System and Method for Organizing Recorded Events Using Character Tags

Abstract

A computer system organizes text narratives and images about events using character tags, which are tags that are defined by users with respect to those persons that are depicted in the text narratives and images. Each character tag is associated with either a user profile or a pseudo-profile. A pseudo-profile for a person is created by a user when the user does not know if the person has a user profile in the computer system. An invitation e-mail that is sent to a prospective user may include content stored in the computer system, or a hyperlink to such content, that has been tagged with the character tag of the prospective user.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
 providing for a first user a life story along a first timeline, where the life story includes information associated with a second user;   receiving a selection of the information associated with the second user;   providing access to a second timeline associated with a life story of the second user, the life story of the second user including an image of the second user;   receiving a selection of the image of the second user; and   providing a field for receiving a tag identifying the second user in the image of the second user.   
     
     
         2 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the life story of the first user includes events that occur during a life of the first user. 
     
     
         3 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the first timeline is displayed along a plurality of images that are associated with a plurality of posts and a plurality of comments, the plurality of posts and comments describing the life story of the first user. 
     
     
         4 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the social network web site is hosted by a web server for access to the life story of the first user by one or more client computers. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the information associated with the second user comprises a hyperlink that facilitates the first user to post to the life story of the second user. 
     
     
         6 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the information associated with the second user is presented besides a user name assigned to the second user, the user name of the second user displayed on the social network web site. 
     
     
         7 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein providing access to the second timeline comprises providing a web page that displays the life story of the second user in response to receiving the selection of the information associated with the second user. 
     
     
         8 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the field for receiving the tag identifying the second user in the image is displayed within the life story of the second user. 
     
     
         9 . A system comprising:
 a storage unit for storing a life story of a first user; and   a server coupled to the storage unit for:
 providing the life story along a first timeline, the life story accessed on a social network web site, the social network website accessed via a user name and password assigned to the first user, the life story including information associated with a second user; 
 receiving a selection of the information associated with the second user; 
 providing access to a second timeline associated with a life story of the second user in response to receiving the selection of the information associated with the second user, the life story of the second user including an image of the second user; 
 receiving a selection of the image of the second user; and 
 providing a field for receiving a tag identifying the second user in response to receiving the selection of the image of the second user, the tag identifying the second user in the image of the second user. 
   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the life story of the first user includes events that occur during a life of the first user. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the first timeline is displayed along a plurality of images that are attached to a plurality of posts and a plurality of comments, the plurality of posts and comments associated with the life story of the first user. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the social network web site is hosted by a web server for access to the life story of the first user by one or more client computers. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the information associated with the second user comprises a hyperlink that facilitates the first user to post to the life story of the second user. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the information associated with the second user is presented besides a user name assigned to the second user, the user name displayed on the social network web site. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein providing access to the second timeline associated with the life story of the second user comprises providing a web page that displays the life story of the second user in response to receiving the selection of the information associated with the second user. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the field for receiving the tag identifying the second user in the image is displayed within the life story of the second user.