FACILITATION OF SOCIAL INTERACTIONS

• US 20140338002A1
• Filed: 05/10/2013
• Published: 11/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GlobalFoundries, Inc.
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Kau, Christian B., Kumar, Anuj, Smith, Barton A.
• Granted Patent: US 9,344,518 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/28
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/245 Query processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/62 Protecting access to data via a platform, e.g. using keys or access control rules
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

Embodiments relate to facilitating social interactions. An aspect includes determining that a first communications device is in communicative contact with a second communications device, identifying at least one artifact relating to a user of the first communications device, and searching at least one database for information about a user of the second communications device that is in common with the user of the first communications device with respect to the artifact. Also, results of the searching are provided as a topic of conversation to the first communications device.

Claims

1-16. -16. (canceled)

17. A system, comprising:

a memory having computer readable computer instructions; and

a processor for executing the computer readable instructions to perform a method comprising;

determining that a first communications device is in communicative contact with a second communications device;

identifying at least one artifact relating to a user of the first communications device;

searching at least one database for information about a user of the second communications device that is in common with the user of the first communications device with respect to the artifact; and

providing results of the searching, as a topic of conversation, to the first communications device.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the identifying the artifact includes searching at least one electronic data source for information about the user of the first communications device, the searching initiated absent input from the user of the first communications device.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the identifying the artifact includes searching an access-restricted electronic data source for information about the user of the first communications device, the method further comprising:

receiving authorization from the user of the first communications device to search the access-restricted electronic data source;

creating a profile for the user of the first communications device; and

storing retrieved information from the access-restricted electronic data source, including the artifact, in the profile.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the method further comprises:

periodically searching the access-restricted electronic data source for new and changed information about the user of the first communications device; and

updating the profile with results of the periodic searching.