Providing User Input Suggestions for Conflicting Data Using Rank Determinations

• US 20110191337A1
• Filed: 09/03/2010
• Published: 08/04/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Xobni Corp. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Cort, Frank J., Jacobson, Joshua Robert Russell
• Granted Patent: US 8,423,545 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/728
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24578 using ranking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/27 Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/274 Converting codes to words; Guess-ahead of partial word inputs
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

One embodiment includes: receiving profile data including first and second data changes corresponding to first and second client devices of a user, wherein the first and second data changes are conflicting; determining, via the first client device, a first rank for the first data change and a second rank for the second data change; and providing, via the first client device, a plurality of suggestions in response to a partial entry provided by the user, wherein the first plurality of suggestions is provided in a ranked order based on the first and second ranks

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, via a first client device associated with a user, profile data including a first data change and a second data change, wherein the first data change corresponds to the first client device, the second data change corresponds to a second client device associated with the user, and the first and second data changes are in conflict;

determining, via the first client device, a first relevancy rank for the first data change and a second relevancy rank for the second data change; and

providing, via the first client device, a first plurality of suggestions in response to a first partial entry provided by the user, wherein the first plurality of suggestions is provided in a first ranked order based on the first and second ranks

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first plurality of suggestions is obtained from the profile data.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first partial entry is provided in a user input field of a user interface of the first client device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the profile data comprises information generated using a plurality of messages to or from the user.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the plurality of messages comprises a first message to or from the first client device and a second message to or from the second client device.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising prior to the receiving profile data, sending a copy of the first message to a server platform.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein a first communication client resides on the first client device, a second communication client resides on the second client device, and the sending comprises sending the copy of the first message from the first communication client to the server platform, and the method further comprises sending the copy of the second message from the second communication client to the server platform.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the server platform stores information regarding a user account of the user, and the account is associated with the first and second client devices and with the profile data.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, via the second client device, the profile data;

determining, via the second client device, a third rank for the first data change and a fourth rank for the second data change; and

providing, via the second client device, a second plurality of suggestions in response to a second partial entry provided by the user, wherein the second plurality of suggestions is provided in a second ranked order based on the third and fourth ranks

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the first and second partial entries are identical, the first and second partial entries are provided for an identical communication client on each of the first and second client devices, and the first and second ranked orders are different.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising synchronizing the profile data among the first and second client devices.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the profile data comprises a profile for each of a plurality of persons used in messages to or from the user, and the determining comprises determining the first rank and the second rank based at least in part on the profile data.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for tangibly storing thereon computer readable instructions, the instructions causing a first client device associated with a user to perform a method, the method comprising:

receiving profile data including a first data change and a second data change, wherein the first data change corresponds to the first client device, the second data change corresponds to a second client device associated with the user, and the first and second data changes are in conflict;

determining a first rank for the first data change and a second rank for the second data change; and

providing a first plurality of suggestions in response to a first partial entry provided by the user, wherein the first plurality of suggestions is provided in a first ranked order based on the first and second ranks

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the first plurality of suggestions is obtained from the profile data.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the first partial entry is provided in a user input field of a user interface of the first client device.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the profile data comprises information generated using a plurality of messages to or from the user, the plurality of messages comprising a first message to or from the first client device and a second message to or from the second client device.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the method further comprises prior to the receiving profile data, sending a copy of the first message to a server platform.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein a first communication client resides on the first client device, a second communication client resides on the second client device, and the sending comprises sending the copy of the first message from the first communication client to the server platform, and the method further comprises sending the copy of the second message from the second communication client to the server platform.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the server platform stores information regarding a user account of the user, and the account is associated with the first and second client devices and with the profile data.

20. A server platform, comprising:

a memory to store profile data for each of a plurality of users including a first user, the profile data for the first user comprising a profile for each of a plurality of persons used in messages to or from the first user, the profile data for the first user including a first data change and a second data change, wherein the first data change corresponds to a first client device associated with the first user, the second data change corresponds to a second client device associated with the first user, and the first and second data changes are in conflict; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory, the at least one processor configured to perform a method, the method comprising;

updating the profile data for the first user, the updating comprising receiving the first data change from the first client device and the second data change from the second client device; and

sending the profile data for the first user to the first client device to allow the first client device to determine a first rank for the first data change and a second rank for the second data change, wherein the first and second ranks are based on the profile data for the first user, and to further allow the first client device to present the first and second data changes in a ranked order based on the first and second ranks