Suggesting invitations to join a network

• US 8,738,714 B2
• Filed: 07/18/2011
• Issued: 05/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TangoMe Incorporated
• Original Assignee: TangoMe Incorporated
• Inventors: Setton, Eric
• Primary Examiner(s): VU, VIET DUY
• Application Number:
  US13/184,706
• Publication Number:
  US 20130024506A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,044 Days
• Field of Search: 709/204, 709/206, 709/223, 709/224, 709/227, 709/228
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

A method for suggesting invitations to a network. The method includes accessing information corresponding to a plurality of individuals, wherein a first user of the network is associated with the plurality of individuals. The method also includes determining whether any of the plurality of individuals merit an invitation to join said network with the first user. The determining is based on the information corresponding to a plurality of individuals.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for suggesting invitations to join a network, said computer-implemented method comprising:

automatically accessing, by a computing system, a contact list stored on a first device and associated with a first user of a network, said contact list comprising information relating to a plurality of individuals, wherein said network is a mobile video calling service;

comparing said information relating to said plurality of individuals with information relating to said first user;

based on said comparing, determining, by said computing system, based on a call log, whether any of said plurality of individuals merit an invitation to join said network; and

if a determination is made that said invitation to join said network is merited, then generating at least one suggested invitation to join said network; and

presenting said at least one suggested invitation to said first user.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining said information relating to said first user of said network.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

automatically accessing a global contact list.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said automatically accessing, by a computing system, a contact list stored on a first device and associated with a first user of a network comprises:

accessing addressable information corresponding to said plurality of individuals.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said information is selected from a group consisting of:

name, phone number, email address, and Facebook ID.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said determining is based on a communication pattern.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said determining is based on a communication metric.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein said communication metric is selected from a group consisting of:

duration of calls, time of calls, number of calls, location of calls, area code, and cost of calls.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

allowing selection of individuals of a presented list of suggested invitations.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

automatically presenting said at least one suggested invitation to said first user.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

automatically inviting any of said plurality of individuals who merited said invitation to join said network with said first user.

12. A computer useable storage medium having computer readable program code embedded therein, the program code comprising:

an information accessor configured for automatically accessing a contact list stored on a first device and associated with a first user of a network, said contact list comprising information relating to a plurality of individuals, wherein said network is a mobile video calling service;

an information comparor configured for comparing said information relating to said plurality of individuals with information relating to said first user;

an invitation determiner configured for determining, based on said comparing and a call loq, whether any of said plurality of individuals merit an invitation to join said network;

an invitation generator configured for, if a determination is made that said invitation to join said network is merited, generating at least one suggested invitation to join said network; and

an invitation presenter configured for presenting said at least one suggested invitation to said first user.

13. The computer usable storage medium of claim 12, wherein said information accessor is further configured to access information corresponding to said first user of said network.

14. The computer usable storage medium of claim 12, further comprising:

a display configured for presenting said at least one suggested invitation to said first user.