System and Method for a Direct Social Network

• US 20100191704A1
• Filed: 01/26/2009
• Published: 07/29/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Peterson, Andy, SCHWITTERS, Chad, Kispert, Andy
• Granted Patent: US 9,898,714 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/622
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A system for a direct social network comprises a first device and a second device. The first device of the social network includes a first contact list. The first contact list includes a first plurality of users. The second device of the social network includes a second contact list. The second list includes a second plurality of users. The first device directly requests data from the second device when a user of the second device is one of the first plurality of users. The second device transmits the requested data when the user of the first device is one of the second plurality of users.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a first device of a social network including a first contact list, the first contact list including a first plurality of users; and

a second device of the social network including a second contact list, the second contact list including a second plurality of users,

wherein the first device directly requests data from the second device when a user of the second device is one of the first plurality of users,

wherein the second device transmits the requested data when the user of the first device is one of the second plurality of users.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first and second contact lists include a permission parameter indicating whether data is allowed to be transmitted to each of the respective plurality of users.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the second device transmits the requested data if the user of the first device is one of the second plurality of users and the permission parameter indicates allowability.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a third device of the social network including a third contact list, the third contact list including a third plurality of users.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the first device directly requests data from the third device when a user of the third device is one of one of the first plurality of users and one of the second plurality of users.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the third device transmits the requested data when the user of the first device is one of one of the third plurality of users and one of the second plurality of users.

7. The system of claim 4, wherein the third device only permits data to be requested from the third plurality of users.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a server of the social network storing data relating to the first device and the second device, the server further being configured to enable a communication between the first device and the second device.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the server transmits the requested data to the first device when the second device is unavailable.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the requested data includes at least one of a location, a user profile, photos, an availability status, a calendar availability, and digital files.

11. A method, comprising:

requesting data, by a first device, directly from a second device, the first device including a first contact list including a first plurality of users, the second device including a second contact list including a second plurality of users, a user of the second device being one of the first plurality of contacts; and

transmitting the requested data from the second device to the first device when the user of the first device is one of the second plurality of users.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first and second contact lists include a permission parameter indicating whether data is allowed to be transmitted to each of the respective plurality of users.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

determining whether the permission parameter indicates allowability; and

transmitting only if the user of the first device is one of the second plurality of users and the permission parameter is positive.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

requesting data, by the first device, directly from a third device, the third device including a third contact list including a third plurality of users.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein a user of the third device is one of one of the first plurality of contacts and one of the second plurality of contacts.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

transmitting the requested data from the third device when the user of the first device is one of one of the third plurality of users and one of the second plurality of users.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the third device only permits data to be requested from the third plurality of users.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein data relating to the first device and the second device are stored on a server, the server further being configured to enable a communication between the first device and the second device.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

transmitting the requested data from the server to the first device when the second device is unavailable.

20. A computer readable storage medium including a set of instructions executable by a processor, the set of instructions operable to:

request data, by a first device, directly from a second device, the first device including a first contact list including a first plurality of users, the second device including a second contact list including a second plurality of users, a user of the second device being one of the first plurality of contacts; and

transmit the requested data when from the second device to the first device when the user of the first device is one of the second plurality of users.