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US 11,113,772 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for activity networking
OwnerCynthia Gillinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for activity networking, comprising: a memory coupled to at least one processor, the processor being configured to: transmit, to a server, a request to form a crew, the request including an indication of an activity associated with the crew, an indication of a time for performing the activity, and an indication of a number of available spots on the crew; receive from the server a message indicating that all spots on the crew are occupied by a plurality of users; and provide the plurality of users with a calendar appointment for the activity.
Claims20
An apparatus for activity networking, comprising:
- a memory coupled to at least one processor, the processor being configured to:
- transmit, to a server, a request to form a crew, the request including an indication of an activity associated with the crew, an indication of a time for performing the activity, and an indication of a number of available spots on the crew;
- receive, from the server, a message indicating that a predetermined number of spots on the crew is occupied by a plurality of users, the message including a unique identifier for conducting communications sessions;
- initiate a communications session with the plurality of users by using the unique identifier, the initiating including displaying a graphical user interface for conducting the communications session;
- receive a respective confirmation of membership in the crew from at least some of the plurality of users;
- and provide at least those of the plurality of users who have confirmed their membership in the crew with a calendar appointment for the activity, the calendar appointment being provided while the communications session is being conducted, the calendar appointment being provided in response to an activation of first input component of the graphical user interface:
- wherein the first input component of the graphical user interface is hidden or disabled before the respective confirmations of membership in the crew are received and the at least one processor is further configured to display or enable the first input component of the graphical user interface in response to receiving the respective confirmations of membership in the crew, the first input component being displayed or enable before the calendar appointment is provided.
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A method for activity networking, comprising:
- transmitting, from an electronic device to a server, a request to form a crew, the request including an indication of an activity associated with the crew, an indication of a time for performing the activity, and an indication of a number of available spots on the crew;
- receiving, by the electronic device, a message indicating that a predetermined number of spots on the crew is occupied by a plurality of users, the message including a unique identifier for conducting communications sessions;
- initiating a communications session with the plurality of users by using the unique identifier, the initiating including displaying a graphical user interface for conducting the communications session;
- receiving a respective confirmation of membership in the crew from at least some of the plurality of users;
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- providing at least those of the plurality of users who have confirmed their membership in the crew with a calendar appointment for the activity, the calendar appointment being provided while the communications session is being conducted, the calendar appointment being provided in response to an activation of a first input component of the graphical user interface for conducting the communications session,
- wherein the first input component of the graphical user interface is hidden or disabled before the respective confirmations of membership in the crew are received, the method further comprising displaying or enabling the first input component of the graphical user interface in response to receiving the respective confirmations of membership in the crew, the first input component being displayed or enabled before the calendar appointment is provided.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.