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US 11,146,523 B2Granted
System and method for locating a minyan
OwnerDavid Melamedinventor
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Abstract
A method and system for organizing a quorum is provided. The method includes requesting, using an application on an electronic device, the formation of a quorum at a predetermined geographic location, identifying a plurality of individuals within that predetermined geographic location, and sending a notification to a secondary electronic device for each of the plurality of individuals, wherein the notification notifies each of the plurality of individuals of the predetermined geolocation of the quorum.
Claims10
A method for organizing a quorum, comprising:
- requesting, using an application on an electronic device, the application comprising a GPS feature, the formation of a quorum requiring a predetermined number of users at a predetermined geographic location and at a predetermined time;
- in response to a determination that the predetermined number of users do not indicate that they are attending the quorum at the predetermined time, cancelling and rescheduling the request;
- identifying a plurality of individuals within that predetermined geographic location using the GPS feature;
- sending a notification to a secondary electronic device for each of the plurality of individuals, wherein the notification notifies each of the plurality of individuals of the predetermined geolocation of the quorum;
- sending another notification to the secondary electronic device for each of the plurality of individuals if the quorum has not yet begun;
- enabling each of the plurality of individuals to accept or reject the request;
- and
- rewarding a subset of the plurality of individuals that accept the request with points through the application, wherein the points are donatable to a charity selected by an individual from the subset of the plurality of individuals.
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A system for organizing a quorum, the system comprising:
- a server comprising:
- a processor, and
- a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory is configured to:
- prompt an individual to enter information to register with an application on an electronic device, the application comprising a GPS feature, wherein the information comprises:
- a name of the individual, an age of the individual, a geographic location of the individual, a religion of the individual, and whether the individual is able to read the Torah;
- receive requests, using the application, for the formation of a quorum requiring a predetermined number of users at a predetermined geographic location and during a predetermined time;
- in response to a determination that the predetermined number of users do not indicate that they are attending the quorum at the predetermined time, cancel and reschedule the request;
- identify, via the GPS feature, a plurality of individuals within that predetermined geographic location by determining whether each of the plurality of individuals meets a set of predetermined qualifications, wherein the set of predetermined qualifications comprise:
- being male, being at least 13 years of age, being non-intoxicated, being an individual who has not prayed already that day, and being of the Jewish faith;
- send a notification to a secondary electronic device for each of the plurality of individuals, wherein the notification notifies each of the plurality of individuals of the predetermined geolocation of the quorum;
- second another notification to the secondary electronic device for each of the plurality of individuals if the quorum has not yet begun;
- enable each of the plurality of individuals to accept or reject the request;
- and
- reward a subset of the plurality of individuals that accept the request with points through the application, wherein the points are donatable to a charity selected by an individual of the subset of the plurality of individuals.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.