SITUATION-AWARE AD-HOC SOCIAL INTERACTION
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1. A method for social networking, the method comprising:
- automatically building a social profile for a first user by monitoring the usage of an electronic device operated by the first user;
determining a social network appropriate for the first user by examining the first user'"'"'s social profile; and
providing the appropriate social network to the first user to join if the appropriate social network is available for the first user to join.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for social networking is provided. A social profile is automatically built for a first user by monitoring the usage of an electronic device operated by the first user. A social network appropriate for the first user is determined by examining the first user'"'"'s social profile. The appropriate social network is provided to the first user to join if the appropriate social network is available for the first user to join.
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1. A method for social networking, the method comprising:
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automatically building a social profile for a first user by monitoring the usage of an electronic device operated by the first user; determining a social network appropriate for the first user by examining the first user'"'"'s social profile; and providing the appropriate social network to the first user to join if the appropriate social network is available for the first user to join. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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14. A system for social networking, the system comprising:
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an interaction store; a social interaction tracker coupled to the interaction store and configured to monitor the usage of an electronic device operated by the first user and store information regarding the usage in the interaction store; an interest store; an interest generator coupled to the interaction store and the interest store and configured to generate interests for the first user based on the information regarding the usage stored in the interaction store and store the interests in the interest store; a social network manager configured to determine a social network appropriate for the first user by examining the first user'"'"'s social profile and provide the appropriate social network to the first user to join if the appropriate social network is available for the first user to join.
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19. A system for social networking, the system comprising:
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means for automatically building a social profile for a first user by monitoring the usage of an electronic device operated by the first user; means for determining a social network appropriate for the first user by examining the first user'"'"'s social profile; and means for providing the appropriate social network to the first user to join if the appropriate social network is available for the first user to join.
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20. A program storage device readable by a machine tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for social networking, the method comprising:
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automatically building a social profile for a first user by monitoring the usage of an electronic device operated by the first user; determining a social network appropriate for the first user by examining the first user'"'"'s social profile; and providing the appropriate social network to the first user to join if the appropriate social network is available for the first user to join.
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