Automatic membership in social networks based on current location information

• US 10,021,060 B2
• Filed: 09/29/2016
• Issued: 07/10/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bindu Rama Rao
• Original Assignee: Bindu Rama Rao
• Inventors: Rao, Bindu Rama
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Angela
• Application Number:
  US15/279,431
• Publication Number:
  US 20170034113A1
• Time in Patent Office: 649 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/01 Satellite radio beacon positioning systems transmitting time-stamped messages, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System], GLONASS [Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System] or GALILEO
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/42 Determining position
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 2230/00 Voting or election arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/02 Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance credit or loans G06Q40/03
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 13/00 Voting apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1046 Joining mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals

Abstract

A social networking website system with automatic registration based on a current location information. Individuals are automatically enrolled into social network services based on a current location determined from their mobile devices. In particular, farmers in rural places can be enrolled into social networks in their local districts, and they can interact with others using audio and video messages employing their local languages. Such interaction can be adhoc in nature, employing audio messages, or audio and video messages. In general, automatic memberships to social networks, social groups and to discussion lists are provided to users, based on user'"'"'s current location.

Claims

1. A social networking website system that supports user interactions in a plurality of social networks, the social networking website system comprising:

a server with an automatic registration manager that enables a user to participate in a plurality of social networks based on a current location information;

the automatic registration manager automatically registering and including the user in a new social network based on the current location information of the user'"'"'s mobile device;

the server monitoring the current location information of the user, and, based on changes to the current location, adjusting the user'"'"'s membership to, or participation in, specific ones of the plurality of social networks; and

a social network manager, upon automatic determination of a new location for the user;

automatically registers the user in top three social groups of a new location, based on a profession of the user;

automatically provides access to social networks comprising experts associated with a job performed, and interests expressed, by the user; and

automatically provides access to social networks of local businesses anticipated to be of interest to the user.

2. The social networking website system of claim 1 further comprising:

a content provider server used by content providers to deliver content, manage the delivery of content to the user, and to schedule broadcast of content to relevant social networks.

3. The social networking website system of claim 1 further comprising:

the server automatically providing the user local banking services, for conducting bank transactions, employing the corresponding mobile device of the user;

the server automatically providing the user access to local library services; and

the server automatically providing the user access to mobile voting.

4. The social networking website system of claim 1 further comprising:

a content provider manager that provides access to local content, local services, links to local businesses, wherein local businesses comprise distributors, warehousing companies, banks, insurance companies, cooperatives, contract labor companies, agricultural experts, and exporters.

5. The social networking website system of claim 1 further comprising:

the server automatically providing the user local services, wherein the local services comprise local banking, local insurance, local warehousing, local hiring, local shopping, and local library services.

6. The social networking website system of claim 1 further comprising:

a content provider server that delivers content; and

a content provider manager that manages such delivery, and schedules the broadcast of content to relevant social networks.

7. The social networking website system of claim 1 further comprising:

a social network registration manager that gives the user the option to retain membership in previous social networks the user was a member of, when the user moves to a new location.

8. The social networking website system of claim 1 further comprising:

a reporting engine that enables generation of periodic and adhoc reports regarding access to social networks, and also enables generation of reports regarding popularity of various types of content that is pushed or delivered.

9. A mobile device for a social networking website system that supports user interactions in a plurality of social networks, the mobile device comprising:

a memory;

a location determination circuitry that facilitates determination of a current location;

a processing circuitry coupled to the memory and the location determination circuitry;

a client that is executed by the processing circuitry, wherein the client, when operable, interacts with the social networking website system;

the client automatically registering and including the user in a new social network based on GPS coordinates of a current location of the mobile device;

the client enabling a user to participate in a plurality of social networks based on the current location information;

the client monitoring the current location information of the user, and, based on changes to the current location, adjusting the user'"'"'s membership to, or participation in, the social networks and social groups; and

the client interacting with a social network manager of the server for automatically registering the user in top three social networks of that region based on a profession of user;

the client instructing the social network manager of the server to automatically provide access to social networks comprising experts associated with a job performed, activity performed, and interests expressed by the user.

10. The mobile device of claim 9 further comprising:

the client providing the social network manager of the server customized user profiles, user account information and user preferences to automatically provide access to social networks of local businesses anticipated to be of interest to the user.

11. The client of claim 9 further comprising:

the client interacting with a content provider server used by content providers to deliver content and manage the delivery of content to the user.

12. The mobile device of claim 9 further comprising:

the client automatically interacting with the server to provide the user local banking services, for conducting bank transactions;

the client automatically interacting with the server to provide the user access to local library services; and

the client automatically providing the user access to mobile voting services.

13. The mobile device of claim 9 further comprising:

the client interacting with a content provider manager that provides access to local content, local services, links to local businesses, wherein local businesses comprises distributors, warehousing companies, banks, insurance companies, cooperatives, contract labor companies, agricultural experts, and exporters.

14. The mobile device of claim 9 further comprising:

a client automatically providing the user local services, wherein the local services comprise local banking, local insurance, local warehousing, local hiring, local shopping, and local library services.

15. The mobile device of claim 9 further comprising:

the client automatically interacting with a content provider server that delivers content, wherein the client manages such delivery, and schedules the broadcast of content via relevant social networks.

16. The mobile device of claim 9 further comprising:

the client interacting with a social group registration manager of the server that gives the user the option to retain membership in previous social networks the user was a member of, when the user moves to a new location.

17. The mobile device of claim 9 further comprising:

the client enables generation of periodic and adhoc reports regarding access to social networks, and also enables generation of reports regarding popularity of various types of content that is pushed or delivered.