DETERMINING ACTIVITIES RELEVANT TO USERS

• US 20140280575A1
• Filed: 06/27/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: COWAN, Mathew
• Application Number:
  US13/928,950
• Publication Number:
  US 20140280575A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1093 Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• 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

Abstract

A system is configured to receive profile data for a user. The profile data may include user attributes. The profile data may include information regarding time intervals during which the user is available. The system is configured to receive a set of activity identifiers that identify activities in which the user can participate. Each of the activities may be associated with activity attributes. The activity attributes may identify one or more points in time at which the activity will occur. The system is configured to determine a correlation score for each activity of the activities. The correlation score for the activity may be determined from a correlation between the activity attributes associated with the activity and the profile data for the user. The system is configured to notify the user about one or more of the activities based on the correlation scores for the one or more activities.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by one or more computer devices, profile data for a user,

the profile data including user attributes,

the profile data including information regarding time intervals during which the user is available;

receiving, by the one or more computer devices, a plurality of activity identifiers that identify activities in which the user can participate,

each of the activities being associated with activity attributes,

the activity attributes identifying one or more points in time at which the activity will occur;

determining, by the one or more computer devices, a correlation score for each activity of the activities,

the correlation score for the activity being determined from a correlation between the activity attributes associated with the activity and the profile data for the user; and

notifying, by the one or more computer devices, the user about one or more of the activities based on the correlation scores for the one or more activities.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that the one or more points in time at which the activity will occur coincide with the time intervals.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a confidence score for each of the user attributes,

where determining the correlation score for each activity comprises;

determining the correlation score from the confidence scores for the user attributes that correlate with one or more of the activity attributes associated with the activity.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that the correlation score for each of the one or more activities satisfies a threshold.

5. The method of claim 1, where notifying the user about the one or more activities comprises:

providing, for presentation, one or more notification objects,

the one or more notification objects identifying the one or more activities in an order based on the correlation score for each of the one or more activities.

6. The method of claim 1, where notifying the user about the one or more activities comprises:

automatically scheduling the one or more activities in a calendar associated with the user.

7. A system comprising:

one or more computers to;

receive profile data for a user,

the profile data including user attributes identifying entities of interest to the user;

receive a plurality of activity identifiers that identify activities in which the user can participate,

each of the activities being associated with one or more activity attributes;

determine a correlation score for each activity of the activities,

the correlation score for the activity being determined from a correlation between the one or more activity attributes associated with the activity and the profile data for the user;

select one or more of the activities that occur at points in time during which the user is available; and

notify the user about the selected one or more activities based on the correlation scores for the selected one or more activities.

8. The system of claim 7, where the one or more computers, when selecting one or more of the activities that occur at points in time during which the user is available, are to:

identify time intervals during which the user is available from a calendar associated with the user; and

select the one or more activities that occur at points in time that coincide with the time intervals.

9. The system of claim 7, where the one or more computers are further to:

receive a confidence score for each of the user attributes,

where the one or more computers, when determining the correlation score for each activity, are to;

determine the correlation score from the confidence scores for the user attributes that correlate with one or more of the activity attributes associated with the activity.

10. The system of claim 7, where the one or more computers are further to:

determine that the correlation score for each of the one or more activities satisfies a threshold.

11. The system of claim 7, where the one or more computers, when notifying the user about the selected one or more activities, are to:

provide, for presentation, one or more notification objects,

the one or more notification objects identifying the selected one or more activities in an order based on the correlation score for each of the selected one or more activities.

12. The system of claim 7, where the one or more computers, when notifying the user about the selected one or more activities, are to:

schedule the selected one or more activities on a calendar associated with the user.

13. The system of claim 7, where the one or more computers, when notifying the user about the selected one or more activities, are to:

present, for display, a notification object describing one of the selected one or more activities,

the notification object including an option for creating an entry, in a calendar associated with the user, relating to the one of the selected one or more activities, and

create the entry in the calendar based on selection of the option.

14. A computer storage medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

a plurality of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

receive profile data for a user,

the profile data including user attributes,

the profile data including information regarding time intervals during which the user is available;

receive a plurality of activity identifiers that identify activities in which the user can participate,

each of the activities being associated with activity attributes,

the activity attributes identifying one or more points in time at which the activity will occur;

determine a correlation score for each activity of the activities,

the correlation score for the activity being determined from a correlation between the activity attributes associated with the activity and the profile data for the user; and

notify the user about one or more of the activities based on the correlation scores for the one or more activities.

15. The computer storage medium of claim 14, where the plurality of instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to determine that the one or more points in time at which the activity will occur coincide with the time intervals.

16. The computer storage medium of claim 14, wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to determine a confidence score for each of the user attributes,

where one or more instructions, of the plurality of instructions, to determine the correlation score for each activity include:

one or more instructions to determine the correlation score from the confidence scores for the user attributes that correlate with one or more of the activity attributes associated with the activity.

17. The computer storage medium of claim 14, where the plurality of instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to determine that the correlation score for each of the one or more activities satisfies a threshold.

18. The computer storage medium of claim 14, where one or more instructions, of the plurality of instructions, to notify the user about the one or more activities include:

one or more instructions to present, for display, one or more notification objects,

the one or more notification objects identifying the one or more activities in an order based on the correlation score for each of the one or more activities.

19. The computer storage medium of claim 14, where one or more instructions, of the plurality of instructions, to notify the user about the one or more activities include:

one or more instructions to schedule the one or more activities in a calendar associated with the user.

20. The computer storage medium of claim 14, where the plurality of instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

identify the time intervals during which the user is available from a calendar associated with the user; and

select at least one of the one or more activities for which the activity attributes identify a point in time that coincides with the time intervals.