# US 2012/0084362 A1 · Interactive experience sharing and evaluation system and method having highly customizable individual security level settings > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2012/0084362 A1 - Document ID: US20120084362A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/252,666 - Filed: 2011-10-04 - Published: 2012-04-05 - Earliest claimed: 2010-10-04 - Assignees: Alpha Sun & Sport - AS&S, LLC - Inventors: Alan McBrearty - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20120084362A1 ## CPC - G06Q 30/0269: {based on user profile or attribute} - G06Q 10/40: Business processes related to social networking or social networking services - H04L 67/535: {Tracking the activity of the user (network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34)} - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract An interactive experience sharing and evaluation system is implemented through a website in one easy step. Users submit information in the form of journal entries about experiences they have had, which can include photos, videos, a rating, and comments with varying privacy levels. Other users can search through these journal entries according to their security access level and add their own information, rating, comments, etc. Users also can provide personal information and search through and connect with other users and communicate with one another regarding submitted experiences. Users construct a dream-list of desired future experiences and set up ongoing searches for new information submitted regarding the users' interests. Custom information is provided to users on the basis of the contents of their dream-lists, and include advertisements. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An experience sharing and social networking method, comprising: receiving from a user information related to experiences and activities; storing information received from the user on a non-transitory computer-readable medium and associating it with the user from which it was received; displaying the information related to experiences and activities received from the user to other users; receiving information from another user related to the displayed information related to experiences and activities, storing it, associating it with the displayed information related to experiences and activities, and displaying it to users; categorizing and displaying the received information related to experiences and activities in a first category for experiences and activities indicated to have already taken place, in a second category for experiences and activities indicated to be taking place at a definite time in the future, and in a third category for experiences and activities indicated not to have taken place and not having been scheduled for any definite time in the future; receiving information from the user indicating that information related to an experience or activity has moved from one category to another, re-categorizing the information accordingly, and modifying or adding to the information as part of the re-categorization process; and converting information associated with the user in one category into information associated with a second user in a second category, and modifying or adding to the information as part of the conversion process. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting advertising information to the user related to stored information associated with the user. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the stored information received from the user comprises multiple elements, further comprising receiving a security level associated with each element, wherein the security level dictates which other users the information can be displayed to. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the information received from the other user related to the displayed information related to experiences and activities is displayed only to users the displayed information related to experiences and activities can be displayed to, as specified by the associated security level. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, further comprising receiving an indication from two users that they desire to be associated as friends of one another and associating the two users as friends and receiving an indication from the user that the user desires to be associated with a community and associating the user with the community. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the security level allows the associated element to be displayed to either a) only the user, b) only the user or the user's specified friends or groups of friends, c) only the user or the user's friends, d) only the user, the user's friends, or members of specified communities the user is associated with, e) only the user, the user's friends, or members of communities the user is associated with, or f) all users. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, further comprising organizing the user's friends into groups received from the user, wherein each of the user's friends may be members of one or more of the groups. ### Claim 8 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the information received from the other user related to the displayed information related to experiences and activities is displayed only to a subset of the users the displayed information related to experiences and activities can be displayed to, as specified by the associated security level, wherein the subset is received from the other user. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the information related to experiences and activities comprises videos, photographs, comments, locations, costs, and ratings. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting public and private messages between users. ### Claim 11 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, further comprising receiving a user query comprising search terms and one or more results categories and displaying stored information related to experiences and activities relevant to terms of the query, viewable by the user, and falling under the results categories received, wherein the search terms comprise one or more of the following: location, type of experience or activity, cost, and rating. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the information from another user related to the displayed information related to experiences and activities is displayed to the user on a main website page together with the information related to experiences and activities in expandable/collapsible form. ### Claim 13 An experience sharing and social networking method, comprising: transmitting information related to an experience or activity, including the date on which it occurred, the date for which it is planned, or that it has not occurred or been planned, to a central computing device over a network for storing and sharing with other users; updating transmitted information to reflect that a scheduled experience or activity has taken place or been canceled, or to reflect that an experience or activity with no associated date has been scheduled or has taken place; receiving and viewing information submitted by another user regarding the transmitted information; viewing information submitted by other users pertaining to their experiences and activities; and viewing information submitted by another user pertaining to the other user's experience or activity on a graphical user interface, adding or modifying the information on the graphical user interface so that the information pertains to the user's own experience or activity, including whether and when the experience or activity took place or is scheduled, and transmitting the information to the central computing device over a network for storing and sharing with other users. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the transmitted information related to an experience or activity comprises multiple elements, further comprising transmitting a security level associated with each element, wherein the security level dictates which other users can view the information. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising transmitting information relating to information submitted by another user pertaining to the other user's experience or activity for sharing with other users. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising accepting a friend request from another user and requesting to be associated with a community. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the security level allows the associated element to be displayed to either a) only the user transmitting the associated element, b) only the user transmitting the associated element or the user's specified friends or groups of friends, c) only the user transmitting the associated element or the user's friends, d) only the user transmitting the associated element , the user's friends, or members of specified communities the user is associated with, e) only the user transmitting the associated element , the user's friends, or members of communities the user is associated with, or f) all users. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, further comprising organizing friends into one or more groups, wherein each of friend may be a member of one or more of the groups. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising transmitting a user query comprising search terms and one or more results categories and receiving information submitted by another user pertaining to the other user's experience or activity related to experiences and activities relevant to terms of the query, and falling under the results categories transmitted, wherein the search terms comprise one or more of the following: location, type of experience or activity, cost, and rating. ### Claim 20 An experience sharing and social networking system, comprising: a processor; and a memory containing software modules, which, when executed by the processor, are configured to perform operations, the operations comprising: receiving from users information related to experiences and activities; storing information received from users on a non-transitory computer-readable medium and associating it with the users from which it was received; displaying the information received from users to other users; receiving information from other users related to the displayed information, storing it, associating it with the displayed information, and displaying it to users; categorizing and displaying the received information related to experiences and activities in a first category for experiences and activities indicated to have already taken place, in a second category for experiences and activities indicated to be taking place at a definite time in the future, and in a third category for experiences and activities indicated not to have taken place and not having been scheduled for any definite time in the future; receiving information from a user indicating that information related to an experience or activity has moved from one category to another, re-categorizing the information accordingly, and modifying or adding to the information as part of the re-categorization process; and converting information associated with one user in one category into information associated with a second user in a second category, and modifying or adding to the information as part of the conversion process. ### Claim 21 A computer-readable storage medium including a program, which when executed on a processor performs an operation, the operation comprising: receiving from users information related to experiences and activities; storing information received from users on a non-transitory computer-readable medium and associating it with the users from which it was received; displaying the information received from users to other users; receiving information from other users related to the displayed information, storing it, associating it with the displayed information, and displaying it to users; categorizing and displaying the received information related to experiences and activities in a first category for experiences and activities indicated to have already taken place, in a second category for experiences and activities indicated to be taking place at a definite time in the future, and in a third category for experiences and activities indicated not to have taken place and not having been scheduled for any definite time in the future; receiving information from a user indicating that information related to an experience or activity has moved from one category to another, re-categorizing the information accordingly, and modifying or adding to the information as part of the re-categorization process; and converting information associated with one user in one category into information associated with a second user in a second category, and modifying or adding to the information as part of the conversion process.