SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INFORMATION GATEKEEPER BASED ON AGGREGATE PROFILE DATA

• US 20120041983A1
• Filed: 01/27/2010
• Published: 02/16/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: IP3 2017, Series 200 of Allied Security Trust I (Allied Security Trust)
• Original Assignee: Kota Enterprises, LLC (Concert Technology Corporation)
• Inventors: Jennings, Kenneth
• Application Number:
  US12/694,551
• Publication Number:
  US 20120041983A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/784
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6227 where protection concerns the structure of data, e.g. records, types, queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0893 Assignment of logical groups to network elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• 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 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for controlling access to sharable items. In general, a computing device of a user stores a sharable item. A sharing rule is configured for the sharable item, where the sharing rule is based on an element of aggregate profile data for a current location of the user, a crowd characteristic of one or more crowds that are currently relevant to the current location of the user, or both. Depending on the embodiment, the element of the aggregate profile data, the crowd characteristic of the one or more crowds, or both are obtained and the sharing rule for the sharable item is resolved. Sharing of the sharable item is then provided according to a result of the resolution of the sharing rule for the sharable item.

Claims

1. A method of operation for a computing device of a user, comprising:

configuring a sharing rule for a sharable item stored by the computing device, the sharing rule being based on an element of aggregate profile data for a current location of the user;

obtaining the element of the aggregate profile data for the current location of the user;

resolving the sharing rule for the sharable item based on the element of the aggregate profile data for the current location of the user to provide a resolution result; and

sharing the sharable item according to the resolution result for the sharing rule.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the aggregate profile data is an aggregate profile for one or more crowds of users currently relevant to the current location of the user.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the element of the aggregate profile for the one or more crowds of users is a number of user matches over all keywords in a user profile of the user.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the element of the aggregate profile for the one or more crowds of users is a number of user matches for a keyword in a user profile of the user.

5. The method of claim 2 wherein the element of the aggregate profile for the one or more crowds of users is ratio of a number of user matches to a total number of users over all keywords in a user profile of the user.

6. The method of claim 2 wherein the element of the aggregate profile for the one or more crowds of users is ratio of a number of user matches to a total number of users for a keyword in a user profile of the user.

7. The method of claim 2 wherein the one or more crowds of users currently relevant to the current location of the user are one or more crowds that are at least partially within a bounding region corresponding to the current location of the user.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the aggregate profile data is a historical aggregate profile for the current location of the user.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the element of the historical aggregate profile is an average number of user matches over all keywords in a user profile of the user for a defined time window.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the element of the historical aggregate profile is an average number of user matches for a keyword in a user profile of the user for a defined time window.

11. The method of claim 8 wherein the element of the historical aggregate profile is an average ratio of a number of user matches to a total number of users over all keywords in a user profile of the user for a defined time window.

12. The method of claim 8 wherein the element of the historical aggregate profile is an average ratio of a number of user matches to a total number of users for a keyword in a user profile of the user for a defined time window.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein configuring the sharing rule for the sharable item comprises enabling the user to manually configure the sharing rule for the sharable item.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein configuring the sharing rule for the sharable item comprises automatically configuring the sharing rule for the sharable item.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein automatically configuring the sharing rule comprises:

identifying one of a plurality of available elements of the aggregate profile data that corresponds to the sharable item; and

setting the sharing rule for the sharable item to a default sharing rule for the one of the plurality of available elements of the aggregate profile data that corresponds to the sharable item.

16. The method of claim 1 wherein obtaining the element of the aggregate profile data for the current location of the user comprises obtaining the element of the aggregate profile data for the current location of the user from a remote server.

17. The method of claim 1 wherein the sharing rule is mapped to the sharable item and comprises a sharing action and a predicate that defines when the sharing action is to be performed based on the element of the aggregate profile data.

18. The method of claim 1 wherein the sharing rule for the sharable item is further based on at least one crowd characteristic of one or more crowds currently relevant to the current location of the user.

19. A computing device of a user, comprising:

a communication interface enabling the computing device to share a sharable item stored by the computing device with a computing device of another user; and

a controller associated with the communication interface and adapted to;

configure a sharing rule for the sharable item, the sharing rule being based on an element of aggregate profile data for a current location of the user;

obtain the element of the aggregate profile data for the current location of the user;

resolve the sharing rule for the sharable item based on the element of the aggregate profile data for the current location of the user to provide a resolution result; and

share the sharable item according to the resolution result for the sharing rule.

20. A computer readable medium storing software for instructing a controller of a computing device of a user to:

configure a sharing rule for a sharable item stored by the computing device, the sharing rule being based on an element of aggregate profile data for a current location of the user;

obtain the element of the aggregate profile data for the current location of the user;

resolve the sharing rule for the sharable item based on the element of the aggregate profile data for the current location of the user to provide a resolution result; and

share the sharable item according to the resolution result for the sharing rule.

21. A method of operation for a computing device of a user, comprising:

configuring a sharing rule for a sharable item stored by the computing device, the sharing rule being based on a crowd characteristic of one or more crowds of users currently relevant to a current location of the user;

obtaining the crowd characteristic for the one or more crowds of users;

resolving the sharing rule for the sharable item based on the crowd characteristic of the one or more crowds of users to provide a resolution result; and

sharing the sharable item according to the resolution result for the sharing rule.

22. The method of claim 21 wherein the crowd characteristic is a degree of fragmentation.

23. The method of claim 21 wherein the crowd characteristic is a best-case average Degree of Separation (DOS).

24. The method of claim 21 wherein the crowd characteristic is a worst-case average Degree of Separation (DOS).

25. The method of claim 21 wherein the crowd characteristic is degree of bidirectionality of social network relationship.

26. A computing device of a user, comprising:

a communication interface enabling the computing device to share a sharable item stored by the computing device with a computing device of another user; and

a controller associated with the communication interface and adapted to;

configure a sharing rule for the sharable item, the sharing rule being based on a crowd characteristic of one or more crowds of users currently relevant to a current location of the user;

obtain the crowd characteristic for the one or more crowds of users;

resolve the sharing rule for the sharable item based on the crowd characteristic of the one or more crowds of users to provide a resolution result; and

share the sharable item according to the resolution result for the sharing rule.

27. A computer readable medium storing software for instructing a controller of a computing device of a user to:

configure a sharing rule for a sharable item stored by the computing device, the sharing rule being based on a crowd characteristic of one or more crowds of users currently relevant to a current location of the user;

obtain the crowd characteristic for the one or more crowds of users;

resolve the sharing rule for the sharable item based on the crowd characteristic of the one or more crowds of users to provide a resolution result; and

share the sharable item according to the resolution result for the sharing rule.