The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2010
Steve Ickman, Snoqualmie, WA (US);
Lili Cheng, Bellevue, WA (US);
Matthew Bret Maclaurin, Woodinville, WA (US);
Christian James Colando, Seattle, WA (US);
Eric Steven Anderson, Seattle, WA (US);
David Arthur Raskino, Kirkland, WA (US);
Steve Ickman, Snoqualmie, WA (US);
Lili Cheng, Bellevue, WA (US);
Matthew Bret MacLaurin, Woodinville, WA (US);
Christian James Colando, Seattle, WA (US);
Eric Steven Anderson, Seattle, WA (US);
David Arthur Raskino, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Social networks often permit users to create events, and to invite one or more contacts of the user to as guests. However, conventional social networks may not sufficiently facilitate users in planning an event for which one or more event details are to be determined. According to the techniques presented herein, a social network may permit users to create an event plan, and may permit guests to submit event plan suggestions for various event plan details of the event plan. The social network may also assist the guests in selecting among the event plan suggestions, e.g., by accepting and tallying votes by the guests among alternative event plan suggestions, by providing event plan suggestions based on search engine results, and by presenting maps of event plan suggestions involving locations. The social network may also accept RSVPs, and may notify guests once a guest arrives at a location of the event.