Building a proximate social networking database based on relative distance profiling of two or more operably coupled computers

• US 9,571,444 B2
• Filed: 02/17/2016
• Issued: 02/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DewMobile, Inc.
• Original Assignee: DewMobile, Inc.
• Inventors: Gu, Steve X., Wang, Xiaodong, Chang, Shangpin
• Primary Examiner(s): SHAW, PELING ANDREW
• Application Number:
  US15/046,385
• Publication Number:
  US 20160261546A1
• Time in Patent Office: 363 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking 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 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information

Abstract

Computer systems and methods for generating a social network of users based on the users'"'"' devices being operably coupled are discussed herein. Specifically, techniques are described herein to determine the types of relationships between a plurality of users based on telemetry data collected at one or more server computers from the users'"'"' operably coupled client devices. The telemetry data describes, among other things, protocol(s) and network interface(s) used to operably couple the client devices, network operations performed by the client devices, and sensory data recorded by the client devices while the devices are operably coupled.

Claims

1. A computer system comprising:

a memory;

one or more processors coupled to the memory, and configured to;

receive a first data set indicating that a first device and a second device are communicatively coupled over a first network for a first amount of time, wherein the first device is used by a first user and the second device is used by a second user;

determine that the first device is within a first proximity to the second device based on the first data set indicating that the first device and the second device are communicatively coupled over the first network;

determine a first type of relationship between the first user and the second user based on the first proximity and the first amount of time.

2. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the first network comprises two or more computing devices, which are at least the first device and the second device.

3. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the first network is at a particular physical location, and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receive a second data set indicating that a third device and a fourth device are communicatively coupled over a second network for a second amount of time, wherein the third device is used by a third user and the fourth device is used by a fourth user;

determine that the third device is within a second proximity to the fourth device based on the second data set indicating that the third device and the fourth device are communicatively coupled over the second network;

determine a second type of relationship between the third user and the fourth user based on the second proximity and the second amount of time, wherein the second type of relationship is different than the first type of relationship.

4. The computer system of claim 3, wherein the second network is at the particular physical location, and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

determine, based on the first type of relationship between the first user and the second user, that the particular physical location is a first social location;

determine, based on the second type of relationship between the third user and the fourth user, that the particular physical location is also a second social location that is different than the first social location.

5. The computer system of claim 4, wherein the first device and the third device are the same device and the first user and the third user are the same user.

6. The computer system of claim 3, wherein:

the second network is at the particular physical location;

the first data set indicates that the first device and the second device are communicatively coupled over the first network according to a first peer interaction;

the second data set indicates that the third device and the fourth device are communicatively coupled over the second network according to a second peer interaction;

the one or more processors are further configured to;

determine, based on the first data set indicating that the first device and the second device are communicatively coupled according to the first peer interaction, that the particular physical location is a first social location;

determine, based on the second data set indicating that the third device and the fourth device are communicatively coupled according to the second peer interaction, that the particular physical location is also a second social location that is different than the first social location.

7. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the first data set includes audio data from the first device, the first network is at a particular physical location, and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine the particular physical location is a particular social location based on the audio data from the first device.

8. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the first data set indicates that the first device and the second device have a particular peer interaction, and wherein determining the first type of relationship between the first user and the second user is further based on the particular peer interaction.

9. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the first data set indicates that the first device and the second device have a particular peer interaction, wherein the first network is at a particular physical location, and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine, based on the particular peer interaction, that the particular physical location is a particular social location from among a plurality of possible social locations.

10. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine that the first user is associated with a particular tag, and in response to determining that the first user is associated with the particular tag, associate the particular tag with the second user.

11. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the first device is associated with a first user profile that corresponds with the first user, wherein the second device is associated with a second user profile, and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

determine that the first user profile is associated with a first tag;

determine that the second user profile is associated with a second tag, wherein the second tag is different than the first tag, and a particular message is associated with the first tag;

associate the second tag with the first tag;

receive a second data set indicating a third device is communicatively coupled to the first device, wherein the third device is associated with a third user profile and the third user profile is associated with the second tag;

send the particular message to the third device in response to determining that;

the third device is within a particular proximity of the first device;

the third user profile is associated with the second tag; and

the second tag is associated with the first tag.

12. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are configured to generate the particular message based on the second user profile.

13. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are configured to generate the particular message based on data entered by the second user.

14. A method comprising:

receiving a first data set indicating that a first device and a second device are communicatively coupled over a first network for a first amount of time, wherein the first device is used by a first user and the second device is used by a second user;

determining that the first device is within a first proximity to the second device based on the first data set indicating that the first device and the second device are communicatively coupled over the first network;

determining a first type of relationship between the first user and the second user based on the first proximity and the first amount of time;

wherein the method is performed by one or more processors.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the first network comprises two or more computing devices, which are at least the first device and the second device.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the first network is at a particular physical location, and wherein the method further comprising:

receiving a second data set indicating that a third device and a fourth device are communicatively coupled over a second network for a second amount of time, wherein the third device is used by a third user and the fourth device is used by a fourth user;

determining that the third device is within a second proximity to the fourth device based on the second data set indicating that the third device and the fourth device are communicatively coupled over the second network;

determining a second type of relationship between the third user and the fourth user based on the second proximity and the second amount of time, wherein the second type of relationship is different than the first type of relationship.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the second network is at the particular physical location, and wherein the method further comprising:

determining, based on the first type of relationship between the first user and the second user, that the particular physical location is a first social location;

determining, based on the second type of relationship between the third user and the fourth user, that the particular physical location is also a second social location that is different than the first social location.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the first device and the third device are the same device and the first user and the third user are the same user.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein:

the second network is at the particular physical location;

the first data set indicates that the first device and the second device are communicatively coupled over the first network according to a first peer interaction;

the second data set indicates that the third device and the fourth device are communicatively coupled over the second network according to a second peer interaction;

the method further comprising;

determining, based on the first data set indicating that the first device and the second device are communicatively coupled according to the first peer interaction, that the particular physical location is a first social location;

determining, based on the second data set indicating that the third device and the fourth device are communicatively coupled according to the second peer interaction, that the particular physical location is also a second social location that is different than the first social location.

20. The method of claim 14, wherein the first data set includes audio data from the first device, the first network is at a particular physical location, and wherein the method further comprising determining the particular physical location is a particular social location based on the audio data from the first device.

21. The method of claim 14, wherein the first data set indicates that the first device and the second device have a particular peer interaction, and wherein determining the first type of relationship between the first user and the second user is further based on the particular peer interaction.

22. The method of claim 14, wherein the first data set indicates that the first device and the second device have a particular peer interaction, wherein the first network is at a particular physical location, and wherein the method further comprising determining, based on the particular peer interaction, that the particular physical location is a particular social location from among a plurality of possible social locations.

23. The method of claim 14 further comprising determining that the first user is associated with a particular tag, and in response to determining that the first user is associated with the particular tag, associating the particular tag with the second user.

24. The method of claim 14, wherein the first device is associated with a first user profile that corresponds with the first user, and wherein the second device is associated with a second user profile, and wherein the method further comprising:

determining that the first user profile is associated with a first tag;

determining that the second user profile is associated with a second tag, wherein the second tag is different than the first tag, and a particular message is associated with the first tag;

associating the second tag with the first tag;

receiving a second data set indicating a third device is communicatively coupled to the first device, wherein the third device is associated with a third user profile and the third user profile is associated with the second tag;

sending the particular message to the third device in response to determining that;

the third device is within a particular proximity of the first device;

the third user profile is associated with the second tag; and

the second tag is associated with the first tag.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the particular message is generated based on the second user profile.

26. The method of claim 24, wherein the particular message is generated based on data entered by the second user.

27. A device comprising:

a memory;

one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured to;

determine the device is operably coupled to a different device for a particular number of times over a particular period of time;

determine a type of relationship between a user of the device and a different user using the different device based on the particular number of times over the particular period of time.

28. The device of claim 27, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

determine that the device is operably coupled to the different device according to a particular protocol of a plurality of protocols;

determine that the particular protocol of the plurality of protocols is associated with a particular proximity of a plurality of proximities;

wherein determining that the type of relationship between the user of the device and the different user using the different device is also based the particular proximity.

29. The device of claim 27, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

determine that the device is at a particular geographic location;

determine that the particular geographic location is a particular social location, of a plurality of social locations, based on the type of relationship between the user of the device and the different user using the different device.

30. The device of claim 27, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

determine that the device is at a particular geographic location;

associate the particular geographic location is associated with a particular social location of a plurality of social locations;

wherein determining that the type of relationship between the user of the device and the different user using the different device is also based the particular social location associated with the particular geographic location.