Computer-implemented method for posting messages about future events to users of a social network, computer system and computer-readable medium thereof

摘要

The present disclosure relates in general to social networks run in a computer environment and in particular to methods and systems for posting messages about future events to users of a social network who are registered users of the social network, preferably in accordance with selectable, pre-selectable or adjustable settings for individual users. The method and system allows a user to post a message about a future plan or event that is taking place at a specified time rather than the time that the message is sent. The approach according to the present disclosure is directed to a unique way of social networking via an ordered list of events, such as a timeline or calendar, that shows when future plans will take place, and to a ‘matchmaking’ service between people organizing or taking part in such an event and other users who may also be interested in that event.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for posting messages about future events to users of a social network, comprising:
maintaining in a computer system, for each user of the social network, data on individual preferences and/or interests of a user; obtaining input data including data on an event taking place in the future; attributing a time-tag indicating a date of the future event to the future event corresponding to the input data, including obtaining, by the computer system, time information based on at least one other information source if the input data does not include a time-tag, and using the time information as the time-tag; attributing at least one keyword to the future event, wherein the keyword indicates preferences and/or interests of users that might be interested in receiving information about the future event, wherein the at least one keyword is input by a first user inputting the input data and is automatically attributed for said event based on said input data and a contextual search relating to said input data; generating a message to users of the social network, including at least the data on the future event and the time-tag; determining, based on the data on individual preferences and/or interests maintained in the computer system and on the at least one keyword, one or more target users having individual preferences and/or interests matching the at least one keyword; sending the message to the one or more target users via the social network; and automatically entering the future event in a list of events of each of the target users based on the message, wherein the events in the list of events are sorted in their chronological order based on respective time-tags such that posted messages about said future events can be seen to take place at a specific time rather than a time that said message was sent.