Reranking of groups when content is uploaded

• US 9,536,270 B2
• Filed: 06/29/2015
• Issued: 01/03/2017
• 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:
  US14/754,582
• Publication Number:
  US 20150302079A1
• Time in Patent Office: 554 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

Systems and methods for the forming of user device groups are presented. In one example, logical relationship information describing logical relationships among a plurality of users is accessed. Potential membership of a first user in a first group of users is determined based on scores generated for each of a plurality of possible groups of users, the scores based on the logical relationship information. Then the first user is added to the first group of users. Content from an electronic device of the first user is received for broadcast to the first group of users. In response to the receiving of content, the scores for each of the plurality of possible groups of users are regenerated based on the content. Then the first user is added to or removed from a second group of users selected from the plurality of possible groups of users based on the regenerated scores.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

accessing logical relationship information describing logical relationships among a plurality of users;

determining, using at least one processor, potential membership of a first user in a first group of users based on scores generated for each of a plurality of possible groups of users, the scores based on the logical relationship information;

adding the first user to the first group of users;

receiving content from an electronic device of the first user for broadcast to the first group of users;

in response to the receiving of content, regenerating the scores for each of the plurality of possible groups of users based on the content; and

adding or removing the first user from a second group of users selected from the plurality of possible groups of users based on the regenerated scores.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the regenerated scores are further based on location of the electronic device of the first user when the content was sent and locations of electronic devices of other users in the plurality of possible groups of users at times when the electronic devices of the other users sent content.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the regenerated scores are further based on a current location of the electronic device of the first user and current locations of electronic devices of other users in the plurality of possible groups of users.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first user is added to the first group of users without explicit authorization from the first user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the logical relationship information comprises communications between at least two users.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the content includes metadata having information indicating the physical location of the electronic device of the first user when the content was generated.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the content includes metadata having environmental information of the electronic device of the first user when the content was generated.

8. A server comprising:

a processor;

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

access logical relationship information describing logical relationships among a plurality of users;

determine, using at least one processor, potential membership of a first user in a first group of users based on scores generated for each of a plurality of possible groups of users, the scores based on the logical relationship information;

add the first user to the first group of users;

receive content from an electronic device of the first user for broadcast to the first group of users;

in response to the receiving of content, regenerate the scores for each of the plurality of possible groups of users based on the content; and

add or remove the first user from a second group of users selected from the plurality of possible groups of users based on the regenerated scores.

9. The server of claim 8, wherein the regenerated scores are further based on location of the electronic device of the first user when the content was sent and locations of electronic devices of other users in the plurality of possible groups at times when the electronic devices of the other users sent content.

10. The server of claim 8, wherein the regenerated scores are further based on current location of the electronic device of the first user and current locations of electronic devices of other users in the plurality of possible groups.

11. The server of claim 8, wherein the first user is added to the first group of users without explicit authorization from the first user.

12. The server of claim 8, wherein the logical relationship information comprises communications between at least two users.

13. The server of claim 8, wherein the content includes metadata having information indicating the physical location of the electronic device of the first user when the content was generated.

14. The server of claim 8, wherein the content includes metadata having environmental information of the electronic device of the first user when the content was generated.

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:

accessing logical relationship information describing logical relationships among a plurality of users;

determining, using at least one processor, potential membership of a first user in a first group of users based on scores generated for each of a plurality of possible groups of users, the scores based on the logical relationship information;

adding the first user to the first group of users;

receiving content from an electronic device of the first user for broadcast to the first group of users;

in response to the receiving of content, regenerating the scores for each of the plurality of possible groups of users based on the content; and

adding or removing the first user from a second group of users selected from the plurality of possible groups of users based on the regenerated scores.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the regenerated scores are further based on location of the electronic device of the first user when the content was sent and locations of electronic devices of other users in the plurality of possible groups at times when the electronic devices of the other users sent content.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the regenerated scores are further based on current location of the electronic device of the first user and current locations of electronic devices of other users in the plurality of possible groups.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the first user is added to the first group of users without explicit authorization from the first user.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the logical relationship information comprises communications between at least two users.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the content includes metadata having information indicating the physical location of the electronic device of the first user when the content was generated.