PEER DISCOVERY AND CONNECTION MANAGEMENT BASED ON CONTEXT SENSITIVE SOCIAL NETWORKS

• US 20110173283A1
• Filed: 03/25/2011
• Published: 07/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jose P. Puthenkulam, Mic Bowman
• Original Assignee: Jose P. Puthenkulam, Mic Bowman
• Inventors: Bowman, Mic, Puthenkulam, Jose P.
• Application Number:
  US13/072,461
• Publication Number:
  US 20110173283A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/285 Clustering or classification
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/104 Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1072 Discovery involving ranked list compilation of candidate peers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• 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: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

In a method for automatically filtering communications, a new networking request from an initiating party is received. A social networking model for a recipient of the new networking request is retrieved. Context information related to prior communications between the recipient and the initiating party from the social networking model for the recipient is used to present the new networking request to the recipient. The social networking model for the recipient is dynamically updated based upon a response by the recipient to the new networking request.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for automatically filtering communication, the method comprising:

receiving a new networking request from an initiating party;

retrieving a social networking model for a recipient of the new networking request;

using context information related to prior communications between the recipient and the initiating party from the social networking model for the recipient to present the new networking request to the recipient; and

dynamically updating the social networking model for the recipient based upon a response by the recipient to the new networking request.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein

the new networking request comprises an e-mail message.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein

the new networking request comprises an instant messaging request.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

monitoring communications between the recipient and a plurality of contacts; and

generating the social networking model for the recipient based on results of monitoring the communications.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

dynamically updating the social networking model for the recipient by updating statistics for the communications.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

automatically determining whether the initiating party is already recognized as a contact of the recipient using the social networking model for the recipient.

7. A computer-readable storage medium comprising:

instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed in a processing system, cause the processing system to perform operations comprising;

receiving a new networking request from an initiating party;

retrieving a social networking model for a recipient of the new networking request;

using context information related to prior communications between the recipient and the initiating party from the social networking model for the recipient to present the new networking request to the recipient; and

dynamically updating the social networking model for the recipient based upon a response by the recipient to the new networking request.

8. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein

the new networking request comprises an e-mail message.

9. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein

the new networking request comprises an instant messaging request.

10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 wherein the instructions further cause the processing system to perform operations comprising:

monitoring communications between the recipient and a plurality of contacts; and

generating the social networking model for the recipient based on results of monitoring the communications.

11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 wherein the instructions further cause the processing system to perform operations comprising:

dynamically updating the social networking model for the recipient by updating statistics for the communications.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 wherein the instructions further cause the processing system to perform operations comprising:

automatically determining whether the initiating party is already recognized as a contact of the recipient using the social networking model for the recipient.

13. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory comprising instructions to execute on the processor, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;

receiving a new networking request from an initiating party;

retrieving a social networking model for a recipient of the new networking request;

using context information related to prior communications between the recipient and the initiating party from the social networking model for the recipient to present the new networking request to the recipient; and

dynamically updating the social networking model for the recipient based upon a response by the recipient to the new networking request.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein

the new networking request comprises an e-mail message.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein

the new networking request comprises an instant messaging request.

16. The system of claim 13 wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

monitoring communications between the recipient and a plurality of contacts; and

generating the social networking model for the recipient based on results of monitoring the communications.

17. The system of claim 16 wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

dynamically updating the social networking model for the recipient by updating statistics for the communications.

18. The system of claim 13 wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

automatically determining whether the initiating party is already recognized as a contact of the recipient using the social networking model for the recipient.