Method for establishing and maintaining a digital family and friends tree and adding newborn or unborn to same

Abstract

The present web-based system and methods enabled by an application executable on a computing device of the system allow subscribers to develop a private circle and interactive family & friends tree within a private social network, adding a newborn or unborn person to same, and scheduling delivery of selected content to a designated recipient, either on a future date or upon occurrence of a future event having a date unknown to the subscriber. The system may determine a delivery date for the selected content, even if no date is specified by the subscriber, based on data obtained from other subscribers to the private circle and / or machine learning analysis, and may validate the delivery date before delivering the content.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 17 / 072,698, filed Oct. 16, 2020 and entitled METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING A MULTI-FUNCTIONAL PRIVATE SOCIAL NETWORK, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention relates generally to a multi-functional private social network embodied in a machine-learning enabled application that enables collaborative development of an interactive family & friends tree, targeting of specific content from a subscriber for delivery on the occurrence of a specified future event to a specified user, and integration with a subscriber's digital will.BACKGROUND[0003]Known social networking applications (“apps”) may enable real-time messaging between existing participants and / or may provide a given participant with event notifications and / or suggestions of other existing participants with whom to connect. However, kn...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention is a private social network that allows users to send digital and physical content to each other. The network includes a web-based system and an application executable on a personal computing device. The network can be used as a custodian or concierge service for the users' content. The users can also collaborate and develop an interactive family & friends tree. The network also allows users to draft a digital will and integrate it with their account. The technical effects of the invention include enabling users to send and receive customizable content, creating a social network that promotes unity and trust, and providing a way to prepare for the future while living in the present.

Problems solved by technology

However, known social networking apps lack advanced features, such as machine-learning enabled features, to enable validation of a determined date for a system to deliver content from a subscriber on the occurrence of a future event to a specified recipient, regardless of whether the date of the event or recipient are personally known to the subscriber.

Known social networking applications also lack features to enable collaborative development of an interactive family & friends tree and integration of a subscriber's digital will with a private circle within the network.

Known social networking applications and their providers further fail to provide the security afforded by a private, self-contained social network, and do not provide safekeeping and delivery of physical content.

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