AU2004100861A4 - Organisation of activities - Google Patents
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Name of Applicant: Actual Inventor: Agent and Address James Rainsford James Rainsford for Service: MADDERNS, 1s t Floor, 64 Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Invention Title: ORGANISATION OF ACTIVITIES The following statement is a full description of this invention, including the best method of performing it known to me.
ORGANISATION OF ACTIVITIES The present invention relates to the organisation of social activities.
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Although there may be existing organisations in specific neighbourhoods catering for social activities, including recreational and sporting activities, there is a need for a 11coordinating structure whereby an individual in a particular neighbourhood can 00oO O contact others in that same neighbourhood, or a relevant region, who are interested in the same activity or a complementary activity (eg travelling/hosting of travellers).
According to the present invention, this is accomplished via the Internet.
In particular, this Internet-based method of organising social activities comprises: a) provision of an application form via the Internet, which form is to be completed by applicants, whereby applicants are required to provide relevant details, including specifying a desired activity and providing details of a location associated with said activity; b) analysing and collating completed application forms so as to group applicants according to relevant activities and relevant location details; and, c) based on that analysis and collation, placing a group of applicants in contact with each other.
As indicated above, applicants will complete a form provided on the Internet, thereby providing relevant personal details (eg gender and age range) and details of their location (eg postcode), and specifying the activity of interest. The form is provided and completed in electronic form, and in particular via a website on the Internet. An example of wording for the website, together with an example of a suitable application form, is given below, in Example 1.
Generally, location details will comprise the address (eg postcode) of the applicant, thus enabling individuals in the same locality to be matched up for activities such as walking, jogging or swimming. However, for activities such as travelling and hosting of travellers, the location to which the applicant wishes to travel, or the Slocation in which the host applicant is situated, will need to be specified. As some countries do not have postcodes, search criteria may instead comprise the name of O the Country; State, Territory, County or Province; and/or City or Town.
The forms which have been completed by applicants will be analysed and collated 1-1 electronically, to match applicants with their desired activities in desired 00oO Sneighbourhoods/localities.
C 10 For the majority of activities, this will entail sorting the applicants' forms into groups based on the neighbourhood (eg as reflected by the postcode) of the applicants and the specified activity.
For other activities, such as travelling/hosting, a first group of applicants wishing to travel to a specific location will be matched with a second group of applicants in that location who wish to host guests with the same or complementary activity choices.
This Internet-based organisation is applicable to a wide range of activities, as indicated by the activities specified in the application form of Example 1. For example, the activities may be attending entertainment venues or restaurants, partying, swimming, dancing, bingo, walking, walking a dog, jogging, running, aerobics, tai chi, yoga, skiing, Australian Rules football, netball, soccer, cricket, basketball, hockey, rugby union, rugby league, bowls, baseball, gridiron, dating, travelling or hosting of travellers.
Completion of the application form and payment of requisite fees (eg an annual fee) will entitle the applicant to membership. In a preferred embodiment, the applicant will then be e-mailed a membership number. That membership number will allow the applicant to access the relevant sections of the website, for as long as the membership number is valid, and thereby obtain contact details (eg e-mail addresses) for others having similar or complementary (eg traveller/host) interests and living in the relevant locality. Alternatively, or in addition to this website access, 3 the applicant may receive regular updates, preferably by e-mail, of new members 0 joining the group of interest.
O While the present invention has been described in terms of preferred embodiments in order to facilitate better understanding of the invention, it should be appreciated that various modifications can be made without departing from the principle of the ID invention. Therefore, the invention should be understood to include all such 00oO Smodifications within its scope.
C 10 In particular, the methods of this invention are applicable to a wide range of activities. If the desired activity is not currently listed, the website may provide the opportunity for a member to add the activity to the list, with a view to enabling a search for people who match the criteria of that new activity.
EXAMPLE 1 Are you fed up going out or away on holiday on your own? Ever wish you had O someone to participate in your favourite activities or pastimes with you? Well here is the perfect way to find someone who has similar interests, whether in IND your local area, or in an area in which you are intending to travel.
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[Name of club] is a unique club aimed at catering for everything in the meeting game, either on-line or face-to-face and for specific activities.
Some of the activities include walking or jogging, walking the dog, riding, skiing, partying, dating etc the scope is unlimited. If the activity you want is not listed there is an opportunity to add it to our list when you join and we will endeavour to find someone else interested for you to meet. Please refer to the User Agreement re offensive material.
When you have completed the membership application and paid the annual fee of $85-00 AUD you will be e-mailed your membership number. You will then be able to enter this number and your password to select the activity and location you want to enable a search to be made of the files for people who match your criteria.
A list of e-mail addresses of the people who fit your criteria will appear. It is then up to you to make contact with these people and arrange to meet if you consider them to be compatible with you. Please be careful when meeting someone and follow the safety guidelines set out below.
(Insert Safety Guidelines) For more information and to see what activities we have click on the Activity Category buttons in which you are interested.
You can also participate in our forum by commenting on our web page, or tell us Sabout friendships you have made through our service or send us an e-mail at ,l O JOIN NOW AND WATCH THE MEMBERSHIP INCREASE PATIENCE IS THE ONLY THING REQUIRED WHILE WE GROW oO PRIVACY POLICY In order to provide a service, we need to collect some personal information about our clients. We know that providing such information is an act of trust that we respect and take seriously and we take measures to ensure privacy and confidentiality of that information.
[Name of club] is not involved in the selling, trading or any other form of unauthorised use of personal information. We will not pass on any of your information to any other organization.
To join [Name of club] you must be over the age of 18 years. We operate as a service for adults only and do not knowingly collect personal information about children without parental consent.
When you first register for membership we collect information such as your name, address, phone number and e-mail address together with the activity and location in which the activity is to occur. Your e-mail address is the only information that will be passed to other members and only in response to your desired search criteria to enable contact to be made.
Sensitive information such as your credit card details will not be stored in our databases. All transactions relating to the payment of membership fees is done via the bank.
We may disclose personal information if we believe it is required by law in answer to
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a subpoena, warrant or in response to other legal processes.
O Your information may be stored and maintained on computer networks which may be located outside of the state, province, country or governmental jurisdiction in which you reside and the country in which these networks are located may not have IND privacy laws as protective as the laws in your country.
00oO Our employees and the contractors who provide services related to our information are obliged to respect the confidentiality of any personal information stored by us.
However we will not be responsible for any events arising from unauthorised access to personal information.
Clients can assist in keeping personal information secure by maintaining confidentiality of any passwords used and by regularly changing passwords.
We may use your e-mail address to respond to any feed back given about our site or services, to reply to any request for more information or if we need to contact you for any other reason.
You have the option to withdraw from the club at any time and request that we remove your information from our data-base. However we will not refund membership fees.
By providing information to [Name of club] and visiting this web site, you accept and consent to the practices described in this policy.
MEMBERSHIP AGREEEMENT The services of [Name of Club] are available to, and may only be used by, individuals who can form legally binding contracts under their applicable laws.
Persons under the age of 18 years cannot become members.
OYou must accept the Terms and Conditions described below by placing an along side the "Acceptance" button to register as a member. When you have completed the 0 Registration Form and pressed the "Submit Registration" button, you register as a member and agree to the terms and conditions for your use of the service provided by [Name of Club].
00 oO 1. As adults members are solely responsible for any information provided to, Sand used by [Name of Club] and all communications with other club O 10 members. [Name of Club] acts as a passive conduit for online distribution and publication of members e-mail addresses. [Name of Club] in its sole discretion may take any action it deems necessary or appropriate with respect to member information if it is believed that the information may create a liability for us, or if it may cause us to lose (in total or in part) access to the services of our ISP's or other suppliers, [Name of Club] may alter or remove all or part of your information.
[Name of Club] does not, nor can it practically, monitor or control the use made of its site by club members. Therefore each member agrees to accept sole responsibility for the legality of their actions under all applicable laws.
[Name of Club] accepts no responsibility for the legality of the actions of any of its members.
2. Members will not use [Name of Club] site to post or transmit offensive, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, indecent or unlawful information or materials of any kind, or any such material which could be considered as encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offence or give rise to, or otherwise violate any applicable law.
3. Members will not post or transmit material which may infringe on the rights of others, including material which is an invasion of any privacy rights, or may be subject to copyright, trademark or any other proprietary right without 0 Othe permission from the relevant owner or right holder.
O 4. Members will not post or transmit material of any kind which contains a virus or other harmful component.
Members will not harass others by continuing to communicate or attempting 00 to communicate with members who have expressly asked you to cease communication.
Each member is responsible for his/her behaviour with respect to other members and ensuring that such behaviour is lawful and complies with all applicable laws. [Name of Club] is released and discharged from all rights, claims, actions, suits, proceedings and claims, which but for this clause, you may have had against [Name of Club] to the extent that members do not comply with all applicable laws or any clause of this user agreement.
6. [Name of Club] Is not responsible for any information or material posted or transmitted via its service; Reserves the right to monitor or review the contents of information provided by its members; Reserves the right to edit, refuse to post or remove any information and/or material (in full or in part) that in [Name of Club] absolute discretion is in any way objectionable or in violation of any law or any of the Terms of Use; or if [Name of Club] receives a direction, demand or request to do so from any government department or agency; Is not responsible for ensuring members follow the Terms and Conditions notwithstanding that these terms and conditions outline the behaviour that is unacceptable; Is under no circumstances liable to a member for damages either incidental consequential or indirect, arising out of the use of our 9 service. In addition, it disclaims all liability to the full extent permitted
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0by law, regardless of the form of action, for the acts or omissions of
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other members or users. Nevertheless, nothing in this user agreement O is intended to limit or exclude any liability on the part of [Name of (Ni Club] where and to the extent that applicable law prohibits such exclusion or limitation. If you do not notify [Name of Club] within 12 IN months of the relevant conduct in respect of which rights, actions, suits, 00 proceedings or claims have arisen, then to the extent permitted by law, you agree that you release and discharge [Name of Club] from all C 10 rights, actions, suits, proceedings and claims which, but for this clause, you may have had against [Name of Club].
Reserves the right to suspend or terminate any member who violates these terms and conditions, including, without limitation, where a Member is suspected of having, or is found (by conviction or otherwise) to have, engaged in any fraudulent or other criminal activity by connection with our service, or at any other time, with or without cause in [Name of Club] absolute discretion. [Name of Club] will have no liability to you if it suspends or terminates your membership for any reason. You waive all rights you may have had against [Name of Club] in respect of such conduct.
7. [Name of Club] discloses to you that there are risks dealing with members based in other countries, underage persons or people acting under false pretences or with some other criminal purpose.
8. Identification of users on the internet is difficult. Therefore, [Name of Club] cannot and does not confirm that each member is who he/she claims to be.
You must be careful in dealing with other members or users of our service.
9. [Name of Club] does not and cannot be involved in communications between members and their activities, and in the event of a conflict between members, to the extent permitted by law, you hereby release [Name of Club] (and our agents and employees) from any claims, demands and damages (actual and 0 consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected or
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unsuspected, disclosed or undisclosed, arising out of, or in any way connected O to such conflict.
[Name of Club] has the right to amend the terms and conditions of the User OC Agreement at any time by posting the amended terms on its site. All members oO Swill be bound by the amended terms from that time and this User Agreement may not be otherwise amended.
11. This User Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of South Australia. All users of the site irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdication of the courts of South Australia.
The provision of this Agreement are severable and, if any provision of this User Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision may be removed and the remaining provisions will be enforced.
The failure of [Name of Club] to act with respect to a breach by a member of this User Agreement does not waive our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches.
This User Agreement may not be construed adversely to us solely because [Name of Club] prepared it.
This User Agreement sets out the entire understanding and agreement between [Name of Club] and members with respect to its subject matter.
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Claims (4)
1. An Internet-based method of organising social activities comprising: 0 a) provision of an application form via the Internet, which form is to be completed by applicants, whereby applicants are required to provide relevant details, including specifying a desired activity and providing details of a IO location associated with said activity; 00oO b) analysing and collating completed application forms so as to group applicants according to relevant activities and relevant location details; and, C 10 c) based on that analysis and collation, placing a group of applicants in contact with each other.
2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the social activity is a recreational or sporting activity.
3. A method according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the social activity is attending entertainment venues or restaurants, partying, swimming, dancing, bingo, walking, walking a dog, jogging, running, aerobics, tai chi, yoga, skiing, Australian Rules football, netball, soccer, cricket, basketball, hockey, rugby union, rugby league, bowls, baseball, gridiron, dating, travelling or hosting of travellers.
4. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein location details comprise a postcode or the name of a country, state, territory, county, province, city or town. A method of organising social activities, substantially as described herein and with reference to Example 1. DATED this 12 th day of October, 2004. James Rainsford By his Patent Attorneys MADDERNS
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| US9942334B2 (en) | 2013-01-31 | 2018-04-10 | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc | Activity graphs |
| US10007897B2 (en) | 2013-05-20 | 2018-06-26 | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc | Auto-calendaring |
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| US9942334B2 (en) | 2013-01-31 | 2018-04-10 | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc | Activity graphs |
| US10237361B2 (en) | 2013-01-31 | 2019-03-19 | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc | Activity graphs |
| US10007897B2 (en) | 2013-05-20 | 2018-06-26 | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc | Auto-calendaring |
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