Determining logical groups without using personal information
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1. A method, comprising:
- accessing logical relationship information describing multiple different one-to-one logical relationships among a plurality of user devices, each one-to-one logical relationship between two devices having been formed via an explicit action requesting formation of the one-to-one logical relationship by users of both of the two devices;
generating scores for each of a plurality of possible groups based at least partially on the logical relationship information and information about a first user device, but the scores not being based on any personally identifiable information about the first user of the first user device;
selecting a first group from the plurality of possible groups based on the scores; and
adding the first user device to the first group.
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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 user devices is accessed. Scores for each of a plurality of possible groups are generated based at least partially on the logical relationship information and information about a first user device, but the scores not being based on any personally identifiable information about the first user of the first user device. A first group is selected from the plurality of possible groups based on the scores. Then the first user device is added to the first group.
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1. A method, comprising:
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accessing logical relationship information describing multiple different one-to-one logical relationships among a plurality of user devices, each one-to-one logical relationship between two devices having been formed via an explicit action requesting formation of the one-to-one logical relationship by users of both of the two devices; generating scores for each of a plurality of possible groups based at least partially on the logical relationship information and information about a first user device, but the scores not being based on any personally identifiable information about the first user of the first user device; selecting a first group from the plurality of possible groups based on the scores; and adding the first user device to the first group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A server comprising:
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a processor; a non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by the processor, cause the server to; access logical relationship information describing multiple different one-to-one logical relationships among a plurality of user devices, each one-to-one logical relationship between two devices having been formed via an explicit action requesting formation of the one-to-one logical relationship by users of both of the two devices; generate scores for each of a plurality of possible groups based at least partially on the logical relationship information and information about a first user device, but the scores not being based on any personally identifiable information about the first user of the first user device; select a first group from the plurality of possible groups based on the scores; and add the first user device to the first group. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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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:
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accessing logical relationship information describing multiple different one-to-one logical relationships among a plurality of user devices, each one-to-one logical relationship between two devices having been formed via an explicit action requesting formation of the one-to-one logical relationship by users of both of the two devices; generating scores for each of a plurality of possible groups based at least partially on the logical relationship information and information about a first user device, but the scores not being based on any personally identifiable information about the first user of the first user device; selecting a first group from the plurality of possible groups based on the scores; and adding the first user device to the first group. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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