GROUP SWARM METRICS AND CONTENT

• US 20130086192A1
• Filed: 11/29/2012
• Published: 04/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Frank, Scott M., Tischer, Steven Neil
• Granted Patent: US 8,600,983 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]

Abstract

Methods for providing group swarm metrics and content are described herein. In different aspects, the methods may include compiling a content access metric. The methods may also include determining a threshold metric for a user. Further, the methods may include generating a notification message for the user when the compiled content access metric reaches the threshold metric. The methods may additionally include delivering the notification message to the user. The techniques described herein may enable the user to retrieve the content.

Claims

1. A tangible storage medium readable by a machine, embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform operations, the operations comprising:

compiling a content access metric, wherein the compiling the content access metric comprises measuring a number of users in a group accessing a content during a period of time, wherein the group comprises a plurality of users physically present within a specific geographic constraint during the period of time;

determining a threshold metric for a user;

generating a notification message for the user when the content access metric reaches the threshold metric; and

delivering the notification message to the user.

2. The tangible storage medium of claim 1, wherein the generating the notification message comprises:

querying the content access metric based on a plurality of user selected filter criteria; and

enabling the user to retrieve the content.

3. The tangible storage medium of claim 1, wherein the notification message for the user includes a portion of the content access metric.

4. The tangible storage medium of claim 1, wherein the determining the threshold metric for the user includes receiving a user generated value from the user.

5. The tangible storage medium of claim 1, wherein the compiling the content access metric includes communications occurring within an environment of the user.

6. The tangible storage medium of claim 1, wherein the compiling the content access metric and delivering the notification message to the user result in providing a real time alert to the user.

7. The tangible storage medium of claim 2, wherein the plurality of user selected filter criteria includes filtering by a genre.

8. The tangible storage medium of claim 2, wherein the plurality of user selected filter criteria includes an interrelationship between another user and the plurality of user selected filter criteria.

9. The tangible storage medium of claim 2, wherein the enabling the user to retrieve the content further includes enabling the user to forward the notification message to another user within the group.

10. A tangible storage medium readable by a computing device, embodying a program of instructions executable by the computing device to perform operations, the operations comprising:

creating content access information, wherein the creating the content access information comprises measuring a number of users in a group accessing a content during a period of time, wherein the group comprises a plurality of users physically present within a specific geographic constraint during the period of time;

sending the content access information to an aggregating component;

receiving a content notification message from the aggregating component when a threshold value of the content access information is met for a user; and

displaying the content notification message to the user.

11. The tangible storage medium of claim 10, wherein the creating content access information includes selecting a filter to modify compiled content access metrics based on a plurality of user selected filter criteria.

12. The tangible storage medium of claim 10, wherein the creating content access information includes selecting a threshold value.

13. The tangible storage medium of claim 10, further comprising:

enabling the user to retrieve the content; and

enabling the user to forward the content notification message to another person within the group.

14. The tangible storage medium of claim 10, wherein the displaying the content notification message to the user includes retrieving the content for the user.

15. The tangible storage medium of claim 10, wherein the creating content access information includes communications occurring within an environment of the user.

16. The tangible storage medium of claim 11, wherein the plurality of user selected filter criteria includes filtering by a genre.

17. The tangible storage medium of claim 13, wherein the selecting the threshold value for a user includes receiving a user generated value from the user.

18. A tangible computer-readable medium comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed, perform operations, the operations comprising:

creating content access information, wherein the content access information includes a threshold value;

compiling content access metrics, wherein the compiling content access metrics comprises measuring a number of users within a group accessing a content during a period of time, wherein the group comprises a plurality of users physically present within a specific geographic constraint during the period of time;

determining when the content access metrics reach the threshold value;

creating a notification message for a user, wherein the notification message includes a portion of the content access metrics; and

delivering the notification message to the user.

19. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the content access information is from the group.