IP Library Patent Application 11897689
Patent Application
App. No. 11/897,689

Community boundaries in a geo-spatial environment

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App. No.
11/897,689
Abstract

A method and system of community boundaries in a geo-spatial environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of organizing a community network includes obtaining a location on a geo-spatial map, determining a representative in the community network associated with the location, obtaining a community boundary selection associated with a community from the representative, determining a region corresponding to the community boundary selection on the geo-spatial map, and creating a community boundary associated with the community on the geo-spatial map from the community boundary selection. The method may further include determining a residence of a member of the community network in the region, and associating the member with the community based on the residence. The method may also include obtaining a privacy preference corresponding to the community, and hiding a profile associated with the member from a public view of the community network based on the privacy preference.

Claims (58)

1 . A method of organizing a community network, comprising:

obtaining a location on a geo-spatial map;

determining a representative in the community network associated with the location;

obtaining a community boundary selection associated with a community from the representative;

determining a region corresponding to the community boundary selection on the geo-spatial map; and

creating a community boundary associated with the community on the geo-spatial map from the community boundary selection.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a residence of a member of the community network in the region; and

associating the member with the community based on the residence.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

obtaining a privacy preference corresponding to the community; and

hiding a profile associated with the member from a public view of the community network based on the privacy preference.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

obtaining a vote corresponding to the community boundary selection; and creating the community boundary based on the vote.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the community boundary selection comprises a polygon.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the representative comprises an elected official.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the location comprises a latitude, a longitude and an altitude.

8 . A community network, comprising:

a member repository comprising a plurality of members;

a geo-spatial repository comprising a plurality of locations on a geo-spatial map;

a member management module configured to obtain member data associated with each of the plurality of members, wherein the member data comprises one of the plurality of locations; and

a boundary management module configured to:

determine a representative from the plurality of members associated with the one of the plurality of locations;

obtain a community boundary selection associated with a community from the representative;

determine a region corresponding to the community boundary selection on the geo-spatial map; and

create a community boundary for the community on the geo-spatial map from the community boundary selection.

9 . The community network of claim 8 , wherein the member management module is further configured to:

determine an activity level of each of the plurality of members in the member repository, wherein the representative is determined based on the activity level.

10 . The community network of claim 8 , further comprising:

a representative interface accessible by the representative, comprising:

a neighborhood management module configured to provide a neighborhood management option to the representative;

a neighborhood cleanup module configured to provide a member profile regulation option to the representative;

a neighborhood selection module configured to obtain the community boundary selection from the representative; and

a forum configured to display a comment from at least one of the plurality of members.

11 . The community network of claim 8 , wherein the boundary management module is further configured to:

determine a residence of one of the plurality of members in the region; and associate the one of the plurality of members with the community based on the residence.

12 . The community network of claim 11 , wherein the boundary management module is further configured to:

obtain a privacy preference corresponding to the community; and hide a profile associated with the one of the plurality of members from a public view of the community network based on the privacy preference.

13 . The community network of claim 8 , wherein the boundary management module is further configured to:

obtain a vote corresponding to the community boundary selection; and create the community boundary based on the vote.

14 . The community network of claim 8 , wherein the community boundary selection comprises a polygon.

15 . The community network of claim 8 , wherein the representative comprises an elected official.

16 . The community network of claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of locations comprises a latitude, a longitude and an altitude.

17 . A method of organizing a community network, comprising:

obtaining a plurality of proposed community boundaries corresponding to a community from at least one member of the community network;

displaying each of the plurality of proposed community boundaries to a second member of the community network;

sending a ballot comprising the plurality of proposed community boundaries to the second member;

obtaining a vote corresponding to one of the plurality of proposed community boundaries from the second member;

determining a validity of the vote;

applying the vote to the one of the plurality of proposed community boundaries based on the validity; and

determining a community boundary corresponding to the community based on the vote.

18 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

obtaining a privacy preference corresponding to the community from the second member; and

hiding a plurality of profiles associated with the community from a public view of the community network based on the privacy preference.

19 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

determining a residence of the at least one member in the community based on the community boundary; and

associating the at least one member with the community based on the residence.

20 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the validity is determined based on a residence of the second member.

Assignments (7)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 6, 2017
From: GOOGLE INC.
To: GOOGLE LLC
Reel/Frame 044142/0357 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2016
From: FATDOOR.COM, INC.
To: ABHYANKER, RAJ
Reel/Frame 039917/0072 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2014
From: CENTER'D CORPORATION
To: COFFEE ROASTING CO.
Reel/Frame 032191/0786 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 10, 2014
From: COFFEE ROASTING CO.
To: DEALMAP INC.
Reel/Frame 032191/0778 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 10, 2014
From: FATDOOR, INC.
To: CENTER'D CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032191/0689 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2014
From: DEALMAP INC.
To: GOOGLE INC.
Reel/Frame 032135/0232 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 30, 2007
From: ABHYANKER, RAJ V.
To: FATDOOR, INC.
Reel/Frame 019824/0062 →