Method and apparatus of organizing and delivering data to intended recipients

• US 9,160,806 B1
• Filed: 08/04/2011
• Issued: 10/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Open Invention Network LLC
• Original Assignee: Open Invention Network LLC
• Inventors: Ledet, David Gerard
• Primary Examiner(s): Dalencourt, Yves
• Assistant Examiner(s): MENDAYE, KIDEST H
• Application Number:
  US13/198,556
• Time in Patent Office: 1,531 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/335 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles filtering in web context G06F16/9535, G06F16/9536
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/185 with management of multicast group membership
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/02 using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services

Abstract

Disclosed are an apparatus and method of transmitting a message to a plurality of data recipients subscribed to receive information from a leader. An example method of operation may include transmitting a message intended for the plurality of data recipients, analyzing content of the message to determine a category corresponding to the content and matching the message with the category. The method may also include determining that only a subset of the plurality of data recipients are configured to receive the message based on the determined category, and transmitting the message to the subset of the plurality of data recipients.

Claims

1. A method of transmitting a message to a plurality of data recipients subscribed to receive information from a leader, the method comprising:

transmitting a message intended for the plurality of data recipients;

determining whether the plurality of data recipients are split into at least two groups comprising a subset of the plurality of data recipients configured to receive the message and a subset of the plurality of data recipients configured not to receive the message;

analyzing content of the message to determine a category corresponding to the content, wherein the analyzing further comprises determining if the category currently exists and if not, creating a new category and matching the message with the category;

matching the message with the category associated with at least one predetermined topic of interest;

determining that only the a subset of the plurality of data recipients are configured to receive the message based on the predetermined topic of interest by identifying the subset of the plurality of data recipients as being members of a particular special interest group identifying the at least one topic of interest;

placing the subset of data recipients configured to receive the message into a recipient queue comprising objects representing the plurality of data recipients; and

transmitting the message to the subset of the plurality of data recipients based on the objects in the recipient queue;

wherein if the subset of the plurality of data recipients are not configured to receive the message, transmitting the message to all of the plurality of data recipients.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined topic of interest is created by the leader.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

not transmitting the message to remaining data recipients who are not configured to receive the message.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing the category in a table and associating the category with the message and at least one data recipient also stored in the table.

5. An apparatus configured to transmit a message to a plurality of data recipients subscribed to receive information from a leader, the apparatus comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit a message intended for the plurality of data recipients;

a memory; and

a processor communicably coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to

analyze content of the message to determine a category corresponding to the content, wherein the analyze the content further comprises a determination if the category currently exists and if not, a creation of a new category and a match of the message with the category,

determine whether the plurality of data recipients are split into at least two groups comprising a subset of the plurality of data recipients configured to receive the message and a subset of the plurality of data recipients configured not to receive the message;

match the message with the category associated with at least one predetermined topic of interest,

determine that only the a subset of the plurality of data recipients are configured to receive the message based on the predetermined topic of interest by identifying the subset of the plurality of data recipients as being members of a particular special interest group identifying the at least one topic of interest,

place the subset of data recipients configured to receive the message into a recipient queue comprising objects representing the plurality of data recipients, and

wherein the transmitter is also configured to transmit the message to the subset of the plurality of data recipients based on the objects in the recipient queue;

wherein if the subset of the plurality of data recipients are not configured to receive the message, the processor is configured to transmit the message to all of the plurality of data recipients.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the predetermined topic of interest is created by the leader.

7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the transmitter does not transmit the message to remaining data recipients who are not configured to receive the message.

8. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the processor is further configured to store the category in a table and associate the category with the message and at least one data recipient also stored in the table.

9. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform transmitting a message to a plurality of data recipients subscribed to receive information from a leader, the processor being further configured to perform:

transmitting a message intended for the plurality of data recipients;

analyzing content of the message to determine a category corresponding to the content, wherein the analyzing further comprises determining if the category currently exists and if not, creating a new category and matching the message with the category;

determining whether the plurality of data recipients are split into at least two groups comprising a subset of the plurality of data recipients configured to receive the message and a subset of the plurality of data recipients configured not to receive the message;

matching the message with the category associated with at least one predetermined topic of interest;

determining that only the a subset of the plurality of data recipients are configured to receive the message based on the predetermined topic of interest by identifying the subset of the plurality of data recipients as being members of a particular special interest group identifying the at least one topic of interest;

placing the subset of data recipients configured to receive the message into a recipient queue comprising objects representing the plurality of data recipients; and

transmitting the message to the subset of the plurality of data recipients based on the objects in the recipient queue;

wherein if the subset of the plurality of data recipients are not configured to receive the message, transmitting the message to all of the plurality of data recipients.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the predetermined topic of interest is created by the leader.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

not transmitting the message to remaining data recipients who are not configured to receive the message.