TRANSIENT NETWORKS

• US 20100094939A1
• Filed: 10/09/2008
• Published: 04/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Oberon, John, Daley, Alex David, Norlander, Rebecca A., Braun, Owen Charles, Muzio, Simon Christer, Dumais, Susan T., Cheng, Lili, Meijer, Henricus Johannes Maria, Czerwinski, Mary P., Manolescu, Dragos A., Brush, Alice Jane Bernheim
• Granted Patent: US 8,370,425 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561

Abstract

The claimed subject matter relates to an architecture that can facilitate creation and management of an event-oriented transient network and can further manage decommission of the transient network. In particular, the architecture can construct temporary communities based upon a particular event, project, or activity; manage (e.g., filter, prioritize, or control) communications and content associated with the community; and disband the community by deconstructing the transient network according to an aging function that controls how the network decays. In addition, the architecture can leverage existing information (e.g. profile data) and content feeds associated with disparate social networking services or communities for the benefit of the temporary community.

Claims

1. A computer implemented system that facilitates termination of an event-oriented transient network, comprising:

a registration component that receives event data associated with an event and a set of tokens, each token identifies a registrant for the event;

a composition component that constructs a transient network comprising nodes associated with indentified registrants, the transient network is a temporary social networking computer-based network;

a service component that manages content and communication associated with the transient network; and

a decomposition component that dismantles the transient network according to an aging function.

2. The system of claim 1, the registration component maintains a web page, a list, a service, or a host for client applications to facilitate registration associated with the event.

3. The system of claim 1, the token includes a link to a profile from a disparate social networking service.

4. The system of claim 3, the service component receives a content feed from the disparate social networking service.

5. The system of claim 4, the service component employs an adapter that translates the content feed into a format suitable for the transient network.

6. The system of claim 1, the service component employs a flow modulator to at least one of control, prioritize, or filter content presented to the registrant.

7. The system of claim 1, the aging function is based upon a timeline for the event.

8. The system of claim 1, the aging function is based upon at least one of a rate of communication for a registrant, a rate of communication with a second registrant, an aggregate rate of communication for multiple registrants, a type or quality of communication content, or a proximity to an event site or other registrants.

9. The system of claim 1, the aging function is described by information included in the event data.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising an archival component that stores a history of the transient network, the history includes all or a subset of the event data and the set of tokens.

11. The system of claim 10, the history is utilized to seed event registration for a related event.

12. The system of claim 10, the history remains accessible to the registrant during or after the associated transient network is decayed, and the history is updated to reflect changes to contact information associated with the registrant.

13. The system of claim 1, further comprising a migration component that automatically submits contact information associated with a first registrant to a service or device associated with a second registrant.

14. The system of claim 13, the migration component submits the contact information based upon level of interaction between the first and second registrants.

15. The system of claim 14, the level of interaction is determined based upon a communication log or a transaction log.

16. The system of claim 1, further comprising a broker component that utilizes information associated with the event to facilitate incentives for the registrant from local or related business entities.

17. A computer implemented method for creating, managing and destroying of event-oriented temporary networks, comprising:

receiving event data relating to an event and further receiving a set of tokens, each token identifying a registrant for the event;

utilizing the set of tokens for constructing a transient network by networking the identified registrants;

managing content and communications associated with the transient network; and

decaying the transient network according to an aging function.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising at least one of the following acts:

maintaining a web page, list, service or application for facilitating registration for the event;

obtaining information associated with a profile for the registrant from a third party social networking service;

obtaining a content feed associated with the registrant from the third party social networking service;

or

adapting data included in the content feed for the transient network.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising at least one of the following acts:

basing the aging function on at least one of a timeline for the event, a rate of communication, or a proximity;

archiving a history of the transient network upon deconstruction of the transient network or a state during a lifecycle of the transient network;

employing the history to seed an event registration associated with a second event;

providing registrants access to the history following deconstruction of the transient network;

migrating at least one of content or a set of contacts to a device or a third party social networking service based upon a level of interaction;

or

brokering deals for registrants with local or related vendors.

20. A computer implemented system that facilitates creation, management, and termination of an event-oriented temporary network, comprising:

a registration component that receives event data for an event and further receives a set of tokens, each token identifies a registrant for the event;

a composition component that constructs a transient network comprising nodes associated with indentified registrants, the transient network is a temporary social networking communication network;

a service component that manages content and communication associated with the transient network, at least a portion of the content is received by way of a content feed from a disparate social networking service; and

a decomposition component that terminates the transient network according to an aging function.