Status Update Propagation Based On Crowd Or POI Similarity

• US 20150074214A1
• Filed: 11/18/2014
• Published: 03/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Concert Technology Corporation
• Original Assignee: Waldeck Technology, LLC (Concert Technology Corporation)
• Inventors: Petersen, Steven L., Kandekar, Kunal
• Application Number:
  US14/546,580
• Publication Number:
  US 20150074214A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/1734 Details of monitoring file system events, e.g. by the use of hooks, filter drivers, logs
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/1805 Append-only file systems, e.g. using logs or journals to store data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/1834 implemented based on peer-to-peer networks, e.g. gnutella p2p communication protocols H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• 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

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for following status updates of users. In one embodiment, a requestor selects a Point of Interest (POI). In response, one or more POIs that match the selected POI to at least a predefined threshold degree are identified. Status updates sent by users located at one or more POIs of the one or more matching POIs are delivered to the requestor.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a communication interface;

at least one processor; and

memory storing software executable by the at least one processor, whereby the system is adapted to;

receive a Point of Interest (POI) match request that identifies a select POI;

in response to receiving the POI match request, identify one or more matching POIs that match the select POI at least to a predefined threshold degree based on aggregate profiles for crowds located at the select POI and the one or more matching POIs; and

effect delivery of status updates received from a plurality of users located at one or more POIs of the one or more matching POIs.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the status updates are received from a plurality of mobile devices of the plurality of users.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein to identify the one or more matching POIs, the system is adapted to identify the one or more matching POIs that match the select POI at least to the predefined threshold degree based on data that describes the select POI and the one or more matching POIs.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein to identify the one or more matching POIs, the system is adapted to identify the one or more matching POIs that match the select POI at least to the predefined threshold degree based on geographic locations of the select POI and the one or more matching POIs.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein to identify the one or more matching POIs, the system is adapted to identify the one or more matching POIs that match the select POI at least to the predefined threshold degree based on at least one of a degree of fragmentation and a degree of separation of the select POI and the one or more matching POIs.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein to identify the one or more matching POIs, the system is adapted to identify the one or more matching POIs that match the select POI at least to the predefined threshold degree based on a number of users at the select POI and a number of users at each of the one or more matching POIs.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein to identify the one or more matching POIs, the system is adapted to identify the one or more matching POIs that match the select POI at least to the predefined threshold degree based on a number of crowds at the select POI and a number of crowds at each of the one or more matching POIs.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the select POI is a current POI at which a requestor is located at the time of the POI match request.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the crowds located at the select POI are in a bounding region which is established based on the POI.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the status updates from the plurality of users at one or more of the matching POIs are status updates from one or more crowds located at the one or more matching POIs.

11. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving a Point of Interest (POI) match request that identifies a select POI;

in response to receiving the POI match request, identifying one or more matching POIs that match the select POI at least to a predefined threshold degree based on aggregate profiles for crowds located at the select POI and aggregate profiles for crowds located at the one or more matching POIs; and

effecting delivery of status updates received from a plurality of users located at one or more POIs of the one or more matching POIs.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the status updates are received from a plurality of mobile devices.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein identifying the one or more matching POIs comprises identifying the one or more matching POIs that match the select POI at least to the predefined threshold degree based on data that describes the select POI and the one or more matching POIs.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein identifying the one or more matching POIs comprises identifying the one or more matching POIs that match the select POI at least to the predefined threshold degree based on geographic locations of the select POI and the one or more matching POIs.

15. The method of claim 11 wherein identifying the one or more matching POIs comprises identifying the one or more matching POIs that match the select POI at least to the predefined threshold degree based on at least one of a degree of fragmentation and a degree of separation of the select POI and the one or more matching POIs.

16. The method of claim 11 wherein identifying the one or more matching POIs comprises identifying the one or more matching POIs that match the select POI at least to the predefined threshold degree based on a number of users at the select POI and a number of users at each of the one or more matching POIs.

17. The method of claim 11 wherein identifying the one or more matching POIs comprises identifying the one or more matching POIs that match the select POI at least to the predefined threshold degree based on a number of crowds at the select POI and a number of crowds at each of the one or more matching POIs.

18. The method of claim 11 wherein the select POI is a current POI at which a requestor is located at the time of the POI match request.

19. The method of claim 11 wherein the crowds located at the select POI are in a bounding region established based on the select POI.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein the status updates from the plurality of users at one or more of the matching POIs are status updates from a plurality of users in one or more crowds located at the one or more matching POIs