Systems and methods for grouping participants of multi-user events
AssigneeShindig, Inc.
InventorSteven M. Gottlieb
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Abstract
Systems and methods for grouping participants of multi-user events are provided. In at least one embodiment, a method may include analyzing a profile corresponding to a first participant of a plurality of participants of the event, determining that the first participant should be grouped with at least another participant of the plurality of participants based on the analysis, and grouping the first participant with the at least another participant based on the determination.
Claims37
A method for grouping participants of an online event, the event being facilitated by at least one server, the method comprising:
- analyzing a profile corresponding to a first participant of a plurality of participants accessing the event;
- determining that the first participant should be grouped with at least another participant of the plurality of participants based on the analysis;
- and
- grouping the first participant with the at least another participant based on determining that the first participant should be grouped.
A system for grouping participants of an online event, comprising:
- a communication component configured to communicate with external devices;
- and
- a processing component configured to:
- analyze a profile corresponding to a first participant of a plurality of participants accessing the event;
- determine that the first participant should be grouped with at least another participant of the plurality of participants based on the profile;
- and
- group the first participant with the at least another participant based on the determination.
A method for assigning participants of a multi-user online event to rooms allocated for the event, the method comprising:
- presenting a display interface that comprises:
- a plurality of regions that each represents a respective room of a plurality of rooms;
- and
- at least one icon that each (i) corresponds to a respective participant of a plurality of participants and (ii) resides in one of the plurality of regions;
- receiving an instruction to move a first icon of the at least one icon from a first region of the plurality of regions that corresponds to a first room of the plurality of rooms to a second region of the plurality of regions that corresponds to a second room of the plurality of rooms;
- and
- updating the display interface based on the instruction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.