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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2012
Gregory P. Whalin, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Matthew Meeker, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Peter Kamali, Scranton, PA (US);
Scott Heiferman, New York, NY (US);
Gregory P. Whalin, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Matthew Meeker, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Peter Kamali, Scranton, PA (US);
Scott Heiferman, New York, NY (US);
Meetup, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a computer system for organizing in-person gatherings of users of topic-related interest, comprising a web-based meeting management facility having a user interface accessible to a plurality of users, wherein each of the plurality of users may use the user interface to join at least one of a plurality of meeting groups based on at least one of topic-related interest and geographic locale, where a user becomes a member when they join the meeting group; and a server-based progressive announcement facility for enabling an organizer to control a time-staged meeting announcement release related to a meeting group based on an announcement delivery parameter, wherein the time-staged meeting announcement release includes a plurality of time-staged meeting announcements each including at least one user within the plurality of users.