Context-based service delivery

• US 8,560,400 B1
• Filed: 12/28/2006
• Issued: 10/15/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sprint Communications Company LP (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: Sprint Communications Company LP (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: Lee, Wing K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Sing, Simon
• Assistant Examiner(s): BEZUAYEHU, SOLOMON G
• Application Number:
  US11/617,710
• Time in Patent Office: 2,483 Days
• Field of Search: 379/114.05, 379 8804- 8826, 455/405, 705 261- 269
• US Class Current: 705/26.7
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce

Abstract

A system for delivering a context-based service to a connected device is provided. The system includes context information for a user of the connected device, a web service, and a service delivery system. The service delivery system receives context information and information from the web service. The service delivery system combines the context information and the information from the web service to create customized information for the user. The customized information is then delivered to the user'"'"'s connected device.

Claims

1. A method for delivering context-based information to a connected device, comprising:

receiving context information for a user of a connected device by a service delivery system, wherein the context information for the user includes preferences of the user, information on individuals in the user'"'"'s social circle, and a location of the user, wherein the social circle comprises a set of contacts inferred by a telecommunications provider based on whom the user communicates via the connected device;

receiving current plans of the user relating to a destination by the service delivery system;

combining the context information for the user and the current plans of the user to identify a recommendation from one or more recommendations of a member of the user'"'"'s social circle, wherein the recommendation is for an item of interest related to the current plans of the user, wherein the identified recommendation is inferred by the service delivery system based on monitoring activities of at least one contact in the user'"'"'s social circle in the destination, and wherein the identified recommendation is inferred by the service delivery system based on a location of the monitored activities in the destination in combination with information obtained from one or more web services related to the location of the monitored activities in the destination; and

proactively sending the recommendation to the user'"'"'s connected device by the service delivery system.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the current plans of the user are travel-related plans.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the recommendation is for an item of interest in the destination, and wherein the destination is a destination city.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the service delivery system proactively sends the recommendation to the user'"'"'s connected device upon learning of the user'"'"'s travel plans.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the service delivery system proactively sends the recommendation to the user'"'"'s connected device upon the user'"'"'s arrival at the destination city.