Location-Based and Time Control-Based Interactive Information Group and Distribution Platform

2) The claim of 1), where the topic attribute and content section of the information group relates to the geographical location attribute of the information group.

3) The claim of 1), where the topic attribute and content section of an information group is about sharing transportation resource.

4) The claim of 1), where the topic attribute and content section of an information group is about finding other user with certain types of needs or interests or can provide certain types of services.

5) The claim of 1), where the topic attribute and content section of an information group is about signing-on, or checking-in or adding user to sign up sheet or waiting list, for services, or activities, or events, or conferences, or meetings.

6) The claim of 1), where the topic attribute and content section of an information group is about promoting certain types of goods or services;

• or offering incentive, in the format of coupon, or credit, or rebate.

7) The claim of 1), where an information group is created by specifying the value for its topic, geographical location, and time span attribute;

• or by copying attribute values from other existing information groups.

8) The claim of 1), where the value of an information group's geographical location or time span attribute dynamically changes based on patterns or statistics regarding user login or user staying duration inside the information group.

9) The claim of 1), where the value of an information group's geographical location or time span attribute dynamically changes based on patterns or statistics regarding user retrieving, or modifying, or deleting, or creating information stored in the content section of the information group.

10) The claim of 1), where the value of an information group's geographical location or time span attribute dynamically changes based on patterns or statistics regarding user leaving feedback regarding content section of the information group.

11) The claim of 1), where the value of an information group's geographical location or time span attribute dynamically changes based on patterns or statistics regarding user communicating with other users through the information group.

12) The claim of 1), where the value of an information group's geographical location or time span attribute dynamically changes based on patterns or statistics regarding user using the value of geographical location or time span or topic attribute of the information group to create other information groups.

13) The claim of 1), where the value of an information group's geographical location or time span attributes dynamically changes based on patterns or statistics regarding user searching for the information group based on its topic attribute value.

15) The claim of 14), where the criteria used for ranking multiple information groups is based on a function F that takes at least one input attribute, and where one of the input attributes is the distance(s) from the user to the geographical central point(s) of the information group.

16) The claim of 14), where the criteria used for ranking multiple information groups is based on a function F that takes at least one input attribute, and where one of the input attributes is the distance(s) from the farthest point covered by the geographical region(s) attribute of the corresponding information group to its central point(s).

17) The claim of 14), where the criteria used for ranking multiple information groups is based on a function F that takes at least one input attribute, and where one of the input attributes is the number of unique users that have either logged in or interacted with the information group in a certain time period in the past.

18) The claim of 14), where the criteria used for ranking multiple information groups is based on a function F that takes at least one input attribute, and where one of the input attributes is the statistics concerning staying durations for those users who have previously logged in the information group.

19) The claim of 14), where the criteria used for ranking multiple information groups is based on a function F that takes at least one input attribute, and where one of the input attributes is the statistics concerning users using the attribute(s) value of each information group to create other information groups.

20) The claim of 14), where the criteria used for ranking multiple information groups is based on a function F that takes at least one input attribute, and where one of the input attributes is the statistics concerning users searching for information group.

21) The claim of 14), where the criteria used for ranking multiple information groups is based on a function F that takes at least one input attribute, and where one of the input attributes is the statistics concerning users retrieving, or modifying, or deleting, or creating information stored in the information group content section, or leaving feedback regarding the content section of the information group.

22) The claim of 14), where the criteria used for ranking multiple information groups is based on a function F that takes at least one input attribute, and where one of the input attribute is the statistics concerning users communicating with other users through the information group.

24) The claim of 23), where the topic attribute and content section of the information group relates to the geographical location attribute of the information group.

25) The claim of 23), where the topic attribute and content section of an information group is about sharing transportation resource.

26) The claim of 23), where the topic attribute and content section of an information group is about finding other user with certain types of needs or interests or can provide certain types of services.

27) The claim of 23), where the topic attribute and content section of an information group is about signing-on, or checking-in or adding user to sign up sheet or waiting list, for services, or activities, or events, or conferences, or meeting.

28) The claim of 23), where the topic attribute and content section of an information group is about promoting certain types of goods or services;

• or offering incentive, in the format of coupon, or credit, or rebate.

29) The claim of 23), where an information group is created by specifying the value for its topic, geographical location, and time span attribute;

• or by copying attribute values from other existing information groups.

30) The claim of 23), where the value of geographical location or time span attributes of an information group dynamically changes based on patterns or statistics regarding user login or user staying duration inside the information group.

31) The claim of 23), where the value of geographical location or time span attributes of an information group dynamically changes based on patterns or statistics regarding user retrieving, or modifying, or deleting, or creating information stored in the content section of the information group.

32) The claim of 23), where the value of geographical location or time span attributes of an information group dynamically changes based on patterns or statistics regarding user leaving feedback regarding content section of the information group.

33) The claim of 23), where the value of geographical location or time span attributes of an information group dynamically changes based on patterns or statistics regarding user communicating with other users through the information group.

34) The claim of 23), where the value of geographical location or time span attributes of an information group dynamically changes based on patterns or statistics regarding user using the value of geographical location or time span or topic attribute of the information group to create other information group.

35) The claim of 23), where the value of geographical location or time span attributes of an information group dynamically changes based on patterns or statistics regarding user searching for the information group based on its topic attribute value.

37) The claim of 36), where the criteria used for ranking multiple information groups is based on a function F that takes at least one input attribute, and where one of the input attributes is the distance(s) from the user to the geographical central point(s) of the information group.

38) The claim of 36), where the criteria used for ranking multiple information groups is based on a function F that takes at least one input attribute, and where one of the input attributes is the distance(s) from the farthest point covered by the geographical region(s) attribute of the corresponding information group to its central point(s).

39) The claim of 36), where the criteria used for ranking multiple information groups is based on a function F that takes at least one input attribute, and where one of the input attributes is the number of unique users that have either logged in or interacted with the information group in a certain time period in the past.

40) The claim of 36), where the criteria used for ranking multiple information groups is based on a function F that takes at least one input attribute, and where one of the input attributes is the statistics concerning staying durations for those users who have previously logged in the information group.

41) The claim of 36), where the criteria used for ranking multiple information groups is based on a function F that takes at least one input attribute, and where one of the input attributes is the statistics concerning users using the attribute(s) value of each information group to create other information group.

42) The claim of 36), where the criteria used for ranking multiple information groups is based on a function F that takes at least one input attribute, and where one of the input attributes is the statistics concerning users searching for information group.

43) The claim of 36), where the criteria used for ranking multiple information groups is based on a function F that takes at least one input attribute, and where one of the input attribute is the statistics concerning users retrieving, or modifying, or deleting, or creating information stored in the information group content section, or leaving feedback regarding the content section of the information group.

44) The claim of 36), where the criteria used for ranking multiple information groups is based on a function F that takes at least one input attribute, and where one of the input attribute is the statistics concerning user communicating with other users through the information group.