SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION-BASED SOCIAL NETWORK FEEDS

• US 20140101250A1
• Filed: 08/01/2013
• Published: 04/10/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Dunn, Zachary J., Olsen, Joseph M.
• Granted Patent: US 9,246,959 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for location-based social network feeds. A system identifies a geolocation of a display device. The system identifies a first network feed and a second network feed associated with a user profile associated with the display device. The system identifies a first geolocation associated with the first network feed. The system identifies a second geolocation associated with the second network feed. The system calculates a first proximity between the first geolocation and the geolocation of the display device. The system calculates a second proximity between the second geolocation and the geolocation of the display device. The system outputs, to the display device, the first network feed based on the first proximity and the second network feed based on the second proximity.

Claims

1. An apparatus for location-based social network feeds, the apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

one or more stored sequences of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to carry out the steps of;

identifying a geolocation of a display device;

identifying a first network feed and a second network feed associated with a user profile associated with the display device;

identifying a first geolocation associated with the first network feed;

identifying a second geolocation associated with the second network feed;

calculating a first proximity between the first geolocation and the geolocation of the display device;

calculating a second proximity between the second geolocation and the geolocation of the display device; and

outputting, to the display device, the first network feed based on the first proximity and the second network feed based on the second proximity.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein identifying the first network feed and the second network feed comprises identifying feeds based on at least one of a user selection associated with the user profile and a related selection associated with the user selection.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the user profile is associated with the geolocation of the display device, and the display device is also associated with a second user profile that is associated with a previous geolocation of the display device.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein outputting, to the display device, the first network feed based on the first proximity and the second network feed based on the second proximity comprises at least one of displaying the first network feed based on a first priority and the second network feed based on at least one of a second priority and a location compensation option, and outputting only one of the first network feed and the second network feed to the display device.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising the steps of outputting an electronic discount coupon to the display device in response to receiving a network feed associated with the geolocation of the display device from the display device.

6. A machine-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions for location-based social network feeds, which instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to carry out the steps of:

identifying a geolocation of a display device;

identifying a first network feed and a second network feed associated with a user profile associated with the display device;

identifying a first geolocation associated with the first network feed;

identifying a second geolocation associated with the second network feed;

calculating a first proximity between the first geolocation and the geolocation of the display device;

calculating a second proximity between the second geolocation and the geolocation of the display device; and

outputting, to the display device, the first network feed based on the first proximity and the second network feed based on the second proximity.

7. The machine-readable medium of claim 6, wherein identifying the first network feed and the second network feed comprises identifying feeds based on at least one of a user selection associated with the user profile and a related selection associated with the user selection.

8. The machine-readable medium of claim 6, wherein the user profile is associated with the geolocation of the display device, and the display device is also associated with a second user profile that is associated with a previous geolocation of the display device.

9. The machine-readable medium of claim 6, wherein outputting, to the display device, the first network feed based on the first proximity and the second network feed based on the second proximity comprises at least one of displaying the first network feed based on a first priority and the second network feed based at least one of a second priority and a location compensation option, and outputting only one of the first network feed and the second network feed to the display device.

10. The machine-readable medium of claim 6, further comprising the steps of outputting an electronic discount coupon to the display device in response to receiving a network feed associated with the geolocation of the display device from the display device.

11. A method for location-based social network feeds, the method comprising:

identifying a geolocation of a display device;

identifying a first network feed and a second network feed associated with a user profile associated with the display device;

identifying a first geolocation associated with the first network feed;

identifying a second geolocation associated with the second network feed;

calculating a first proximity between the first geolocation and the geolocation of the display device;

calculating a second proximity associated with the second geolocation relative to the geolocation of the display device; and

outputting, to the display device, the first network feed based on the first proximity and the second network feed based on the second proximity.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein identifying the first network feed and the second network feed comprises identifying feeds based on at least one of a user selection associated with the user profile and a related selection associated with the user selection.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the user profile is associated with the geolocation of the display device, and the display device is also associated with a second user profile that is associated with a previous geolocation of the display device.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein outputting, to the display device, the first network feed based on the first proximity and the second network feed based on the second proximity comprises at least one of displaying the first network feed based on a first priority and the second network feed based on at least one of a second priority and a location compensation option, and outputting only one of the first network feed and the second network feed to the display device.

15. The method of claim 11, the method further comprising outputting an electronic discount coupon to the display device in response to receiving a network feed associated with the geolocation of the display device from the display device.

16. A method for transmitting code for location-based social network feeds on a transmission medium, the method comprising:

transmitting code to identify a geolocation of a display device;

transmitting code to identify a first network feed and a second network feed associated with a user profile associated with the display device;

transmitting code to identify a first geolocation associated with the first network feed;

transmitting code to identify a second geolocation associated with the second network feed;

transmitting code to calculate a first proximity between the first geolocation and the geolocation of the display device;

transmitting code to calculate a second proximity associated with the second geolocation relative to the geolocation of the display device; and

transmitting code to output, to the display device, the first network feed based on the first proximity and the second network feed based on the second proximity.

17. The method for transmitting code of claim 16, wherein identifying the first network feed and the second network feed comprises identifying feeds based on at least one of a user selection associated with the user profile and a related selection associated with the user selection.

18. The method for transmitting code of claim 16, wherein the user profile is associated with the geolocation of the display device, and the display device is also associated with a second user profile that is associated with a previous geolocation of the display device.

19. The method for transmitting code of claim 16, wherein outputting, to the display device, the first network feed based on the first proximity and the second network feed based on the second proximity comprises at least one of displaying the first network feed based on a first priority and the second network feed based on at least one of a second priority and a location compensation option, and outputting only one of the first network feed and the second network feed to the display device.

20. The method for transmitting code of claim 16, the method further comprising transmitting code to output an electronic discount coupon to the display device in response to receiving a network feed associated with the geolocation of the display device from the display device.