Patent ID: 9684936
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: G06Q

Claim:
1. A method comprising: receiving an indication from a first user device of a first user of a communication system of a local favorite to add or change on a local favorites page comprising a collection of favorite entities for a particular geographic location, wherein the first user's local favorite is one of a business or an activity for the particular geographic location, wherein the indication of the local favorite includes an identifier of the local favorite and a user input regarding the local favorite; updating the first user's local favorites page to add or change the local favorite based on the received indication and storing the updated page in a database of the communication system; receiving a query from a second user regarding the particular geographic location; identifying users of the communication system associated with the second user having local favorites for the particular geographic region, the users including the first user; transmitting a graphical user interface to the second user, the graphical user interface including search results and user interface elements, each user interface element usable for accessing a local favorites page of the identified users; receiving a selection of a user interface element from the second user, the selected user interface element representing the first user's local favorites page; and in response to receiving the selection of the user interface element from the second user, transmitting the first user's local favorites page to the second user, including the first user's local favorite matching the particular geographic location.