Socializing web services

• US 8,725,805 B2
• Filed: 01/19/2010
• Issued: 05/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Vodafone Group PLC
• Original Assignee: Vodafone Group PLC
• Inventors: Rubio Andres, Francisco Javier, Almodovar Herraiz, Daniel, Esteve Asensio, Guillermo
• Primary Examiner(s): Etienne, Ario
• Assistant Examiner(s): SHIU, HO T
• Application Number:
  US12/689,994
• Publication Number:
  US 20100217802A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,575 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A Method for sharing and recording achievements obtained in web services, comprising:

• • receiving, at an achievements information server, from at least one web service the achievements obtained by different Internet users in the corresponding web service;
  • storing at the achievements information server said achievements associated with each Internet user;
  • downloading the stored achievements of each Internet user to a mobile device of a corresponding Internet user, (i.e. a broadcast user);
  • the broadcast user selecting at least one achievement, among the downloaded achievements, to broadcast;
  • broadcasting from the mobile device of the broadcast user said at least one selected achievement.

Claims

1. A method for sharing and recording achievements obtained from web services, the method comprising:

receiving, at an achievements information server, from at least one web service, achievements realized by different Internet users through activity of the users in each web service;

storing at the achievements information server said achievements associated with each Internet user;

for each Internet user;

downloading the stored achievements of the Internet user to a mobile device of a corresponding broadcast user;

the broadcast user configuring a current profile indicating which of the achievements to broadcast and a priority of the achievements to broadcast;

filtering the downloaded achievements to select at least one achievement to broadcast; and

broadcasting, by the mobile device of the broadcast user, said at least one selected achievement;

determining which of the broadcast users are located at a specific area;

determining an average profile corresponding to the specific area based on the achievements of the broadcast users located at the specific area; and

broadcasting the average profile of the specific area.

2. The method for sharing and recording achievements obtained from web services according to claim 1, wherein the broadcasting of the at least one selected achievement is performed in at least one of the following ways:

using short range technology to communicate with other electronic devices;

using a cellular network or a WiFi connection to communicate with the achievements information server.

3. The method for sharing and recording achievements obtained from web services according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving at the achievements information server the at least one broadcasted achievement corresponding to different broadcast users, along with their corresponding localization; and

sending from the achievements information server, as a response to a request, information related to the localization of broadcast users with at least one achievement fulfilling determined conditions established on the request.

4. The method for sharing and recording achievements obtained from web services according to claim 1, wherein determining which of the broadcast users are located at the specific area comprises capturing, at a broadcasting device installed at the specific area, achievements received from the broadcast users located at the specific area.

5. The method for sharing and recording achievements obtained from web services according to claim 4, further comprising:

broadcasting, by the broadcasting device, together with the achievements captured by the broadcasting device, measurement data from at least one sensor device installed at the specific area.

6. The method for sharing and recording achievements obtained from web services according to claim 4, wherein the broadcasting of said achievements captured by the broadcasting device is performed in at least one of the following ways:

using short range technology to communicate with other electronic devices; and

using a cellular network or a DSL connection to communicate with the achievements information server.

7. The method for recited in claim 4, further comprising broadcasting, by the broadcasting device, said achievements captured.

8. The method for sharing and recording achievements obtained from web services according to claim 1, wherein each downloaded achievement comprises:

an identity of the subject of the downloaded achievement,

information specifying the web service that produced the achievement, and

information about the achievement.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one web service comprises an online game site and the achievements of each user comprise achievements of the user obtained through activity of the user at the online game site.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one web service comprises a social web site and the achievements of each user comprise opinions of the user by other users of the social web site.

11. The method recited in claim 1, wherein the mobile device comprises a mobile telephone.

12. The method recited in claim 1, wherein broadcasting the average profile of the specific area is performed by a broadcasting device installed at the specific area.

13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising broadcasting, by the broadcasting device, data based on the average profile.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the data comprises information and services based on the profile.

15. The method according to claim 13, wherein the broadcasting device is installed at a business and the method further comprises determining marketing information about the business based on the profile.

16. A system for sharing and recording achievements obtained from web services, the system comprising:

an achievements information server, comprising;

means for receiving, from at least one web service, achievements realized by different Internet users through activity of the users in each web service; and

means for storing said achievements associated with each Internet user; and

a mobile device corresponding to each Internet user, each mobile device being configured to;

download, from the achievements information server, the achievements of the corresponding Internet user;

configure a current profile indicating which of the achievements to broadcast and a priority of the achievements to broadcast;

filter the downloaded achievements to select at least one achievement, from among the downloaded achievements, to broadcast; and

broadcast said at least one selected achievement,

wherein the system is configured to;

determine which of the Internet users are located at a specific area;

determine an average profile corresponding to the specific area based on the achievements of the Internet users located at the specific area; and

broadcast the average profile of the specific area.

17. The system for sharing and recording achievements obtained from web services according to claim 16, wherein each mobile device is configured to broadcast the at least one selected achievement in at least one of the following ways:

using short range technology to communicate with other electronic devices; and

using a cellular network or a WiFi connection to communicate with the achievements information server.

18. The system for sharing and recording achievements obtained from web services according to claim 16, wherein the achievements information server is configured to:

receive the at least one broadcasted achievement corresponding to the Internet users, along with their corresponding localization; and

send, as a response to a request, information related to the localization of the Internet users with at least one achievement fulfilling determined conditions established on the request.

19. The system for sharing and recording achievements obtained from web services according to claim 16, wherein each downloaded achievement comprises:

an identity of the subject of the downloaded achievement,

information specifying the web service that produced the achievement, and

information about the achievement.

20. The system recited in claim 16, further comprising a broadcasting device, the broadcasting device being configured to determine which of the Internet users are located at the specific area and broadcast the average profile of the specific area.

21. The system for sharing and recording achievements obtained from web services according to 20, wherein the broadcasting device is configured to capture and broadcast achievements received from the Internet users located at the specific area.

22. The system for sharing and recording achievements obtained from web services according to claim 21, wherein the broadcasting device is further configured to broadcast, together with the achievements captured by the broadcasting device, measurement data from at least one sensor device installed at the specific area.

23. The system for sharing and recording achievements obtained from web services according to claim 21, wherein the broadcasting device is configured to broadcast said achievements captured by the broadcasting device in at least one of the following ways:

using short range technology to communicate with other electronic devices; and

using a cellular network or a DSL connection to communicate with the achievements information server.