METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BUILDING A SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLET

Abstract

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BUILDING A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM One aspect of the invention relates to a method 100 for building a user-based social media platform defining network nodes and having at least one communication device arranged to establish communications via at least one communication network, the method 100 being notable in that it comprises the steps of: Determining 101 a theme for a social media platform; Determining 102 an available internet address for said determined theme; Selecting 103 from a database users having an interest in said determined theme; Establishing 104 a network of users attached to said determined available internet address, said network of users being constituted by said selected users; Building 105 a social media platform located at said determined internet address and accessible to said established network of users. Figure to be published with the abstract: Figure 2

Description

Title of the invention: METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BUILDING A SOCIAL MEDIA

[0001] The invention finds particularly interesting applications in the field of so-called social media, and more precisely in the creation of such social media.

[0002] Here, the term "social media" is understood to mean a social structure consisting of nodes that generally represent members (individuals (natural persons) or organizations or companies (legal persons)) and that are linked together by at least one specific type of relationship, such as for example common interests, common values, common ideas, exchanges (financial, commercial, political, and the like), common friends, relatives, common aversions, common business or work relationships, Internet links, medical problems, or travel following common routes. Each node of a social media is therefore associated with at least one center of interest that qualifies the member it represents, and the social media nodes are linked together by inter-member links based on the interests of the latter.A social media is therefore, in particular, a source of information for natural or legal persons who share common interests or who are interested in exploring the interests and / or activities and / or links of other natural or legal persons.

[0003] Today, Internet-based (or "web") social media are known. This is particularly the case for the social media platforms called FacebookTM, MySpaceTM and LinkedlnTM. They provide their members with means allowing them to interact with each other, including real-time text or audio messaging ("chat" or IM (for "Instant Messaging")), electronic messaging (or email or "e-mail"), video, file sharing, discussion forums (or groups), or the provision of information online (or "blogs").

[0004] It should be noted that a member of this type of social media platform must build his own network of contacts by manually selecting, contact by contact, the members with whom and with whom he wishes to exchange information.

[0005] This practice is obviously time-consuming for the member wishing to build his own network of contacts.

[0006] Furthermore, the means of interaction with contacts are defined and limited by the owner of the social media.

[0007] The aim of the invention is to overcome the drawbacks of the prior art by proposing a method making it possible to facilitate the creation of a network of users with whom the exchanges will be relevant for all the users of this network.

[0008] In this context, the invention thus relates, in its broadest acceptance, to a method for constructing a social media of users defining network nodes and having at least one communication device arranged to establish communications via at least one communication network.

[0009] The method according to this aspect of the invention is remarkable in that it comprises the steps of: • Determine, via a human-machine interface, a theme for social media; • Determine, via the first means of a community digital platform, an internet address available for the said determined theme; • Select from a database, via second means of said community digital platform, users having an interest in said specific theme; • Constitute, via third means of said community digital platform, a network of users attached to said determined available internet address, said network of users being constituted by said selected users; • Construct, via fourth means of said community digital platform, a social media located at said determined internet address and accessible to said established network of users.

[0010] By means of the method according to this aspect of the invention, a real social media attached to a dedicated internet address is created. This social media and this internet address are attached to a particular theme. The social media is accessible to selected users having a particular attraction for the theme of this created social media.

[0011] In other words, thanks to this process, • A social media is created automatically, • Users of this social media are necessarily interested in the theme of this social media, and • The exchanges made via this social media will necessarily be relevant and enriching for users.

[0012] In addition to the characteristics which have just been mentioned in the preceding paragraph, the method according to the invention may have one or more complementary characteristics among the following, considered individually or according to all technically possible combinations.

[0013] According to a non-limiting aspect of the invention, one of the users is a natural person.

[0014] According to a non-limiting aspect of the invention, one of the users is a legal entity.

[0015] According to a non-limiting aspect of the invention, the constructed social media provides users of the user network constituted by fifth means constructed and arranged to interact with each other.

[0016] According to a non-limiting aspect of the invention, the fifth means constructed and arranged to interact are formed by: • Real-time text or audio messaging means; • Electronic messaging facilities; • Means of video production; and / or • Means of file sharing.

[0017] Another aspect of the invention relates to a computer program product downloadable from a communication network and / or recorded on a computer-readable medium and / or executable by a processor, said computer program product being remarkable in that it comprises program code instructions for implementing the method for constructing a social media, according to any one of the aforementioned aspects of the invention, when the program is executed on a computer.

[0018] Another aspect of the invention relates to a system for constructing a social media of users defining network nodes and having at least one communication equipment arranged to establish communications via at least one communication network.

[0019] The system according to this aspect of the invention is remarkable in that it comprises: • A database containing user IDs, each user ID being associated with at least one interest in a particular topic; • A human-machine interface built and arranged to determine a theme for a social network; • A community digital platform including: • First means constructed and arranged to determine an internet address available for said determined theme; • Second means constructed and arranged to select from said database users having an interest in said determined theme; • Third means constructed and arranged to constitute a network of users attached to said available internet address determined, said user network being made up of users having an interest in said determined theme; • Fourth means constructed and arranged to construct a social media located at said determined internet address and accessible to said established network of users.

[0020] According to a non-limiting aspect of the invention, the community digital platform contains the database.

[0021] According to a non-limiting aspect of the invention, the database is remote from the community digital platform.

[0022] According to a non-limiting aspect of the invention, the system comprises a blockchain constructed and arranged to communicate with the constructed social media.

[0023] The invention and its various applications will be better understood by reading the following description and examining the accompanying figures.

[0024] [Fig-1] illustrates, schematically, an example of the embodiment of a system for building a social media according to a non-limiting aspect of the invention.

[0025] [Fig.2] shows, schematically, a step diagram of a method for constructing a social media according to a non-limiting aspect of the invention.

[0026] More particularly, [Fig.l] illustrates a non-limiting embodiment of a system 1 for constructing a social media of users 2 defining network nodes.

[0027] Each user 2 has at least one communication device 3 arranged to establish communications via at least one communication network 4.

[0028] In a non-limiting manner, communication equipment 2 means a mobile (or cellular) telephone, a digital tablet, a desktop computer or a laptop computer.

[0029] Furthermore, it is considered in the following, by way of non-limiting example, that the communication network 4 to which the communication equipment 3 of the users 2 are connected is a wireless network. However, the invention is not limited to this type of communication network. It relates in fact to any type of communication network (or infrastructure) having at least one access network, wired or wireless, allowing the communication equipment connected to it to establish communications of at least one type (and preferably several). The communication network 4 may therefore be a wired network, such as an xDSL or cable or fiber optic network, or a wireless network, such as a mobile (or cellular) network or a local area network (WLAN and WiMax standards).

[0030] The system 1 comprises a database 5 containing user identifiers. Each user identifier is associated with at least one interest in a particular topic.

[0031] In a non-limiting manner, a theme can be formed by a sport, a festival, an artist, a work of art, a company, an association, a club, a current topic, a culture, a political person, a political party.

[0032] This database 5 can be completed by each user 2 by means of a human-machine interface 6 accessible via their communication equipment 3. Each user 2 registers with this database 5, provides their contact details as well as at least one topic of interest to them.

[0033] The human-machine interface 6 of each of the communication devices 3 can also be constructed and arranged to determine a theme for a social network. Thus, when a user 2 wishes to create a social media, he can enter the theme of his social media in the human-machine interface 6.

[0034] The system 1 further comprises a community digital platform 7. In this exemplary embodiment, the community digital platform 7 is in communication with all of the communication equipment 3 via the communication network 4.

[0035] This community digital platform 7 comprises first means 8 constructed and arranged to determine an internet address available for the theme determined by means of the human-machine interface 6.

[0036] The first means 8 can thus select an unused internet address and assign it to the social media that the user 2 wishes to create.

[0037] The community digital platform 7 also comprises second means 9 constructed and arranged to select, from the database 5, users having an interest in the theme determined by means of the human-machine interface 6.

[0038] It should be noted that these users can be formed by natural persons but also by legal persons.

[0039] In this non-limiting example embodiment, the database 5 belongs to the community digital platform 7 but it is understood that this database 5 may, according to a different embodiment, be remote from the community digital platform 7.

[0040] Furthermore, the database 5 can be shared with other systems or devices so that users can be customers (or subscribers) of several (at least two) social media.

[0041] The community digital platform 7 further comprises third means 10 constructed and arranged to constitute a network of users attached to the determined available internet address.

[0042] To do this, the third means 10 are constructed and arranged to communicate with the first means 8 constructed and arranged to determine an internet address available for the determined theme and with the second means 9 constructed and arranged to select from the database 5 users having an interest in the determined theme.

[0043] The community digital platform 7 also includes fourth means 11 constructed and arranged to construct a social media located at the determined internet address and accessible by the network of users constituted.

[0044] In this non-limiting exemplary embodiment, the system 1 hosts in a distributed manner a blockchain 12 constructed and arranged to communicate with the social media constructed by the fourth means, as well as with the database 5. This blockchain 12 is associated with a protocol for writing / reading and cryptographic validation of transactions carried out with the social media. Such a blockchain is better known by its English name of blockchain. This blockchain 12 thus forms a transaction register, replicated on one or more machines linked together by a peer-to-peer network. These machines constitute nodes and the communication between the nodes is encrypted and guarantees the identity of the sender and the recipient. When a node wants to add a new transaction to the register, a consensus is made to determine where and when this transaction must be entered in the register. This consensus constitutes a block.In practice, a block groups together several transactions. This chain of blocks 12 thus provides traceability of user data recorded in the database 5, as well as of the content exchanged via the social media created with the community digital platform 7.

[0045] This system 1 is further constructed and arranged to execute the steps of a method 100 for constructing a user social media 2 according to the invention as illustrated in [Fig.2],

[0046] The method 100 comprises a step of determining, via a human-machine interface 6, a theme for a social media. For example, a user can enter a specific festival via his human-machine interface 6.

[0047] It then comprises a step of determining 102 an internet address available for the festival. The internet address is determined by the first means 8. This unique internet address is reserved for this theme which is the festival. No other theme will be associated with this internet address. This internet address is associated with a unique domain name.

[0048] The method 100 further comprises a step of selecting 103 from the database 5 users having an interest in the specific festival. To this end, the second means 9 select from the database 5 users having indicated an interest in this festival.

[0049] The method 100 further comprises a step 104 of constituting a network of users attached to the determined available internet address. The network of users is made up of users having an interest in the specific festival selected during step 103. To this end, the third means 10 groups the selected users and attaches them to the internet address so that they can access this internet address.

[0050] The method 100 also comprises a step of constructing 105 a social media located at the determined internet address and accessible to the network of users constituted. This step of constructing 105 a social media can be executed by the fourth means 11.

[0051] It should be noted that the constructed social media provides users of the user network consisting of the fifth means 13 constructed and arranged to interact with each other. The fifth means 13 can be accessible via the human-machine interfaces 6 of the communication equipment 3.

[0052] In a non-limiting exemplary embodiment, the fifth means 13 constructed and arranged to interact can be formed by: • Real-time text or audio messaging facilities, • Electronic messaging facilities; • Means of video production; and / or • Means of file sharing.

[0053] Furthermore, the system 1, the digital platform 7 and / or the various means 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 mentioned above may be integrated into one or more computers. A computer may include a processor, memory, a mass storage memory device, an input / output (I / O) interface, and a Human Machine Interface (HMI). The computer may also be operatively coupled to one or more external resources via the network and / or an I / O interface. External resources may include, but are not limited to, servers, databases, mass storage devices, peripheral devices, cloud-based network services (Cloud), or any other suitable computing resource that can be used by the computer. The processor may include one or more devices selected from microprocessors, microcontrollers, digital signal processors, microcomputers, central processing units, field-programmable gate arrays, programmable logic devices, state machines, logic circuits, analog circuits, digital circuits, or other devices that manipulate signals (analog or digital) according to operating instructions that are stored in memory. The memory may include a single memory device or a plurality of memory devices including, but not limited to, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), volatile memory, non-volatile memory, static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), flash memory, cache memory, or any other device capable of storing information. The mass storage memory device may include data storage devices such as a hard disk drive, an optical disk drive, a cassette player, a non-volatile semiconductor device, or any other device capable of storing information. A database may reside on the mass storage memory device, and may be used to collect and organize data used by the various systems and modules described herein. The processor may operate under the control of an operating system that resides in the memory.The operating system may manage text and computing resources such that computer program code embedded in the form of one or more software applications, such as a memory-resident application, may have instructions executed by the processor. In another embodiment, the processor may execute the application directly, in which case the operating system may be omitted. One or more data structures may also reside in memory, and may be used by the processor, the operating system, and / or the application for data storage or manipulation. The I / O interface may provide a machine interface that functionally couples the processor to other devices and systems, such as the network and / or an external resource. The application may thus work in cooperation with the network and / or an external resource by communicating via the I / O interface to provide the various features, functions, applications, processes and / or modules comprising embodiments of the invention. The application may also have program code that is executed by one or more external resources, or otherwise rely on functions and / or signals provided by other system or network components external to the computer.Indeed, given the almost infinite number of possible hardware and software configurations, those skilled in the art will understand that embodiments of the invention may include applications that are located external to the computer, distributed across multiple computers or other external resources, or provided by computing resources (hardware or software), in the form of a service over the network, such as a cloud computing service. The HMI interface may be operatively coupled to the computer processor in a known manner, to allow a user of the computer to interact directly with the computer. The HMI interface may include video and / or alphanumeric displays, a touch screen, a speaker, and any other suitable audio and visual indicators capable of providing information to the user. The interface . HMI may also include input devices and controls such as an alphanumeric keyboard, pointing device, keypads, buttons push buttons, control buttons, microphones, etc., capable of receiving commands and input data from the user and transmitting the inputs to the processor.

[0054] The various aspects of the invention mentioned above have numerous advantages. Among these, we can cite: • Facilitate the creation of a social network; • Group users with a common interest without having to select them one by one; and • Share relevant content.

Claims

Claims

1. Method (100) for constructing a social media of users (2) defining network nodes and having at least one communication device (3) arranged to establish communications via at least one communication network (4), said method (100) being characterized in that it comprises the steps of: - Determining (101), via a human-machine interface (6), a theme for a social media; - Determining (102), via first means (8) of a community digital platform (7), an internet address available for said determined theme, this internet address being associated with a unique domain name; - Selecting (103) from a database (5), via second means (9) of said community digital platform (7), users (2) having an interest in said determined theme;- Constitute (104), via third means (10) of said community digital platform (7), a network of users attached to said determined available internet address, said network of users being constituted by said selected users (2); - Construct (105), via fourth means (11) of said community digital platform (7), a social media located at said determined internet address and accessible to said constituted network of users.;

2. Method (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that one of the users (2) is a natural person.

3. Method (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that one of the users (2) is a legal entity.

4. Method (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the constructed social media provides the users (2) of the user network constituted by the fifth means (13) constructed and arranged to interact with each other.

5. Method (100) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the fifth means (13) constructed and arranged to interact are formed by:

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7. - Real-time text or audio messaging facilities, - Electronic messaging facilities; - Means of video production; and / or - Means of file sharing. Computer program product downloadable from a communication network and / or recorded on a computer-readable medium and / or executable by a processor, characterized in that it comprises program code instructions for implementing the method (100) for constructing a social media, according to one of claims 1 to 5, when the program is executed on a computer. System (1) for building a social media of users (2) defining network nodes and having at least one communication device (3) arranged to establish communications via at least one communication network (4), said system (1) being characterized in that it comprises: A database (5) containing user identifiers, each user identifier being associated with at least one interest in a particular topic; A human-machine interface (6) constructed and arranged to determine a theme for a social network; A community digital platform (7) comprising • First means (8) constructed and arranged to determine an internet address available for said determined theme, this internet address being associated with a unique domain name; • Second means (9) constructed and arranged to select from said database (5) users (2) having an interest in said determined theme; • Third means (10) constructed and arranged to constitute a network of users attached to said determined available internet address, said network of users being constituted by users (2) having an interest in said determined theme; • Fourth means (11) constructed and arranged to construct a social media located at said determined internet address and accessible to said established user network.

8. System (1) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the community digital platform (7) contains the database (5).

9. System (1) according to claim 7, characterized in that the database (5) is remote from the community digital platform (7).

10. System (1) according to any one of claims 7 to 9, characterized in that it hosts a blockchain constructed and arranged to communicate with the constructed social media.

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