US 12,113,840 B2
Features for online discussion forums
Aaron Sittig, San Francisco, CA (US); Molly Nix, San Francisco, CA (US); Patrick Underwood, San Francisco, CA (US); Paul Davison, San Francisco, CA (US); and Rohan Seth, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to ALPHA EXPLORATION CO., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Alpha Exploration Co., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/875,742.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/327,635, filed on Apr. 5, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/255,291, filed on Oct. 13, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/242,955, filed on Sep. 10, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/236,531, filed on Aug. 24, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/226,403, filed on Jul. 28, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0032642 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 65/403 (2022.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01)
CPC H04L 65/403 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0482 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
12. A system for generating an online audio discussion forum, comprising:
at least one memory for storing computer-executable instructions; and
at least one processor for executing the instructions stored on the memory, wherein execution of the instructions programs the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving an indication that a first user is interested in speaking with one or more other users without sending a notification to the one or more other users that the first user is interested in speaking;
saving the one or more other users to a first selection list;
determining that a second user of the one or more other users is interested in speaking with the first user without sending a notification to the one or more other users that the second user is interested in speaking, wherein determining that the second user is interested in speaking with the first user includes:
receiving an indication that the second user is interested in speaking with one or more other users;
saving the one or more other users to a second selection list that is different than the first list;
comparing the first list and the second list; and
determining whether there is a match between the first list and the second list by detecting that the second user is included in the first selection list and the first user is included in the second selection list; and
upon and in response to detecting that the second user is included in the first selection list and the first user is included in the second selection list, generating an audio discussion forum including the first user and the second user.