Patent ID: 8108414
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of establishing a location-based social network, wherein the method utilizes at least one computer processor to implement steps of: providing a client application on a communications device of a user; creating a personal profile and a preference profile by the user using the client application, wherein the preference profile refers to characteristics sought by the user in potential members of the location-based social network; transferring the personal profile and the preference profile to a social networking server using the client application by the user; registering a location for the location-based social network by the social networking server; registering a range of the location-based social network around the location, wherein the location and the range are selected by the user; identifying the potential members within the registered location and the registered range, comprising: matching personal profile of each of the potential members within the created network with the preference profile and the personal profile created by the user; providing a communications link between the user and one or more of the identified potential members upon mutual confirmation between the user and the one or more of the identified potential members; determining a social value score of a location based on weighted characteristics of the location, members in the location, weighted importance of relationship between the user and the members, and weighted keywords of interest to the user, wherein the social value score is used by the social networking server to suggest locations of highest social value to the user; whereby the communications link establishes the location-based social network based on the preference profile of the user.