Method and system of family networking computing platform

• US 10,110,689 B2
• Filed: 11/03/2016
• Issued: 10/23/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lyk, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Adris Chakraborty, Piyas De, Saptarshi Das
• Inventors: Chakraborty, Adris, De, Piyas, Das, Saptarshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Wang, Liang Che A
• Application Number:
  US15/342,362
• Publication Number:
  US 20170302748A1
• Time in Patent Office: 719 Days
• Field of Search: 709204, 709205, 709206, 709223, 709224
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• 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 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]

Abstract

In one aspect, a computerized method provides an online social network, wherein online social network comprises a set of nodes, wherein each node represents a user and a set of relationships between each node. The computerized method identifies a set of users that are members of the same family. The computerized method identifies each node of the set of users that are members of the same family. When a member of the set of users interacts with another member of the set of users; the computerized method determines an interaction and determines a family-relationship status between the member and the other member; and scores the interaction. The computerized method generates a family bonding index based on the family relationship status of the member and the other member and the score the interaction. The computerized method updates the set of relationships of the social network based on the family bonding index.

Claims

1. A method of a managing an online social network comprising:

providing an online social network, wherein the online social network comprises a set of nodes, wherein each node represents a user and a set of relationships between each node;

identifying a set of users that are members of the same family;

identifying each node of the set of users that are members of the same family;

when member of the set of users interacts with another member of the set of users;

determine an interaction;

determine a family-relationship status between the member and the other member, wherein the family relationship status of the member and the other member comprises a parent and child relationship, a spousal relationship and a grandparent and grandchild relationship; and

score the interaction;

generating a family bonding index based on the family relationship status of the member and the other member and the score the interaction;

updating the set of relationships of the online social network based on the family bonding index;

aggregating the interaction scores for all the members of the family for a specified period;

generating an aggregated family bonding index;

updating the set of relationships of the online social network based on the aggregated family bonding index;

periodically determining a location of all the members of the family;

determining when a family member enters unsafe geographic region;

generating a text message, wherein the text message comprises a location of the family member in the unsafe geographic region; and

communicating the text message to a specified family member'"'"'s mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the family relationship status of the member and the other member comprises a close friendship relationship.

3. A mobile-device system for managing an online social network comprising:

a processor;

a memory containing instructions when executed on the processor, causes the processor to perform operations that;

provide an online social network, wherein the online social network comprises a set of nodes, wherein each node represents a user and a set of relationships between each node;

identify a set of users that are members of the same family;

identify each node of the set of users that are members of the same family;

when a member of the set of users interacts with another member of the set of users;

determine an interaction;

determine a family-relationship status between the member and the other member, wherein the family relationship status of the member and the other member comprises a parent and child relationship, a spousal relationship and a grandparent and grandchild relationship; and

score the interaction;

generate a family bonding index based on the family relationship status of the member and the other member and the score the interaction; and

update the set of relationships of the online social network based on the family bonding index;

aggregate the interaction scores for all the members of the family for a specified period;

generate an aggregated family bonding index;

update the set of relationships of the online social network based on the aggregated family bonding index;

periodically determine a location of all the members of the family;

determine when a family member enters unsafe geographic region;

generate a text message, wherein the text message comprises a location of the family member in the unsafe geographic region; and

communicate the text message tee a specified family member'"'"'s mobile device.