Providing notifications to an individual in a multi-dimensional personal information network
First Claim
1. A method for providing notifications to a first individual within a multi-dimensional personal information network, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a first device, one or more data feeds corresponding to the first individual within the multi-dimensional personal information network, wherein at least one of the one or more data feeds comprises purchase records relating to a first itinerary information corresponding to the first individual;
analyzing, by the first device, the received one or more data feeds to determine a geographic area associated with the first itinerary information, the geographic area being remote from the first user'"'"'s home location;
identifying, by the first device, one or more second individuals associated with the determined geographic area, wherein the identifying comprises querying, by the first device, one or more second devices corresponding to the one or more second individuals and wherein the one or more second devices are not identified by the first individual prior to the querying;
receiving, by the first device, one or more data feeds corresponding to at least one of the one or more second individuals from the corresponding at least one of the one or more second devices, wherein at least one of the one or more data feeds corresponding to the at least one of the one or more second individuals comprises a second itinerary information generated by computer calendar software, the second itinerary information corresponding to the at least one of the one or more second individuals; and
providing, by the first device, one or more recommendations relating to the determined geographic location to the first individual based at least in part on the first itinerary information corresponding to the first individual and the second itinerary information corresponding to the at least one of the one or more second individuals.
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Abstract
A method for providing notifications to an individual within a multi-dimensional personal information network includes obtaining itinerary information corresponding to a first individual within a multi-dimensional personal information network. A second individual that is included in a projection of the multi-dimensional personal information network that also includes the first individual is identified. Itinerary information corresponding to the second individual is obtained. One or notifications based on the itinerary information corresponding to the first individual and the itinerary information corresponding to the second individual are provided to the first individual.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for providing notifications to a first individual within a multi-dimensional personal information network, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a first device, one or more data feeds corresponding to the first individual within the multi-dimensional personal information network, wherein at least one of the one or more data feeds comprises purchase records relating to a first itinerary information corresponding to the first individual; analyzing, by the first device, the received one or more data feeds to determine a geographic area associated with the first itinerary information, the geographic area being remote from the first user'"'"'s home location; identifying, by the first device, one or more second individuals associated with the determined geographic area, wherein the identifying comprises querying, by the first device, one or more second devices corresponding to the one or more second individuals and wherein the one or more second devices are not identified by the first individual prior to the querying; receiving, by the first device, one or more data feeds corresponding to at least one of the one or more second individuals from the corresponding at least one of the one or more second devices, wherein at least one of the one or more data feeds corresponding to the at least one of the one or more second individuals comprises a second itinerary information generated by computer calendar software, the second itinerary information corresponding to the at least one of the one or more second individuals; and providing, by the first device, one or more recommendations relating to the determined geographic location to the first individual based at least in part on the first itinerary information corresponding to the first individual and the second itinerary information corresponding to the at least one of the one or more second individuals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for providing notifications to a first individual within a multi-dimensional personal information network, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a first device, one or more data feeds corresponding to the first individual within the multi-dimensional personal information network, wherein at least one of the one or more data feeds comprises purchase records relating to a first itinerary information corresponding to the first individual; analyzing, by the first device, the received one or more data feeds to determine a geographic area associated with the first itinerary information, the geographic area being remote from the first user'"'"'s home location; identifying, by the first device, one or more second individuals associated with the determined geographic area, wherein the identifying comprises querying, by the first device, one or more second devices corresponding to the one or more second individuals and wherein the one or more second devices are not identified by the first individual prior to the querying; receiving, by the first device, one or more data feeds corresponding to the at least one of the one or more second individuals, wherein at least one of the one or more data feeds corresponding to the at least one of the one or more second individuals comprises a second itinerary information generated by computer calendar software, the second itinerary information corresponding to the at least one of the one or more second individuals; receiving, by the first device, one or more data feeds from a community information aggregator, wherein at least one data feed from the community information aggregator comprises information corresponding to one or more events associated with the determined geographic area; and providing, by the first device, one or more recommendations relating to the determined geographic location to the first individual based on the first itinerary information corresponding to the first individual, the second itinerary information corresponding to the at least one of the one or more second individuals, and the information corresponding to at least one of the events. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A method for providing notifications to a first individual within a multi-dimensional personal information network, the method comprising:
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obtaining, by a first device, purchase records relating to first itinerary information corresponding to the first individual within the multi-dimensional personal information network; analyzing, by the first device, the received one or more data feeds to determine a geographic area associated with the first itinerary information, the geographic area being remote from the first user'"'"'s home location; identifying, by the first device, a second individual associated with the determined geographic area, wherein the first individual and the second individual are included in a projection of the multi-dimensional personal information network and the second individual is identified by querying, by the first device, a second device associated with the second individual, the second individual selected without input from the first individual; obtaining, by the first device, a second itinerary information generated by computer calendar software, the second itinerary information corresponding to the second individual; and providing, by the first device, to the first individual, one or more recommendations relating to the determined geographic area based on the first itinerary information corresponding to the first individual and the second itinerary information corresponding to the second individual. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. An apparatus for providing notifications to a first individual within a multi-dimensional personal information network, the apparatus comprising:
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a processor coupled to a memory; a notification module, controlled by the first individual, for receiving a first set of data feeds corresponding to a first individual and a second set of data feeds corresponding to a second individual and the notification module configured to provide one or more recommendations to the first individual, wherein at least one data feed from the first set of data feeds comprises a first itinerary information corresponding to the first individual, wherein at least one data feed from the second set of data feeds comprises a second itinerary information generated by computer calendar software, the second itinerary information corresponding to the second individual; a location module configured for determining a geographic area associated with the first itinerary information, the geographic area being remote from the first user'"'"'s home location; a recommendation module for determining the one or more recommendations based at least in part on the first itinerary information corresponding to the first individual and the second itinerary information corresponding to the second individual; and an identification module for locating a device associated with the determined geographic area and associated with the second individual, the device storing the second set of data feeds, wherein the device and the second individual are not identified by the first individual. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method for providing notifications to a first individual within a multi-dimensional personal information network, the method comprising:
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accessing, by a first device, personal information corresponding to the first individual, wherein the personal information includes purchase records relating to a first itinerary information corresponding to the first individual; analyzing, by the first device, the purchase records relating to the first itinerary information to determine a geographic area associated with the first itinerary information, the geographic area being remote from the first user'"'"'s home location; identifying, by the first device, one or more second individuals associated with the determined geographic area, wherein the identifying comprises querying, by the first device, one or more second devices corresponding to the one or more second individuals and wherein the one or more second devices are not identified by the first individual prior to the querying; receiving, by the first device, from at least one of the one or more second devices, personal information corresponding to at least one of the one or more second individuals, wherein the personal information corresponding to the at least one of the one or more second individual individuals comprises a second itinerary information generated by computer calendar software, the second itinerary information corresponding to the at least one of the one or more second individuals; and providing, by the first device, one or more recommendations relating to the determined geographic location to the first individual based at least in part on the first itinerary information corresponding to the first individual and the second itinerary information corresponding to the at least one of the one or more second individuals. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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