Systems and methods for generating customized settings utilizing a social network of personal profiles
First Claim
1. A system for providing a recommended customized profile to a subject member of a social network, the system comprising:
- a social network database storing profiles of members of the social network corresponding to multiple customizable apparatuses, including a subject customizable apparatus associated with the subject member; and
a central social network server having;
a processor; and
a tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including;
identifying, among the multiple customizable apparatuses, a customizable apparatus, other than the subject customizable apparatus, having a base profile associated with the subject member;
identifying at least one member of the social network, other than the subject member, having a profile associated with the identified customizable apparatus and a profile associated with the subject customizable apparatus;
determining the profile of the at least one other member of the social network that is associated with the subject customizable apparatus to be a matching profile; and
generating the recommended customized profile based on the matching profile of the at least one other member of the social network.
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Abstract
A system for providing a recommended customized profile to a subject member of a social network for use in operating a subject customizable apparatus is described. The system includes a social network database storing profiles of members of the social network corresponding to multiple customizable apparatus including the subject customizable apparatus. The system also includes a central social network server having a processor and a tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to generate the recommended customized profile, for use by the subject member in operation of the subject customizable apparatus, based on at least one matching profile of other members in the social network.
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1. A system for providing a recommended customized profile to a subject member of a social network, the system comprising:
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a social network database storing profiles of members of the social network corresponding to multiple customizable apparatuses, including a subject customizable apparatus associated with the subject member; and a central social network server having; a processor; and a tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including; identifying, among the multiple customizable apparatuses, a customizable apparatus, other than the subject customizable apparatus, having a base profile associated with the subject member; identifying at least one member of the social network, other than the subject member, having a profile associated with the identified customizable apparatus and a profile associated with the subject customizable apparatus; determining the profile of the at least one other member of the social network that is associated with the subject customizable apparatus to be a matching profile; and generating the recommended customized profile based on the matching profile of the at least one other member of the social network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A subject customizable apparatus associated with a subject member of a social network, comprising:
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a processor; and a tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including; determining that a setting is not available for a customizable feature of the subject customizable apparatus in connection with the subject member; generating a request for a recommended customized profile for the subject member; transmitting the request to a social network server, wherein the social network server generates the recommended customized profile by identifying, among multiple customizable apparatuses, a customizable apparatus other than the subject customizable apparatus having a base profile associated with the subject member, identifying at least one member of the social network, other than the subject member, having a profile associated with the identified customizable apparatus and a profile associated with the subject customizable apparatus, and determining the profile of the at least one other member of the social network that is associated with the subject customizable apparatus to be a matching profile, wherein the recommended customized profile is generated based on the matching profile of the at least one other member of the social network; receiving the requested recommended customized profile; and implementing the recommended customized profile for the customizable feature. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-implemented method for providing a recommended customized profile to a subject member of a social network comprising:
a processor, in executing computer-readable instructions stored on a tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium, performing operations comprising; identifying, among multiple customizable apparatuses including a subject customizable apparatus associated with the subject member, a customizable apparatus other than the subject customizable apparatus having a base profile associated with the subject member; identifying at least one member of the social network, other than the subject member, having a profile associated with the identified customizable apparatus and a profile associated with the subject customizable apparatus; determining the profile of the at least one other member of the social network that is associated with the subject customizable apparatus to be a matching profile; and generating the recommended customized profile based on the matching profile of the at least one other member of the social network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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