Suggestions based on group criteria

• US 9,813,849 B2
• Filed: 02/09/2012
• Issued: 11/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Sengupta, Uttam K., Cahill, Conor P., Mccorkle, Mark A., Short, Kyle A.
• Primary Examiner(s): MILLER, BRANDON J
• Application Number:
  US13/995,595
• Publication Number:
  US 20150038172A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,098 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/566 Grouping or aggregating service requests, e.g. for unified processing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/20 Master-slave selection or change arrangements

Abstract

Systems and methods for generating suggestions based on group criteria. A device may act as a proxy for a group and scan information from other devices in the group. The proxy device may then transmit the scanned information to a remote resource. The remote resource may obtain preference information based on profile information, for devices that are determined to be registered with a service, and based on inquiry responses for unregistered devices. The preference information may be compiled into group criteria that may be employed in making one or more suggestions to the group. If the group selects one of the suggestions then the remote resource may make arrangements based on the selection. Otherwise, additional suggestions may be provided to the group. The remote resource may also monitor the group and continue to make suggestions accordingly.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

communication circuitry configured to transmit and receive information; and

one or more non-transitory storage mediums having stored thereon, individually or in combination, instructions that when executed by one or more processors result in the following operations comprising;

receiving a first message from a proxy device that is registered with a service, the first message including device information identifying one or more other devices;

determining group criteria based on the device information;

determining one or more suggestions based on the group criteria; and

transmitting a second message to the proxy device, the second message including the one or more suggestions;

determining if any of the one or more other devices are registered with the service based on the device information;

when it is determined that at least one of the other devices is an unregistered device that is not registered with the service, transmitting one or more preference request messages to the unregistered device, wherein the one or more preference request messages request preference information and are configured to cause the unregistered device to transmit one or more preference indication messages including said preference information.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the instructions that when executed by one or more processors result in the following additional operations, comprising:

for each of the other devices that are determined to be registered with the service, determining preference information based on profiles accessible via the service.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the instructions that when executed by one or more processors result in the following additional operations comprising:

receiving the one or more preference indication messages from the unregistered device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein determining group criteria based on the device information comprises determining group criteria based on the preference information.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein determining one or more suggestions based on the group criteria comprises determining one or more suggestions based on the group criteria and at least one of availability information, review information and special offer information.

6. A system, comprising one or more non-transitory storage mediums having stored thereon, individually or in combination, instructions that when executed by one or more processors result in the following operations comprising:

receiving a first message from a proxy device that is registered with a service, the first message including device information identifying one or more other devices;

determining group criteria based on the device information;

determining one or more suggestions based on the group criteria; and

transmitting a second message to the proxy device, the second message including the one or more suggestions;

determining if any of the one or more other devices are registered with the service based on the device information;

when it is determined that at least one of the other devices is an unregistered device that is not registered with the service, transmitting one or more preference request messages to the unregistered device, wherein the one or more preference request messages request preference information and are configured to cause the unregistered device to transmit one or more preference indication messages including said preference information.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the instructions that when executed by one or more processors result in the following additional operations comprising:

for each of the other devices that are determined to be registered with the service, determining preference information based on profiles accessible via the service.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the instructions that when executed by one or more processors result in the following additional operations comprising:

receiving the one or more preference indication messages from the unregistered device.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein determining group criteria based on the device information comprises determining group criteria based on the preference information.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein determining one or more suggestions based on the group criteria comprises determining one or more suggestions based on the group criteria and at least one of availability information, review information and special offer information.

11. A method, comprising:

receiving a first message from a proxy device that is registered with a service, the first message including device information identifying one or more other devices;

determining group criteria based on the device information;

determining one or more suggestions based on the group criteria; and

transmitting a second message to the proxy device, the second message including the one or more suggestions;

determining whether any of the one or more other devices are registered with the service based on the device information;

when it is determined that at least one of the other devices is an unregistered device that is not registered with the service, transmitting one or more preference request messages to the unregistered device, wherein the one or more preference request messages request preference information and are configured to cause the unregistered device to transmit one or more preference indication messages including said preference information.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

determining preference information based on profiles accessible via the service for each of the other devices that are determined to be registered with the service.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the method further comprises:

Receiving the one or more preference indication messages from the unregistered device.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein determining group criteria based on the device information comprises determining group criteria based on the preference information.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein determining one or more suggestions based on the group criteria comprises determining one or more suggestions based on the group criteria and at least one of availability information, review information and special offer information.