Experience sharing system and method

• US 8,825,083 B1
• Filed: 01/31/2012
• Issued: 09/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Pedregal, Christopher, Cowan, Mathew, LeBeau, Michael J., Cselle, Gabor
• Primary Examiner(s): Georgewill, Opiribo
• Application Number:
  US13/363,183
• Time in Patent Office: 945 Days
• Field of Search: 455/456.3, 705/5, 705/14.35, 705/14.1, 705/14.49, 705/14.58
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

A method, computer program product, and computing system for the sharing of experiences is provided. The method may include receiving a request for suggested experience data from the first user, said first user being associated with first user profile data stored in an experience data store and determining location data for the first user. The method may further include determining one or more interests for the first user based at least in part on the first user profile data. The method may also include determining at least one suggested experience based at least in part on the location data for the first user and the one or more determined interests for the first user. The method may further include providing the at least one suggested experience to the first user in response to the received request.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, at one or more computing devices, a request for suggested experience data from a first user, the first user being associated with first user profile data stored in an experience data store;

determining, using the one or more computing devices, location data for the first user;

determining, using the one or more computing devices, one or more interests for the first user based at least in part on the first user profile data;

determining, using the one or more computing devices, a first suggested experience based at least in part on the location data for the first user and the one or more determined interests for the first user;

determining whether the first user and a second user are directly connected within a social network;

responsive to the first user and the second user being directly connected, providing, using the one or more computing devices, the first suggested experience in the form of a first experience card to the first user, the first experience card being created by the second user;

receiving an augment to one or more aspects of the first experience card from a third user;

determining whether the first user and the third user are directly connected within the social network; and

responsive to the first user and the third user being directly connected, providing, using the one or more computing devices, the first experience card along with the one or more augmented aspects to the first user.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein determining the one or more interests for the first user includes determining the one or more interests from a second user profile, the second user profile being associated with the first user profile.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein determining the location data further comprises receiving location coordinates using at least one of a global positioning system, an assisted global positioning system, and a differential global positioning system.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein determining the location data is based upon, at least in part, information from a WiFi network or information obtained based on near-field communications.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein determining the location data further comprises receiving an indication that the first user has checked into a location.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the location data is included within the request.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the location data is received separate from the request.

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

providing a second suggested experience to the first user based upon, at least in part, a relationship between the first suggested experience and the second suggested experience.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the relationship includes at least one of a travel time between the first suggested experience and the second suggested experience, a starting location of one of the first suggested experience and the second suggested experience, and an ending location of one of the first suggested experience and the second suggested experience.

10. A computing system comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one memory architecture coupled with the at least one processor;

one or more software modules executed on the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the one or more software modules are configured to perform operations including;

receiving, at one or more computing devices, a request for suggested experience data from a first user, the first user being associated with first user profile data stored in an experience data store;

determining, using the one or more computing devices, location data for the first user;

determining, using the one or more computing devices, one or more interests for the first user based at least in part on the first user profile data;

determining, using the one or more computing devices, a first suggested experience based at least in part on the location data for the first user and the one or more determined interests for the first user;

determining whether the first user and a second user are directly connected within a social network;

responsive to the first user and the second user being directly connected, providing, using the one or more computing devices, the first suggested experience in the form of a first experience card to the first user, the first experience card being created by the second user;

receiving an augment to one or more aspects of the first experience card from a third user;

determining whether the first user and the third user are directly connected within the social network; and

responsive to the first user and the third user being directly connected, providing, using the one or more computing devices, the first experience card along with the one or more augmented aspects to the first user.

11. The computing system of claim 10, wherein determining the one or more interests for the first user includes determining the one or more interests from a second user profile, the second user profile being associated with the first user profile.

12. The computing system of claim 10, wherein determining the location data further comprises receiving location coordinates using at least one of a global positioning system, assisted global positioning system, and differential global positioning system.

13. The computing system of claim 10, wherein determining the location data is based upon, at least in part, information from a WiFi network or information obtained based on near-field communications.

14. The computing system of claim 10, wherein determining the location data further comprises receiving an indication that the first user has checked into a location.

15. The computing system of claim 10, wherein the location data is included within the request.

16. The computing system of claim 10, wherein the location data is received separate from the request.

17. The computing system of claim 10, wherein operations further comprise:

providing a second suggested experience to the first user based upon, at least in part, a relationship between the first suggested experience and the second suggested experience.

18. The computing system of claim 17, wherein the relationship includes at least one of a travel time between the first suggested experience and the second suggested experience, a starting location of one of the first suggested experience and the second suggested experience, and an ending location of one of the first suggested experience and the second suggested experience.

19. A computer program product residing on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving, at one or more computing devices, a request for suggested experience data from a first user, the first user being associated with first user profile data stored in an experience data store;

determining, using the one or more computing devices, location data for the first user;

determining, using the one or more computing devices, one or more interests for the first user based at least in part on the first user profile data;

determining, using the one or more computing devices, a first suggested experience based at least in part on the location data for the first user and the one or more determined interests for the first user;

determining whether the first user and a second user are directly connected within a social network;

responsive to the first user and the second user being directly connected, providing, using the one or more computing devices, the first suggested experience in the form of a first experience card to the first user, the first experience card being created by the second user;

receiving an augment to one or more aspects of the first experience card from a third user;

determining whether the first user and the third user are directly connected within the social network; and

responsive to the first user and the third user being directly connected, providing, using the one or more computing devices, the first experience card along with the one or more augmented aspects to the first user.

20. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein determining the one or more interests for the first user includes determining the one or more interests from a second user profile, the second user profile being associated with the first user profile.

21. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein determining the location data further comprises receiving location coordinates using at least one of a global positioning system, assisted global positioning system, and differential global positioning system.

22. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein determining the location data is based upon, at least in part, information from a WiFi network or information obtained based on near-field communications.

23. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein determining the location data further comprises receiving an indication that the first user has checked into a location.

24. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the location data is included within the request.

25. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the location data is received separate from the request.

26. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein operations further comprise:

providing a second suggested experience to the first user based upon, at least in part, a relationship between the first suggested experience and the second suggested experience.

27. The computer program product of claim 26, wherein the relationship includes at least one of a travel time between the first suggested experience and the second suggested experience, a starting location of one of the first suggested experience and the second suggested experience, and an ending location of one of the first suggested experience and the second suggested experience.