Method and apparatus for geo-spatial and social relationship analysis
First Claim
1. A method of contacting a target member of a community, comprising:
- obtaining a target location of the target member;
obtaining a social path to the target member;
determining an association between a node location of at least one node of the social path and the target location of the target member;
generating a geo-spatial index that determines a geographic proximity each node is, from the target member; and
communicating with the target member using the at least one node of the social path based on the geographic proximity between each node and the target member.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for geo-spatial and social relationship analysis are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of contacting a target member of a community includes obtaining a target location of the member, obtaining a social path to the target member, determining an association between a node location of at least one node of the social path and the target location of the target member, generating a geo-spatial index that determines a geographic proximity each node is from the target member, and communicating with the target member using the at least one node of the social path based on the geographic proximity between each node and the target member. The method may include establishing a social link with the target member using the at least one node.
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1. A method of contacting a target member of a community, comprising:
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obtaining a target location of the target member; obtaining a social path to the target member; determining an association between a node location of at least one node of the social path and the target location of the target member; generating a geo-spatial index that determines a geographic proximity each node is, from the target member; and communicating with the target member using the at least one node of the social path based on the geographic proximity between each node and the target member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A social network, comprising:
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a geo-spatial repository comprising a plurality of locations; a member repository comprising a plurality of members; a social relationship analysis module configured to determine a social path between a first of the plurality of members and a second of the plurality of members, wherein the social path comprises a plurality of nodes from the member repository and a plurality of links between the plurality of nodes; and a geo-spatial relationship analysis module configured to determine a geo-spatial link between one of the plurality of nodes and the second of the plurality of members, wherein the geo-spatial link comprises a proximity between a first of the plurality of locations associated with the one of the plurality of nodes and a second of the plurality of locations associated with the second of the plurality of members. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable medium containing software instructions embodied therein for causing a computer system to perform a method of contacting a nth degree away member of a community, the method comprising:
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determining a location of the nth degree away member; obtaining a social path to the nth degree away member; determining a geo-spatial association between a node of the social path and the location; and contacting the member using the node of the social path based on the geo-spatial association. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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