FACILITATING PROXIMITY BASED CONNECTIONS AT AN EVENT

• US 20200137515A1
• Filed: 10/30/2018
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2018
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: CHAN, YUK L., LAGARES-GREENBLATT, HEIDI, LI, JENNY S., NAPHADE, DEEPTI M.
• Application Number:
  US16/174,608
• Publication Number:
  US 20200137515A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup

Abstract

Examples of techniques for facilitating proximity based connections at an event are disclosed. Aspects include obtaining registration information for an attendee at the event, the registration information including personal information of the attendee, an identification number of the attendee, and an event goal for the attendee. Aspects also include instructing a mobile device of the attendee to broadcast the identification number of the attendee. Aspects further include receiving, from the mobile device of the attendee, identification numbers of other attendees at the event in proximity to the attendee and obtaining personal information of the other attendees based on the identification numbers. Aspects also include alerting the attendee to connect with one of the one of the other attendees based at least in part on an overlap of the event goal for the attendee and the personal information of the one of the other attendees.

Claims

1. A method for facilitating proximity based connections at an event, the method comprising:

obtaining registration information for an attendee at the event, the registration information including personal information of the attendee, an identification number of the attendee, and an event goal for the attendee;

based on a determination that the attendee is at the event, instructing a mobile device of the attendee to broadcast the identification number of the attendee;

receiving, from the mobile device of the attendee, one or more identification numbers of other attendees at the event in proximity to the attendee;

obtaining personal information of the other attendees based on the one or more identification numbers; and

alerting the attendee to connect with one of the one of the other attendees based at least in part on an overlap of the event goal for the attendee and the personal information of the one of the other attendees.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein alerting the attendee includes providing the attendee with a name, title and image of the one of the other attendees.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein alerting the attendee further includes providing the attendee with a contact history between the attendee and the one of the other attendees.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein alerting the attendee further includes providing the attendee with an identification of common personal information between the attendee and the one of the other attendees.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the event goal for the attendee includes an event-specific goal and one or more standing goals.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device of the attendee receives the one or more identification numbers of other attendees at the event via near field communications.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising verifying an identity of the other attendees based on the one or more identification numbers and based upon device data obtained from mobile devices that provided the one or more identification numbers.

8. A system comprising:

a memory comprising computer readable instructions; and

a processing device for executing the computer readable instructions for performing a method comprising;

obtaining registration information for an attendee at an event, the registration information including personal information of the attendee, an identification number of the attendee, and an event goal for the attendee;

based on a determination that the attendee is at the event, instructing a mobile device of the attendee to broadcast the identification number of the attendee;

receiving, from the mobile device of the attendee, one or more identification numbers of other attendees at the event in proximity to the attendee;

obtaining personal information of the other attendees based on the one or more identification numbers; and

alerting the attendee to connect with one of the one of the other attendees based at least in part on an overlap of the event goal for the attendee and the personal information of the one of the other attendees.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein alerting the attendee includes providing the attendee with a name, title and image of the one of the other attendees.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein alerting the attendee further includes providing the attendee with a contact history between the attendee and the one of the other attendees.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein alerting the attendee further includes providing the attendee with an identification of common personal information between the attendee and the one of the other attendees.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the event goal for the attendee includes an event-specific goal and one or more standing goals.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the mobile device of the attendee receives the one or more identification numbers of other attendees at the event via near field communications.

14. The system of claim 8, further comprising verifying an identity of the other attendees based on the one or more identification numbers and based upon device data obtained from mobile devices that provided the one or more identification numbers.

15. A computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processing device to cause the processing device to perform a method for enhanced teleconferencing, the method comprising;

obtaining registration information for an attendee at an event, the registration information including personal information of the attendee, an identification number of the attendee, and an event goal for the attendee;

based on a determination that the attendee is at the event, instructing a mobile device of the attendee to broadcast the identification number of the attendee;

receiving, from the mobile device of the attendee, one or more identification numbers of other attendees at the event in proximity to the attendee;

obtaining personal information of the other attendees based on the one or more identification numbers; and

alerting the attendee to connect with one of the one of the other attendees based at least in part on an overlap of the event goal for the attendee and the personal information of the one of the other attendees.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein alerting the attendee includes providing the attendee with a name, title and image of the one of the other attendees.

17. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein alerting the attendee further includes providing the attendee with a contact history between the attendee and the one of the other attendees.

18. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein alerting the attendee further includes providing the attendee with an identification of common personal information between the attendee and the one of the other attendees.

19. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the event goal for the attendee includes an event-specific goal and one or more standing goals.

20. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the mobile device of the attendee receives the one or more identification numbers of other attendees at the event via near field communications.