Coasting module to remove user from logical group

• US 8,943,157 B2
• Filed: 09/24/2013
• Issued: 01/27/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LinkedIn Corporation (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Mallet, Vincent, Cheng, Jessica, Fiedel, Noah, Gillum, Eric William, Ramanarayanan, Ganesh, Woods, Nicholas James
• Primary Examiner(s): Lai, Michael C
• Application Number:
  US14/035,271
• Publication Number:
  US 20140214952A1
• Time in Patent Office: 490 Days
• Field of Search: 709/206, 709/204, 715/800, 370/254, 455/456.1, 706/46, 345/158
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/17306 Intercommunication techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/285 Clustering or classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/287 Visualization; Browsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1827 Network arrangements for conference optimisation or adaptation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/69 using geographic information, e.g. room number
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/04 Processing captured monitoring data, e.g. for logfile generation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/045 for graphical visualisation of monitoring data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 : specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 : Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 : Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 : Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 : User group management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 : Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/186 : Processing of subscriber group data
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99935 : Query augmenting and refining, e.g. inexact access
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99954 : Version management

Abstract

Systems and methods for the forming of user device groups are presented. In one example, a message received at a user device from a server system, the message indicating that a user of the user device has been added to a logical group of users. Then content may be transmitted from the user device to the server system for distribution to the logical group of users. Then, in response to a determination that the user device has been out of communication with the server system for a predetermined period of time, a determination is made, utilizing a coasting module on the user device, that the user should be removed from the logical group of users based on a factor other than a length of time the user device has been out of communication with the server system.

Claims

1. A user device comprising:

at least one processor;

memory comprising modules including instructions executable by the at least one processor, the modules comprising;

an interface module configured to transmit messages to and receive messages from a server system, the messages regarding the addition of a user of the user device to a logical group of users and the distribution of content among the logical group of users;

a coasting module configured to, in response to a determination that the user device has been out of communication with the server system for a predetermined period of time, make a determination that the user should be removed from the logical group of users based on a factor other than a length of time the user device has been out of communication with the server system; and

a tuning parameters module configured to store a set of guidelines received from the server system, the guidelines indicating one or more parameters, the coasting module configured to use the one or more parameters in making the determination that the user should be removed from the logical group of users.

2. The user device of claim 1, wherein the modules further comprise a location services module configured to generate location information indicating a location of the user device, and wherein the factor includes the location information.

3. The user device of claim 1, wherein the modules further comprise an environmental detection module configured to generate environmental information indicating at least one physical environmental condition in the vicinity of the user device, as detected by an environmental sensor, and wherein the factor includes the environmental information.

4. The user device of claim 1, wherein the factor includes a frequency of posting of content by the user to the logical group of users.

5. The user device of claim 1, wherein the factor includes types of content posted by the user to the logical group of users.

6. The user device of claim 1, wherein the one or more parameters include a maximum distance the user device has traveled since last communication with the server system.

7. The user device of claim 1, wherein the one or more parameters include one or more types of content.

8. A method comprising:

receiving, from a server system, at a user device, a message indicating that a user of the user device has been added to a logical group of users;

transmitting content from the user device to the server system for distribution to the logical group of users;

storing a set of guidelines received from the server system, the guidelines indicating one or more parameters; and

in response to a determination that the user device has been out of communication with the server system for a predetermined period of time, determining, utilizing a coasting module on the user device, that the user should be removed from the logical group of users based on a factor other than a length of time the user device has been out of communication with the server system, the coasting module configured to use the one or more parameters in making the determination that the user should be removed from the logical group of users.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the factor includes location of the user device.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the factor includes environmental information indicating at least one physical environmental condition in the vicinity of the user device, as detected by an environmental sensor.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the factor includes a frequency of posting of content by the user to the logical group of users.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the factor includes types of content posted by the user to the logical group of users.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from a server system, at a user device, a message indicating that a user of the user device has been added to a logical group of users;

transmitting content from the user device to the server system for distribution to the logical group of users;

storing a set of guidelines received from the server system, the guidelines indicating one or more parameters; and

in response to a determination that the user device has been out of communication with the server system for a predetermined period of time, determining, utilizing a coasting module on the user device, that the user should be removed from the logical group of users based on a factor other than a length of time the user device has been out of communication with the server system, the coasting module configured to use the one or more parameters in making the determination that the user should be removed from the logical group of users.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the factor includes location of the user device.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the factor includes environmental information indicating at least one physical environmental condition in the vicinity of the user device, as detected by an environmental sensor.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the factor includes frequency of posting of content by the user to the logical group of users.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the factor includes types of content posted by the user to the logical group of users.