Patent Document ID: 20140108333
Application ID: 14050423
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. An event-centric computer-implemented social networking platform, said social networking platform accessible to users via a computer network, said social networking platform comprising: a first repository configured to store at least user related information; a second repository configured to store the information corresponding to the catalog offerings; a third repository configured to store at least the event-related information corresponding to said users, information corresponding to resources uploaded onto said social networking platform by said users, information corresponding to access privileges and action permissions granted to respective users; an event planning module accessible to said users, said event planning module comprising: a receiving module configured to receive a request from a user towards organizing an event based on at least one of said catalog offerings related activities/catalog offerings, said request including at least event related information; a first search module configured to search said second repository for catalog offerings related to said event related information, said search module further configured to generate a list of catalog offerings related to the event specified by a user based on said user related information; a first selection module configured to enable selection of at least one catalog offering, from said list; an updating module cooperating with said third repository, said updating module configured to update the event-related information stored in said third repository; a second search module cooperating with said first repository and third repository, said second search module configured to search said friend list for users, based on a pre-defined criteria, said second search module configured to categorize said users into pre-determined invitee categories; an invitation module cooperating with said event planning module and configured to generate an invitee list including user names selected from at least one of said invitee categories and non-registered invitees, said invitation module configured to selectively transmit an invitation inviting the users included in said invitee list to attend said event, said invitation module further configured to receive and track the responses of invited users; and a presentation module accessible to users, said presentation module configured to display a list of event invitations including past events and the events planned for the future, said presentation manager configured to control users' access to said list of event invitations, said presentation manager configured to provide users with selective access to the contents of a listed event invitation, said presentation manager further configured to enable said users to view the event invitation, edit the event invitation, comment on the event invitation and add photos/social media files on to the event invitation, a notification module configured to generate notifications corresponding to the activities performed by users on the social networking platform, said notification module further configured to transmit notifications to users included in the friend list associated with said users.