John J Alfano

US Patent:

20040210451, Oct 21, 2004

Filed:

Dec 11, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/734811

Inventors:

Sundeep Bhan - New York NY, US
Jeff Fenigstein - New York NY, US
John Alfano - Farmingdale NY, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/001000

Abstract:

Data about a plurality of events is stored in an event database, including information for selecting who should be invited to the event. Data about a plurality of members is stored in a member database, preferably including members' preference criteria specifying the type of events in which each member likes to participate. The member information is matched against the invitee selection criteria and the event information is matched against the member preference criteria to determine which members should be invited to each event. Based on results of this matching process, e-mail invitations to the selected events are sent to the members.

US Patent:

20140229559, Aug 14, 2014

Filed:

Feb 14, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/180919

Inventors:

- New York NY, US
Jeff FENIGSTEIN - New York NY, US
John ALFANO - Farmingdale NY, US

Assignee:

WEBMD, LLC - New York NY

International Classification:

H04L 12/58

US Classification:

709206

Abstract:

Data about a plurality of events is stored in an event database, including information for selecting who should be invited to the event. Data about a plurality of members is stored in a member database, preferably including members' preference criteria specifying the type of events in which each member likes to participate. The member information is matched against the invitee selection criteria and the event information is matched against the member preferences criteria to determine which members should be invited to each event. Based on results of this match process, e-mail invitations to the selected events are sent to the members.