Community interaction using mobile communication devices

• US 9,462,440 B2
• Filed: 05/11/2015
• Issued: 10/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: WECHAT INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD. (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: WECHAT INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD. (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Vishwanathan, Kumar K., Iyer, Prakash R., Sundar, Rangamani, Raman, Kumar, Hariharasubramani, Girish
• Primary Examiner(s): PHU, SANH D
• Application Number:
  US14/709,473
• Publication Number:
  US 20150245187A1
• Time in Patent Office: 512 Days
• Field of Search: 455/310, 455/414.1, 455/414.2, 455/414.3, 455/413, 455/466
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0201 Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1813 for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms instant messaging H04L51/04; protocols for multimedia communication H04L65/1101; arrangements for multi-party communication H04L65/403; telephonic conference arrangements H04M3/56; television conference systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2044 Group features, e.g. closed user group
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/554 Data synchronization
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/655 Combination of telephone service and social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42374 where the information is provided to a monitoring entity such as a potential calling party or a call processing server
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

Techniques are provided for delivering content to mobile communication devices related to interactions of members with a user community. The method involves detecting a communication session involving a mobile communication device; determining one or more context parameters associated with the communication session; and delivering content related to the context parameters to one or more mobile communication devices. Data is stored at a central computing entity that indicates association or membership of a plurality of mobile communication device users in a user community. The central computing entity detects when an action is taken by one mobile device user that is a member of the user community, and sends a notification to members of the social circle based on the detected action. These techniques allow individuals who are involved in a user community to maintain their interaction with the user community using their mobile communication devices.

Claims

1. A method for delivering content to a mobile communication device, comprising:

a. detecting a communication session involving a mobile communication device user;

b. determining one or more context parameters associated with the communication session;

c. retrieving content from one or more web sites that the mobile communication device user or another party involved in the communication session possibly has an interest; and

d. delivering the content related to the context parameters to one or more mobile communication devices;

wherein the communication session is between the mobile communication device user and a social community web site;

wherein (b) determining comprises detecting that the mobile communication device user added or edited a content on the social community web site, and

wherein (c) retrieving comprises;

based on the determined communication context parameters, the social community web site automatically generating a content trigger configured to start one or more concurrent applications corresponding to the one or more mobile communication devices associated with a same community on the social community web site; and

retrieving information corresponding to the content added or edited by the mobile communication device user using the one or more concurrent applications.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the content that the mobile communication device user added or edited on the social community web site includes at least one of;

a membership change in the community, a planned event, and a message to members in the community.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein:

(b) determining comprises detecting that a new member joined the social community or a current member resigned from the social community; and

(c) retrieving comprises retrieving a notice notifying a membership change to send to the one or more mobile communication devices in the community.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein:

(b) determining comprises detecting that a member added or edited a planned event on the social community web site; and

(c) retrieving comprises retrieving data concerning the planned event to send to the one or more mobile communication devices in the community.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein:

(c) retrieving further comprises retrieving a link to a web site that the one or more mobile communication devices can select to be presented with details of the planned event.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein:

(b) determining comprises detecting that a member creates a message on the social community web site; and

(c) retrieving comprises retrieving the message to send to the one or more mobile communication devices in the community.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein:

(b) determining comprises detecting a media content uploaded by the mobile communication device user; and

(c) retrieving comprises retrieving a link to a web site page that allows members to view or listen to the media content to send to the one or more mobile communication devices in the community.