CONTEXTUALLY AWARE SHARING RECOMMENDATIONS

• US 20160212138A1
• Filed: 01/15/2015
• Published: 07/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Lehane, Marina A.
• Granted Patent: US 9,979,732 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/105 Arrangements for software license management or administration, e.g. for managing licenses at corporate level
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/604 Tools and structures for managing or administering access control systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/105 Multiple levels of security

Abstract

A profile is configured with permissions that may be shared with other profiles. Contextual data defining user activity, preferences, and/or other contextual information is obtained and analyzed to identify a profile that may utilize shared permissions. In some configurations, the contextual data may also utilized to determine if a set of permissions of a first user profile is to be shared with a second user profile. Based on the contextual data, a recommendation may be issued to enable the second user profile to utilize permissions shared by the first user profile. Modifications may be made to the second user profile allowing a computer associated with the second user profile to access data and/or program features that are defined by the shared permissions.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

obtaining contextual data defining communication activity associated with a first profile and at least one other profile of a plurality of profiles;

selecting an individual profile of the plurality of profiles based, at least in part, on the contextual data;

causing a communication of a recommendation identifying the individual profile;

causing a communication of an invitation in response to receiving an authorization for the recommendation, wherein the invitation indicates permissions associated with the first profile that are to be shared with the individual profile; and

modifying a set of permissions of the individual profile based, at least in part, on the permissions associated with the first profile in response to receiving a confirmation in response to the invitation.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing a display of content representing the recommendation on a display of a computing device associated with the first profile, the content including a selectable element for causing the communication of the authorization; and

causing a communication of the authorization from the computing device associated with the first profile to a server in response to receiving a selection of the selectable element.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the invitation is communicated from a server to a computing device associated with the individual profile, and wherein the method further comprises displaying content representing the invitation on a display of the computing device associated with the individual profile.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein selecting the individual profile comprises:

obtaining data defining a threshold; and

monitoring the contextual data defining communication activity to determine if the communication activity meets the threshold, wherein the individual profile is selected if the communication activity meets the threshold.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the contextual data further defines comments associated with a file, and wherein selecting the individual profile comprises

interpreting a context of the comments, and

selecting the individual profile based, at least in part, on the context of the comments.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the contextual data further defines messages of a communication application, and wherein selecting the individual profile comprises

interpreting a context of the messages, and

selecting the individual profile based, at least in part, on the context of the messages.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the contextual data further defines activity of a social network, and wherein selecting the individual profile comprises

interpreting a context of the activity of the social network, and

selecting the individual profile based, at least in part, on the context of the activity of the social network.

8. A computer, comprising:

a processor; and

a computer-readable storage medium in communication with the processor, the computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereupon which, when executed by the processor cause the processor to

obtain contextual data defining activity associated with a first identity and at least one other identity of a plurality of identities;

select an individual identity of the plurality of identities based, at least in part, on the contextual data; and

modify permissions associated with the individual identity based, at least in part, on permissions associated with the first identity.

9. The computer of claim 8, wherein the computer-readable medium having further computer-executable instructions stored thereupon which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

generate a recommendation identifying the individual identity;

cause the display of content representing the recommendation on a display of a computing device associated with the first identity, the content including a selectable element for causing a generation of an authorization of the recommendation; and

cause a communication of the authorization from the computing device associated with the first identity to a server in response to receiving a selection of the selectable element.

10. The computer of claim 9, wherein the computer-readable storage medium has further computer-executable instructions stored thereupon which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

cause a generation of an invitation indicating the permissions associated with the first identity are to be shared;

cause a communication of the invitation from the server to a computing device associated with the individual identity; and

cause a display content representing the invitation on a display of the computing device associated with the individual identity.

11. The computer of claim 8, wherein selecting the individual identity comprises

obtaining data identifying a threshold, and

monitoring the contextual data defining activity to determine if the activity meets the threshold, wherein the individual identity is selected if the activity meets the threshold.

12. The computer of claim 8, wherein the contextual data further defines comments associated with a file, and wherein selecting the individual profile comprises

interpreting a context of the comments, and

selecting the individual identity based, at least in part, on the context of the comments.

13. The computer of claim 8, wherein the contextual data further defines messages of a communication application, and wherein selecting the individual profile comprises

interpreting a context of the messages, and

selecting the individual identity based, at least in part, on the context of the messages.

14. The computer of claim 8, wherein the contextual data further defines activity of a social network, and wherein selecting the individual profile comprises

interpreting a context of the activity of the social network, and

selecting the individual identity based, at least in part, on the context of the activity of the social network.

15. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereupon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

obtain contextual data defining activity associated with a first identity and at least one other identity of a plurality of identities;

select an individual identity of the plurality of identities based, at least in part, on the contextual data; and

modify permissions associated with the individual identity based, at least in part, on permissions associated with the first identity.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the computer-readable storage medium has further instructions for causing the computer to:

generate a recommendation identifying the individual identity;

cause the display of content representing the recommendation on a display of a computing device associated with the first identity, the content including a selectable element for causing a generation of an authorization for the recommendation; and

cause a communication of the authorization from the computing device associated with the first identity to a server in response to receiving a selection of the selectable element.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the computer-readable storage medium has further instructions for causing the computer to:

cause a generation of an invitation indicating the permissions associated with the first identity are to be shared;

cause a communication of the invitation from the server to a computing device associated with the individual identity; and

cause a display content representing the invitation on a display of the computing device associated with the individual identity.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein selecting the individual identity comprises

obtaining data identifying a threshold, and

monitoring the contextual data defining activity to determine if the activity meets the threshold, wherein the individual identity is selected if the activity meets the threshold.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the contextual data further defines comments associated with a file, and wherein selecting the individual profile comprises

interpreting a context of the comments, and

selecting the individual identity based, at least in part, on the context of the comments.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the contextual data further defines messages of a communication application, and wherein selecting the individual profile comprises

interpreting a context of the messages, and

selecting the individual identity based, at least in part, on the context of the messages.