DENSITY DEPENDENT SEARCH FUNCTIONS

• US 20160048525A1
• Filed: 08/18/2014
• Published: 02/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Perry Street Software, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Perry Street Software, Inc.
• Inventors: Silverberg, Eric, Marchant, Jason
• Granted Patent: US 10,296,549 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries

Abstract

The present disclosure is related to a system and a method for varying search results of a user-based networking application. In one example, the disclosure includes a method that includes operations such as accessing from a processing element a results list responsive to an inquiry, determining by the processing element a population density corresponding to a selected location; and based on the population density, varying by the processing element one or more parameters of the results list for displaying on a user device.

Claims

1. A method for varying search results of a user-based networking application, comprising:

accessing from a processing element a results list responsive to an inquiry;

determining by the processing element a population density corresponding to a selected location, wherein the population density is independent of the results list; and

based on the population density, varying by the processing element one or more parameters of the results list for displaying on a user device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting the results list to the user device.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising receiving the inquiry from the user device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the results list with the varied parameters.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more parameters comprises adding additional information to the results list.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the additional information is an events listing and is configured to be displayed along with the results list on a user device.

7. A method for varying search results of a user-based networking application, comprising:

receiving an inquiry from a querying user device;

generating a results list based on the inquiry;

determining by a processing element a population density corresponding to a selected location, wherein the population density is separate autonomous from the results list based on the inquiry;

varying by the processing element one or more parameters of a results list configured to be displayed on the querying user device based on the population density; and

transmitting the results list to the querying user device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the population density corresponds to a population density of users of the networking application encompassed within the selected location.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising receiving data on the location of the user device, wherein the selected location is a location of the querying user device.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the selected location is a predetermined area relative to the query location.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the one or more parameters comprises an events list corresponding to events occurring in or around the selected location.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more parameters further comprises an attending list of users attending the events.

13. The method of claim 7, wherein the one or more parameters comprises a favorites list, wherein the favorites list is configured to be displayed on a user device instead of the results list or simultaneously with the results list.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the favorites list comprises a list of restaurants, bars, or clubs.

15. The method of claim 7, wherein the results list is to be displayed on the querying user device in a grid.

16. A system for providing results to one or more user devices comprising:

a network for transmitting data; and

a server in communication with the network and configured to perform the following operations;

receive an inquiry from a querying user device;

access by generating or retrieving a results list responsive to the inquiry;

determine a population density of a selective location, wherein the population density is independent from the inquiry or the results list;

vary one or more parameters of a results list based on the population density; and

transmit the results list to the querying user device.

17. The system of claim 16 further comprising a querying user device in communication with the network, wherein the querying user device is configured to perform the following operations:

transmit to the server the inquiry;

receive the results list from the server; and

display on a display screen the results list, wherein the result list is displayed in a grid configuration.

18. The system of claim 17, further comprising a plurality of member user devices in communication with the network, wherein the plurality of member user devices are configured to perform the following operations:

transmit to the server an actual location of the member user device.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the one or more parameters comprise an additional feature configured to be displayed with or separate from the results list.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the separate feature is at least one of an events list or a favorite retail list