Pinning users to user groups

• US 9,413,706 B2
• Filed: 06/29/2015
• Issued: 08/09/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LinkedIn Corporation (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Gillum, Eric William, Mallet, Vincent, Cheng, Jessica, Fiedel, Noah, Ramanarayanan, Ganesh, Woods, Nicholas James
• Primary Examiner(s): Lai, Michael C
• Application Number:
  US14/754,601
• Publication Number:
  US 20150302080A1
• Time in Patent Office: 407 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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

A score is generated for each of a plurality of potential user groups in which to add the first user, each potential user group containing a plurality of users, the score based on a location of the first user. The first user is added to a first user group based on the score generated for the first user group. A pinning action by the first user pinning the first user to the first user group is then received. A change in location of the first mobile device is detected, and the score of each of the potential user groups is regenerated based on the changed location, causing a determination that the first user should be removed from the first user group. The first user is maintained as a member of the first user group despite the determination that the first user should be removed based on the pinning.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving a location of a first mobile device of a first user;

generating a score for each of a plurality of potential user groups in which to add the first user, each potential user group containing a plurality of users, the score based at least partially on the location;

adding the first user to a first user group based on the score generated for the first user group;

receiving a pinning action by the first user pinning the first user to the first user group;

detecting a change in location of the first mobile device;

recalculating the score of each of the potential user groups based on the changed location;

determining that the first user should be removed from the first user group based on the recalculated score for the first user group; and

maintaining the first user as a member of the first user group despite the determination that the first user should be removed from the first user group based on the pinning.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the scores generated are based on metadata associated with content generated by the first mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting objectionable behavior corresponding to the first user and removing the first from the first user group based on the detection of the objectionable behavior.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining that the first user should be removed is based on calculation of a combination between a time-varying function and scores assigned to manual actions of the first user, including the pinning action, the time-varying function including an exponential decay function based on location of the first mobile device and an asymptotic growth function applied to one or more factors addressing amount of contribution activities by other members of the plurality of potential user groups.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the scores assigned to manual action include a group pin score.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the scores assigned to manual action further include a group join score.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the scores assigned to manual action further include a group self-create score.

8. A server comprising:

a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause the system to;

receive a location of a first mobile device of a first user;

generate a score for each of a plurality of potential user groups in which to add the first user, each potential user group containing a plurality of users, the score based at least partially on the location;

add the first user to a first user group based on the score generated for the first user group;

receive a pinning action by the first user pinning the first user to the first user group;

detect a change in location of the first mobile device;

recalculate the score of each of the potential user groups based on the changed location;

determine that the first user should be removed from the first user group based on the recalculated score for the first user group; and

maintain the first user as a member of the first user group despite the determination that the first user should be removed from the first user group based on the pinning.

9. The server of claim 8, wherein the scores generated are based on metadata associated with content generated by the first mobile device.

10. The server of claim 8, wherein the instructions, when executed on the at least one processor, further cause the at least one processor to detect objectionable behavior corresponding to the first user and removing the first user from the first user group based on the detection of the objectionable behavior.

11. The server of claim 8, wherein the determining that the first user should be removed is based on calculation of a combination between a time-varying function and scores assigned to manual actions of the first user, including the pinning action, the time-varying function including an exponential decay function based on location of the first mobile device and an asymptotic growth function applied to one or more factors addressing amount of contribution activities by other members of the plurality of potential user groups.

12. The server of claim 11, wherein the scores assigned to manual action include a group pin score.

13. The server of claim 12, wherein the scores assigned to manual action further include a group join score.

14. The server of claim 12, wherein the scores assigned to manual action further include a group self-create score.

15. 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 a location of a first mobile device of a first user;

generating a score for each of a plurality of potential user groups in which to add the first user, each potential user group containing a plurality of users, the score based at least partially on the location;

adding the first user to a first user group based on the score generated for the first user group;

receiving a pinning action by the first user pinning the first user to the first user group;

detecting a change in location of the first mobile device;

recalculating the score of each of the potential user groups based on the changed location;

determining that the first user should be removed from the first user group based on the recalculated score for the first user group; and

maintaining the first user as a member of the first user group despite the determination that the first user should be removed from the first user group based on the pinning.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the scores generated are based on metadata associated with content generated by the first mobile device.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further include detecting objectionable behavior corresponding to the first user and removing the first from the first user group based on the detection of the objectionable behavior.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the determining that the first user should be removed is based on calculation of a combination between a time-varying function and scores assigned to manual actions of the first user, including the pinning action, the time-varying function including an exponential decay function based on location of the first mobile device and an asymptotic growth function applied to one or more factors addressing amount of contribution activities by other members of the plurality of potential user groups.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the scores assigned to manual action include a group pin score.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the scores assigned to manual action further include a group join score.