Method and apparatus for providing an anti-bullying service

• US 9,762,462 B2
• Filed: 02/28/2014
• Issued: 09/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Cellco Partnership, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.), Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cellco Partnership, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.), Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Cherifi, Tanya D., Marimuthu, Ramesh
• Primary Examiner(s): Srivastava, Vivek
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bukhari, Sibte
• Application Number:
  US14/193,764
• Publication Number:
  US 20150249584A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,292 Days
• Field of Search: 709224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/00 Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/00 Electrically-operated educational appliances working with questions and answers G09B7/00; simulators G09B9/00; advertising or displaying in general G09F
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/065 related to network devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34

Abstract

An approach is provided for an anti-bullying service. A service platform monitors interaction data from one or more applications, wherein the interaction data is associated with an interaction between a source and a target. The service platform analyzes the interaction data to parse one or more indicators of a monitored conduct between the source and the target. The service platform then initiates at least one of (a) a recording of the interaction data; (b) a transmission of an alert message, the one or more indicators, the interaction data, the monitored conduct, or a combination thereof to a third party; and (c) a pushing of an anti-conduct application to a source device associated with the source, a target device associated with the target, or a combination thereof based on the monitored conduct, the one or more indicators, or a combination thereof.

Claims

1. A method performed by a computer device, comprising:

monitoring interaction data from one or more applications, wherein the interaction data is associated with monitored conduct between a source party and a target party and includes;

communication data between the source party and the target party, wherein the communication data includes at least one of messaging data, calling data, or contextual data associated with at least one of the source party, a source device associated with the source party, the target party, or a target device associated with the target party,

global positioning system (GPS) information associated with the source party and the target party, and

sensor-based movement information associated with at least one of the source party or the target party;

analyzing the interaction data to parse one or more indicators of the monitored conduct between the source party and the target party, wherein the monitored conduct includes at least one of a bullying conduct, an offensive conduct, or an illegal conduct and identifies a proximity of the source party with respect to the target party for a period of time and a potentially-threatening movement including at least one of;

the source party moving quickly towards the target party,

the source party following the target party for extended periods of time, or

the source party maintaining close proximity to the target party; and

initiating, based on the monitored conduct and the one or more indicators,

(a) a recording of the interaction data;

(b) a transmission of at least one of an alert message, the one or more indicators, the recorded interaction data, or the monitored conduct; and

(c) a pushing of an anti-harassment application to at least one of the source device or the target device.

2. A method of claim 1,

wherein initiating the recording of the interaction data includes signaling one or more camera devices located in an area associated with the GPS information to capture images of the interaction data.

3. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

comparing the one or more indicators to a dictionary of one or more reference indicators to identify the monitored conduct.

4. A method of claim 3, further comprising:

receiving an input for customizing the dictionary for the source party, the target party, the monitored conduct, or a plurality of locations.

5. A method of claim 1, wherein the anti-harassment application provides a remote access capability, a remote control capability, a remote monitoring capability, or a combination thereof by a third party with respect to the source device, the target device, or a combination thereof.

6. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining metadata associated with the interaction data, the source party, the source device, the target party, the target device, or a combination thereof, wherein the metadata includes contextual information, device identification data, network identification data, communication identification data, or a combination thereof, and

generating a report of the interaction data, the monitored conduct, the metadata, or a combination thereof.

7. A method of claim 6, further comprising:

searching for other interaction data, one or more other indicators, other monitored conduct, or a combination thereof based on the metadata.

8. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

monitoring other interaction data between one or more other source parties, one or more other target parties, or a combination thereof for the one or more indicators, the monitored conduct, or a combination thereof.

9. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a profile for the source party, the target party, or a combination thereof based on the interaction data, the one or more indicators, the monitored conduct, or a combination thereof.

10. An apparatus comprising a processor configured to cause the apparatus to:

monitor interaction data from one or more applications, wherein the interaction data is associated with monitored conduct between a source party and a target party and includes;

communication data between the source party and the target party, wherein the communication data includes at least one of messaging data, calling data, or contextual data associated with at least one of the source party, a source device associated with the source party, the target party, or a target device, associated with the target party,

global positioning system (GPS) information associated with the source party and the target party, and

sensor-based movement information associated with at least one of the source party or the target party;

analyze the interaction data to parse one or more indicators of the monitored conduct between the source party and the target party, wherein the monitored conduct includes at least one of a bullying conduct, an offensive conduct, or an illegal conduct and identifies a proximity of the source party with respect to the target party for a period of time and a potentially-threatening movement including at least one of;

the source party moving quickly towards the target party,

the source party following the target party for extended periods of time, or

the source party maintaining close proximity to the target party; and

initiate, based on the monitored conduct and the one or more indicators,

(a) a recording of the interaction data;

(b) a transmission of at least one of an alert message, the one or more indicators, the recorded interaction data, or the monitored conduct; and

(c) a pushing of an anti-harassment application to at least one of the source device or the target device.

11. The apparatus of claim 10,

wherein to initiate the recording of the interaction data, the processor is configured to signal one or more camera devices located in an area associated with the GPS information to capture images of the interaction data.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the apparatus to:

compare the one or more indicators to a dictionary of one or more reference indicators to identify the monitored conduct.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the apparatus to:

receive an input for customizing the dictionary for the source party, the target party, the monitored conduct, or a plurality of locations.

14. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the anti-harassment application provides a remote access capability, a remote control capability, a remote monitoring capability, or a combination thereof by a third party with respect to the source device, the target device, or a combination thereof.

15. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the apparatus to:

determine metadata associated with the interaction data, the source party, the source device, the target party, the target device, or a combination thereof, wherein the metadata includes contextual information, device identification data, network identification data, communication identification data, or combination thereof; and

generate a report of the interaction data, the monitored conduct, the metadata, or a combination thereof.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the apparatus to:

search for other interaction data, one or more other indicators, other monitored conduct, or a combination thereof based on the metadata.

17. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the apparatus to:

monitor other interaction data between one or more other source parties, one or more other target parties, or a combination thereof for the one or more indicators, the monitored conduct, or a combination thereof.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions executable by a processor, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions for:

monitoring interaction data from one or more applications, wherein the interaction data is associated with monitored conduct between a source party and a target party and includes;

communication data between the source party and the target party, wherein the communication data includes at least one of messaging data, calling data, or contextual data associated with at least one of the source party, a source device associated with the source party, the target party, or a target device, associated with the target party,

global positioning system (GPS) information associated with the source party and the target party, and

sensor-based movement information associated with at least one of the source party or the target party;

analyzing the interaction data to parse one or more indicators of the monitored conduct between the source party and the target party, wherein the monitored conduct includes at least one of a bullying conduct, an offensive conduct, or an illegal conduct and identifies at least one of a proximity of the source party with respect to the target party for a period of time or a movement including at least one of;

the source party moving quickly towards the target party,

the source party following the target party for extended periods of time, or

the source party maintaining close proximity to the target party; and

initiating, based on the monitored conduct and the one or more indicators,

(a) a recording of the interaction data;

(b) a transmission of at least one of an alert message, the one or more indicators, the recorded interaction data, or the monitored conduct; and

(c) a pushing of an anti-harassment application to at least one of the source device or the target device.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18,

wherein when initiating the recording of the interaction data, the processor further executes the one or more instructions to signal one or more camera devices located in an area associated with the GPS information to capture images of the interaction data.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the processor further executes the instructions for comparing the one or more indicators to a dictionary of one or more reference indicators to identify the monitored conduct.