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System and method for forming electronic groups

  • US 9,807,575 B2
  • Filed: 11/02/2012
  • Issued: 10/31/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, with an information processing system, of forming an electronic group, the method being performed by at least one information processing system and comprising:

  • determining, by at least one processor of an information processing system, that a plurality of electronic devices satisfy at least one proximity criterion;

    accessing, based on the determining, a set of contact list information associated with at least one of the plurality of electronic devices, the set of contact list information comprising one or more communication-based electronic records identifying at least one individual as a contact of a user associated with the at least one of the plurality of electronic devices;

    selecting a plurality of candidate members for the electronic group, wherein at least a first candidate member of the plurality of candidate members is selected from the plurality of electronic devices satisfying the at least one proximity criterion, and at least a second candidate member of the plurality of candidate members is selected based on the set of contact list information, wherein the at least second candidate member is an electronic device associated with a contact of the user identified by the set of contact list information;

    determining if the plurality of candidate members satisfy a set of characteristics of at least one signature in a plurality of signatures, wherein the at least one signature is generated, at least in part, as a function of the set of characteristics, and wherein each signature in the plurality of signatures is a unique representation of an electronic group that has been previously formed;

    in response to determining that two or more of the plurality of candidate members satisfy the set of characteristics of the at least one signature,reforming the electronic group represented by the at least one signature with the at least two or more candidate members, andpresenting data to the at least two or more candidate members in response to reforming the electronic group, the data having been previously associated with the electronic group prior to the electronic group being reformed, wherein at least a subset of the data was previously transmitted between members of the electronic group; and

    in response to determining that two or more of the plurality of candidate member fail to satisfy the set of characteristics of the at least one signature,forming the electronic group from the plurality of candidate members, and electronically transmitting a notification to a least one member of the electronic group that has been formed, the notification configured for presentation by the at least one member.

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