. The method of claim 18, wherein the populated digital media template is aligned to overlay, underlay, the user-selected media data object file with location promotion indicia, or object indicia, or experience indicia.

29. The method of claim 18, wherein the populated digital media template is aligned to watermark the user-selected media data object file with location promotion indicia, or object indicia, or experience indicia.

30. A computer program product for enabling a computer to combine a digital template with a media data object file, comprising:

software instructions that enable the computer to perform predetermined operations; and

a tangible, non-transitory computer readable storage medium on which the software instructions are stored;

the predetermined operations including;

storing, in a database, received geo-location information from a user;

providing to the user a subset of previously stored digital media templates from the database for user selection, wherein the digital media templates comprise a respective indicia for a coupon;

combining a user-selected digital media template with a user-selected media data object file received from the user; and

tagging the geo-location information to the combined user-selected digital media template and user-selected media data object file in order to communicate between users of the computer network;

whereby the computer combines the digital template with a media data object file.

31. A method for providing a communication between users of a computer network, comprising:

storing, in a database, received object information from a user;

providing to the user a subset of previously stored digital media templates from the database for user selection, wherein the digital media templates comprise a respective indicia for a coupon;

combining a user-selected digital media template with a user-selected media data object file received from the user; and

tagging the object information to the combined user-selected digital media template and user-selected media data object file in order to communicate between users of the computer network.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein the subset of previously stored digital media templates provided to the user is based upon the object information received from the user.

33. A method for providing a communication between users of a computer network, comprising:

storing, in a database, received brand information from a user;

providing to the user a subset of previously stored digital media templates from the database for user selection, wherein the digital media templates comprise a respective indicia for a coupon;

combining a user-selected digital media template with a user-selected media data object file received from the user; and

tagging the brand information to the combined user-selected digital media template and user-selected media data object file in order to communicate between users of the computer network.

34. The method of claim 33, wherein the subset of previously stored digital media templates provided to the user is based upon the brand information received from the user.

35. A method for providing a communication between users of a computer network, comprising:

accessing a digital photograph provided by a first user;

determining a geographic location of the first user;

combining a geographically-limited digital media template with the digital photograph to create a composite image, wherein the digital media template is available at the geographic location of the first user, and wherein the digital media templates comprise a respective indicia for a coupon; and

presenting the composite image to a second user.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein the geographically-limited digital media template comprises a template of a person.

37. The method of claim 36, wherein the template of a person does not pertain to a business.

38. The method of claim 36, wherein the template of a person further pertains to a location.