DETERMINING ACTIVITIES RELEVANT TO GROUPS OF INDIVIDUALS

• US 20140280576A1
• 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:
  US13/929,320
• Publication Number:
  US 20140280576A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display

Abstract

A system is configured to receive individual identifiers that identify a set of individuals; obtain respective profile data for each of the set of individuals; and determine a set of activity identifiers that identify activities in which the set of individuals can participate. Each of the activities may be associated with one or more activity attributes. 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 one or more activity attributes associated with the activity and the respective profile data for the set of individuals. The system is configured to provide information identifying one or more of the activities based on the correlation scores determined for the one or more activities.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving individual identifiers that identify a plurality of individuals;

obtaining respective profile data for each of the plurality of individuals;

receiving a plurality of activity identifiers that identify activities in which the plurality of individuals can participate,

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

determining a correlation score for each activity of the activities,

the correlation score, for the activity, being determined based on a correlation between the one or more activity attributes associated with the activity and the respective profile data for the plurality of individuals; and

providing, for display, information describing one or more of the activities based on the correlation scores determined for the one or more activities.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving one or more activity category identifiers,

the one or more activity category identifiers identifying a corresponding one or more activity categories; and

filtering activity identifiers based on the one or more activity categories,

the plurality of activity identifiers identifying activities that are associated with at least one of the one or more activity categories.

3. The method of claim 1, where the respective profile data for one of the plurality of individuals includes user attributes,

each of the user attributes corresponding to an attribute of the one of the plurality of individuals.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

determining a confidence score for each of the user attributes.

5. The method of claim 4, where determining the correlation score for each activity comprises:

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

6. The method of claim 4, where determining the correlation score for each activity comprises:

determining a correlation score for each activity attribute, of the one or more activity attributes associated with the activity, based on the confidence scores for user attributes that correlate with the activity attribute; and

determining the correlation score for the activity based on the correlation scores for the one or more activity attributes.

7. The method of claim 1, where determining the correlation score for each activity further comprises:

generating a combined profile based on the respective profile data for the plurality of individuals; and

determining the correlation score based on a correlation between the one or more activity attributes associated with the activity and information in the combined profile.

8. A system, comprising:

one or more computers to;

receive individual identifiers that identify a plurality of individuals;

obtain respective profile data for each of the plurality of individuals;

determine a plurality of activity identifiers that identify activities in which the plurality of individuals 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 respective profile data for the plurality of individuals; and

provide information identifying one or more of the activities based on the correlation scores determined for the one or more activities.

9. The system of claim 8, where the one or more computers are further to:

receive one or more activity category identifiers,

the one or more activity category identifiers identifying a corresponding one or more activity categories; and

filter activity identifiers based on the one or more activity categories,

the plurality of activity identifiers identifying activities that are associated with at least one of the one or more activity categories.

10. The system of claim 8, where the respective profile data for one of the plurality of individuals includes user attributes,

each of the user attributes corresponding to an attribute of the one of the plurality of individuals.

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

receive a confidence score for each of the user attributes.

12. The system of claim 11, where the one or more computers, when determining the correlation score for each activity, are further to:

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

13. The system of claim 11, where the one or more computers, when determining the correlation score for each activity, are further to:

determine a correlation score for each activity attribute, of the one or more activity attributes associated with the activity, based on the confidence scores for user attributes that correlate with the activity attribute; and

determine the correlation score for the activity based on the correlation scores for the one or more activity attributes.

14. The system of claim 8, where the one or more computers, when determining the correlation score for each activity, are further to:

generate a combined profile based on the respective profile data for the plurality of individuals; and

determine the correlation score based on a correlation between the one or more activity attributes associated with the activity and information in the combined profile.

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

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

receive individual identifiers that identify a plurality of individuals;

obtain respective profile data for each of the plurality of individuals;

receive a plurality of activity identifiers that identify activities in which the plurality of individuals 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 respective profile data for the plurality of individuals; and

provide information identifying one or more of the activities based on the correlation scores determined for the one or more activities.

16. The computer storage medium of claim 15, where the plurality of instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

receive one or more activity category identifiers,

the one or more activity category identifiers identifying a corresponding one or more activity categories,

each of the activities being associated with at least one of the one or more activity categories.

17. The computer storage medium of claim 15, where the respective profile data for one of the plurality of individuals includes user attributes,

each of the user attributes corresponding to an attribute of the one of the plurality of individuals.

18. The computer storage medium of claim 15, where the plurality of instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, 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, that cause the one or more processors to determine the correlation score for each activity further cause the one or more processors to:

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

19. The computer storage medium of claim 15, where the plurality of instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, 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, that cause the one or more processors to determine the correlation score for each activity further cause the one or more processors to:

determine a correlation score for each activity attribute, of the one or more activity attributes associated with the activity, based on the confidence scores for user attributes that correlate with the activity attribute; and

determine the correlation score for the activity based on the correlation scores for the one or more activity attributes.

20. The computer storage medium of claim 15, where one or more instructions, of the plurality of instructions, that cause the one or more processors to determine the correlation score for each activity further cause the one or more processors to:

generate a combined profile based on the respective profile data for the plurality of individuals; and

determine the correlation score based on a correlation between the one or more activity attributes associated with the activity and information in the combined profile.