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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019

Filed:

Jan. 05, 2012
Applicants:

Gregory P. Whalin, Brooklyn, NY (US);

Matthew Meeker, Brooklyn, NY (US);

Peter Kamali, Scranton, PA (US);

Scott Heiferman, New York, NY (US);

Inventors:

Gregory P. Whalin, Brooklyn, NY (US);

Matthew Meeker, Brooklyn, NY (US);

Peter Kamali, Scranton, PA (US);

Scott Heiferman, New York, NY (US);

Assignee:

Meetup, Inc., New York, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/18 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G06Q 10/00 (2012.01); G06Q 10/02 (2012.01); G06Q 10/10 (2012.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0489 (2013.01); H04W 4/21 (2018.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); H04L 12/58 (2006.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01); H04W 4/20 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/1818 (2013.01); G06Q 10/10 (2013.01); G06Q 30/02 (2013.01); H04L 51/32 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01); H04W 4/206 (2013.01); H04W 4/21 (2018.02);
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.


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