Compilation and presentation of user activity information

• US 9,342,209 B1
• Filed: 08/23/2012
• Issued: 05/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Audible Incorporated (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Audible Incorporated (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hwang, Douglas C., Goldstein, Douglas S., Arora, Ajay, Story, Guy A. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): CHUANG, JUNG-MU T
• Application Number:
  US13/593,388
• Time in Patent Office: 1,363 Days
• Field of Search: 715/730
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

Features are disclosed for generating presentations of information about activities of users of personal devices. Any number of personal devices may transmit information about activities performed by users associated with the personal devices. The information can be transmitted to a management component configured to compile the information, supplement the information with information from third-party sources, and generate presentations. The presentations may be based on templates associated with particular users or groups of users. The presentations may include, but are not limited to, visual, audio, and textual content.

Claims

1. A system for compiling and presenting user information, the system comprising:

a data store configured to store computer-executable instructions; and

a computing device in communication with the data store, the computing device, when executing the computer-executable instructions, configured to;

detect a first mobile device in a communication range of the computing device;

detect a second mobile device in the communication range of the computing device;

receive, from the first mobile device, first user activity data;

receive, from the second mobile device, second user activity data;

determine, based at least partly on the first user activity data and the second user activity data, that a first user of the first mobile device and a second user of the second mobile device each visited a common geographic location;

group the first user and the second user into a first group of users who have visited the common geographic location;

access a first template associated with the first group of users;

obtain, from a remote service, first supplemental information associated with an activity of at least one of the first user or the second user, wherein the activity of at least one of the first user or the second user is identified from at least one of the first user activity data or the second user activity data;

cause, at least in part, a multimedia presentation to be automatically assembled using the first user activity data, the second user activity data, the first supplemental information, and the first template;

cause, at least in part, a media device to display the multimedia presentation;

detect a third mobile device in the communication range of the computing device;

receive third user activity data from the third mobile device;

group at least the first user of the first group of users with a third user of the third mobile device into a second group of users based at least partly on a predetermined relationship between the first user and the third user;

access a second template associated with the second group of users;

obtain, from the remote service, second supplemental information associated with an activity of the third user, wherein the activity of the third user is identified from the third user activity data; and

update the multimedia presentation using the third user activity data, the second supplemental information, and the second template.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first mobile device or the second mobile device comprises at least one of a mobile phone, a media player, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a tablet computer, and a laptop computer, and wherein the media device comprises at least one of a television, a set-top box, a computing device, and a mobile device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the first user activity data comprises at least one of images captured via a first camera of the first mobile device or images captured via a second camera of the second mobile device, and wherein the activity identified in the first user activity data comprises at least one of an appointment, a change in geographical location, an electronic communication, a phone call, and a content interaction.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the predetermined relationship between the first user and the third user comprises at least one of a marital relationship, a family relationship, or an organizational relationship, and wherein the second template is further associated with the predetermined relationship.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the first user activity data is associated with a characteristic of the second group of users, and wherein a portion of the multimedia presentation regarding the first user is associated with the characteristic of the second group of users.

6. A computer-implemented method for compiling and presenting user information, the computer-implemented method comprising:

under control of one or more computing devices configured to execute specific computer-executable instructions,

detecting a first mobile device in a communication range of the one or more computing devices;

detecting a second mobile device in the communication range of the one or more computing devices;

receiving via one or more wireless communication links, first user activity data from the first mobile device;

receiving, via the one or more wireless communication links, second user activity data from the second mobile device;

determining, based at least partly on the first user activity data and the second user activity data, that a first user of the first mobile device and a second user of the second mobile device each visited a common geographic location;

placing data regarding the first user and data regarding the second user into a first data group comprising data regarding users who have visited the common geographic location;

retrieving, from a remote service, first supplemental information associated with an activity of at least one of the first user or the second user, wherein the activity of at least one of the first user or the second user is identified from at least one of the first user activity data or the second user activity data;

generating a first multimedia presentation using the first user activity data, the second user activity data, the first supplemental information, and a first template associated with the first data group;

detecting a third mobile device in the communication range of the one or more computing devices;

receiving, via the one or more wireless communication links, third user activity data from the third mobile device;

placing data regarding the first user and data regarding the third user into a second data group comprising data regarding users who have a predetermined relationship;

retrieving, from the remote service, second supplemental information associated with an activity of the third user, wherein the activity of the third user is identified from the third user activity data; and

generating a second multimedia presentation using the third user activity data, the second supplemental information, and a second template associated with the second data group.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 wherein the first template comprises a layout for the presentation.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 wherein the first template indicates at least a portion of the first user activity data to include in the presentation.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 further comprising:

determining, based at least partly on a layout configuration of the first template, which of the first user activity data or second user activity data not to include in the first multimedia presentation.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, wherein the first template indicates at least a portion of the first supplemental information to include in the presentation.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 further comprising causing a media device to display the first multimedia presentation.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, wherein the first mobile device or the second mobile device comprises one of a mobile phone, a media player, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a tablet computer, or a laptop computer, and wherein the media device comprises one of a television, set-top box, a computing device, or mobile device.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein the predetermined relationship comprises at least one of a marital relationship, a family relationship, or an organizational relationship.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein determining that the first user and the second user each visited the common geographic location comprises:

obtaining, from the first mobile device, first user profile data related to visiting the common geographic location;

obtaining, from the second mobile device, second user profile data related to visiting the common geographic location; and

determining that the first user profile data and the second user profile data each relate to visiting the common geographic location.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising executable code that, when executed by a processor, causes a management component comprising one or more computing devices to perform a process comprising:

detecting a first mobile device in a communication range of the one or more computing devices;

detecting a second mobile device in the communication range of the one or more computing devices;

receiving first user activity data from the first mobile device;

receiving second user activity data from the second mobile device;

determining, based at least partly on the first user activity data and the second user activity data, that a first user of the first mobile device has a first relationship to a second of the second mobile device;

placing data regarding the first user and data regarding the second user into a first data group based at least partly on the first relationship;

receiving first supplemental information associated with at least one of the first user activity data or the second user activity data;

generating a first multimedia presentation using the first user activity data, the second user activity data, the first supplemental information, and a first template associated with the first data group;

detecting a third mobile device in the communication range of the one or more computing devices;

receiving third user activity data from the third mobile device;

determining, based at least party on the first user activity data and the third user activity data, that the first user has a second relationship to a third user of the third mobile device;

placing data regarding the first user and data regarding the third user into a second data group based at least partly on the second relationship;

receiving second supplemental information associated with the third user activity data;

generating a second multimedia presentation using the third user activity data, the second supplemental information, and a second template associated with the second data group.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the first supplemental information is distinct from the first user activity data, wherein the first supplemental information comprises at least one of a map, image, video, review, and menu associated with an activity identified in the first user activity data.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein at least one of the first template or the second template indicates at least a portion of the first supplemental information to be included in the second multimedia presentation.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein the process further comprises:

receiving, from the first mobile device, first user profile data related to visiting a geographic location;

receiving, from the second mobile device, second user profile data related to visiting the geographic location; and

determining that the first user profile data and the second user profile data each relate to visiting the geographic location.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein generating the second multimedia presentation comprises using the first template in addition to the second template.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the second supplemental information describes an aspect of a common geographic location visited by the first user and the third user.

21. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, the process further comprising causing a media device to display the second multimedia presentation.

22. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21, wherein the first mobile device or the second mobile device comprises at least one of a mobile phone, a media player, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a tablet computer, and a laptop computer, and wherein the media device comprises at least one of a television, a set-top box, a computing device, and a mobile device.

23. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the first relationship comprises at least one of a marital relationship, a family relationship, or an organizational relationship.

24. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 23, wherein a portion of the second multimedia presentation regarding the first user is associated with the first relationship.