| CPC H04W 76/50 (2018.02) [G01C 21/3415 (2013.01); G01C 21/3461 (2013.01); G01C 21/3697 (2013.01); G08G 1/096716 (2013.01); G08G 1/096741 (2013.01); G08G 1/096791 (2013.01); H04L 65/1069 (2013.01); H04W 4/02 (2013.01); H04W 4/024 (2018.02); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 4/90 (2018.02); G08G 1/205 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01)] | 30 Claims |
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1. A method for delivering event information via a network using a networked system, the networked system comprising: at least one networking server configured to maintain data defining a multi-dimensional information network, wherein each respective user node of the multi-dimensional information network is associated with respective user data; a plurality of user devices configured to be connected with the at least one networking server via the network, wherein each of the plurality of user devices of the plurality of user devices is associated with a respective user node; and at least one information node for storing and providing supplemental information via the network;
the method comprising:
maintaining, by the at least one networking server, a database of a plurality of user nodes and multi-dimensional node-to-node links characterizing relationships between the plurality of user nodes via dimensions in the multi-dimensional information network;
providing, by the at least one networking server, to each respective user device associated with a respective user node of the plurality of user nodes a respective composite data feed that is based on a database of multi-dimensional node-to-node links;
establishing, by at least one event node server, an event node associated with an event in a particular geographical area,
wherein the event node is discoverable to each respective user device of a first subset of the plurality of user devices by browsing the respective composite data feed;
joining at least the first subset of the plurality of user devices that have discovered the event node to the event node, wherein user devices associated with a first subset of user nodes of the multi-dimensional information network are joined to a centralized architecture for the event node;
wherein the event node is configured as a central node in the centralized architecture for accessing information associated with the event from at least one location in the multi-dimensional information network;
creating, by the at least one networking server, based on the database of multi-dimensional node-to-node links, a projection of the plurality of user nodes wherein the projection of the plurality of user nodes represents a second subset of user devices, wherein the second subset of user devices is selected based on respective distances of devices of the second subset of user devices from the event;
transmitting, by the at least one networking server, respective requests to connect to the event node to the second subset of user devices, wherein each respective request to connect is in a form of a roll call;
recording respective responses to the respective requests to connect to the event node;
making a subset of the respective responses viewable, via the event node, to a first device, associated with a first node, that is connected to the event node, wherein:
each response of the subset was received from a device associated with a node having a single degree of separation from the first node in the database of multi-dimensional node-to-node links; and
analyzing (a) the database of multi-dimensional node-to-node links, and (b) data of user nodes of the multi-dimensional information network that are joined to the centralized architecture for the event node to:
identify at least one second node included in the database of multi-dimensional node-to-node links that is: (a) not connected to the event node, and (b) connected via at least one dimension to at least one user node of the multi-dimensional information network that is joined to the centralized architecture for the event node; and
delivering information to the at least one second node, wherein the information was received from the at least one information node.
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