Computational systems and methods for identifying a communications partner

• US 20130060869A1
• Filed: 12/27/2011
• Published: 03/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Davis, Marc E., Dyor, Matthew G., Gates, William, Huang, Xuedong, Hyde, Roderick A., Jung, Edward K.Y., Kare, Jordin T., Levien, Royce A., Lord, Richard T., Lord, Robert W., Lu, Qi, Malamud, Mark A., Myhrvold, Nathan P., Nadella, Satya, Reed, Daniel, Shum, Harry, Tegreene, Clarence T., Wood, Lowell L. Jr.
• Granted Patent: US 9,159,055 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out accepting at least one social network message from at least one member of a network; disambiguating the at least one search term including associating the at least one search term with at least one of network-participation identifier data or device-identifier data; and presenting the sender profile in association with the at least one.

Claims

1-63. -63. (canceled)

64. A computer-implemented system comprising:

a device-identifier module configured to accept at least one social network message from at least one member of a network; and

a sender profile creation unit configured to associate the at least one social network message with a sender profile at least partly based on the sender'"'"'s device-identifier data and the sender'"'"'s network-participation identifier data.

65. The system of claim 64 wherein the device-identifier module further comprises at least one of a mobile network identifier module or a brand identifier module.

66. The system of claim 64 wherein the device-identifier module is configured to receive at least one social network message on at least one of a mobile telephone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, or a laptop computer.

67. The system of claim 64 wherein the device-identifier module is configured to receive at least one social network message on at least one of a desktop computer or a networked television.

68. The system of claim 64 wherein the sender profile creation unit further comprises a device locator module.

69. The system of claim 64 wherein the sender profile creation unit further comprises a network-participation identifier module.

70. The system of claim 64 wherein the sender profile creation unit further comprises an identity prediction module.

71. The system of claim 70 wherein the identity prediction module further comprises at least one of a de-anonymization module, a real-name profiling module, a web history tracking module, a media content tracking module, or an app data tracking module.

72. The system of claim 64 wherein the sender profile creation unit is configured to associate the at least one social network message with a set of sender attributes at least partly based on the sender'"'"'s device-identifier data and the sender'"'"'s network-participation identifier data, wherein the set of sender attributes includes at least one of a social network membership list, one or more social network usernames, one or more social network profile pictures, one or more mutual friend lists, or one or more social networking website-posted items.

73. The system of claim 64 wherein the sender profile creation unit is configured to associate the at least one social network message with a set of sender attributes at least partly based on the sender'"'"'s device-identifier data and the sender'"'"'s network-participation identifier data, wherein the set of sender attributes includes a history of interactions with a recipient of the at least one social network message.

74. The system of claim 64 wherein the sender profile creation unit is configured to associate the at least one social network message with a sender profile at least partly based on the sender'"'"'s device-identifier data and the sender'"'"'s network-participation identifier data, wherein the sender'"'"'s device identifier data includes at least one device descriptor, and wherein the at least one device descriptor includes geographical information about the device.

75. The system of claim 64 wherein the sender profile creation unit is configured to associate the at least one social network message with a sender profile at least partly based on the sender'"'"'s device-identifier data and the sender'"'"'s network-participation identifier data, wherein the sender'"'"'s network-participation identifier data includes a name in a telecommunications carrier database.

76. The system of claim 64 wherein the sender profile creation unit is configured to associate the at least one social network message with a real-world person at least partly based on the real-world person'"'"'s device-identifier data and the real-world person'"'"'s network-participation identifier data.

77. The system of claim 64 further comprising a personal software assistant user interface for the sender profile creation unit.

78. A computer-implemented system comprising:

a device-identifier module operative on a computational platform wherein the device-identifier module is configured to accept at least one social network message from at least one member of a network; and

a sender profile creation unit operative on a computational platform wherein the sender profile creation unit is configured to associate the at least one social network message with a sender profile at least partly based on the sender'"'"'s device-identifier data and the sender'"'"'s network-participation identifier data.

79. A computer-implemented system comprising:

a device-identifier module configured to accept at a user interface at least one social network message from at least one member of a network; and

a sender profile creation unit configured to associate the at least one social network message with a sender profile at least partly based on the sender'"'"'s device-identifier data and the sender'"'"'s network-participation identifier data.