EMPLOYING MATCHING OF EVENT CHARACTERISTICS TO SUGGEST ANOTHER CHARACTERISTIC OF AN EVENT

• US 20080235084A1
• Filed: 03/20/2007
• Published: 09/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: R2 Solutions LLC (Acacia Research Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Yahoo! Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Trevor, Jonathan James, Hayashi, Nathanael Joe, Ho, Edward, Wascovich, Daniel James, Baio, Andrew, Quoc, Michael, Fukuda, Matthew, Luk, Gordon David, Ott, Edward Stanley, Lin, Leonard
• Granted Patent: US 7,865,206 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0242 Determining effectiveness of advertisements

Abstract

A device, system, and method are directed towards determining a suggested characteristic for an event. At least two events are determined. In one embodiment, at least one characteristic is determined for one of the event. A plurality of other characteristics is determined for the other event. The characteristics of the two events may be determined implicitly from communications during the events or from user input. Based on a relationship between the determined characteristics, the suggested characteristic for the event is then determined. In one embodiment, the relationship is defined as a match of characteristics. The event may then be modified based on the suggested characteristic. For example, a suggested member may be invited to join the event, or the event'"'"'s time, location, or name may be changed. If the other event is current or pending, the event and the other event may be combined.

Claims

1. A method for managing a communication over a network, comprising:

determining a plurality of characteristics of an event, wherein the plurality of characteristics includes an identity of at least one member of the event;

determining another plurality of characteristics of another event, wherein the other plurality includes another identity of at least one other member of the other event;

determining a suggested characteristic for the event based on a match between at least one characteristic of the plurality of characteristics and at least another characteristic of the other plurality of characteristics; and

modifying the event based on the suggested characteristic.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the suggested characteristic is an identity of at least one of the other members, and wherein modifying comprises adding the at least one of the other members to the event.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the suggested characteristic includes at least one of an event time, an event location, or an event name, wherein the suggested characteristic is one of the other plurality of characteristics.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

combining the event and the other event, if a time associated with the other event occurs after or concurrently with a time associated with the event.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the match includes determining whether a first member of the at least one member of the event is in a social network community with a second member of the at least one other member of the other event.

6. A network device to manage a communication over a network, comprising:

a transceiver to send and receive data over the network; and

a processor that is operative to perform actions, comprising;

determining at least one characteristic of an event;

determining a plurality of characteristics of another event;

determining a suggested characteristic for the event based on a match between the at least one characteristic and one of the plurality of characteristics of the other event; and

modifying the event based on the suggested characteristic.

7. The network device of claim 6, wherein determining the plurality of characteristics of the other event comprises:

determining a start time and an end time associated with the other event as at least a part of the plurality of characteristics, based on receiving a message communicated between members of the other event, during the other event.

8. The network device of claim 6, wherein determining the plurality of characteristics of the other event comprises:

determining a physical location of the other event as at least a part of the plurality of characteristics, based on a location of a device associated with a member during the event, or from data within at least one message communicated during the other event.

9. The network device of claim 6, wherein the actions further comprise:

combining the event and the other event, if an event time associated with the other event occurs after or concurrently with another event time associated with the event.

10. The network device of claim 6, wherein the match includes a partial match of matched characteristics, an exact match of the matched characteristics, a determination whether the matched characteristics are within a range of each other.

11. The network device of claim 9, wherein combining the event and the other event comprises:

moving at least one member of either one of the event or the other event to the other one of the event or the other event.

12. The network device of claim 9, wherein combining the event and the other event comprises:

modifying either one of the event or the other event with a characteristic of the other one of the event or the other event.

13. A system for managing a communication over a network, comprising:

a server device operable to perform actions comprising;

determining at least one characteristic of an event;

determining a plurality of characteristics of another event, wherein the other plurality includes another identity of at least one other member of the other event;

determining a suggested member for the event based on a match between the at least one characteristic and one of the plurality of characteristics; and

sending an invitation to a client device associated with the suggested member to join the event

the client device in communication with the server device and operable to perform actions comprising;

receiving the invitation to join the event; and

sending a response to add the suggested member to the event.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the client device is a mobile device.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the server is further operable to perform actions comprising:

determining a suggested characteristic for the event based on another match between the at least one characteristic and one of the plurality of characteristics; and

modifying the event based on the suggested characteristic.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein modifying the event further comprises:

sending to a device associated with a creator of the event, a confirmation request to modify the event based on the suggested characteristic; and

modifying the event based on the suggested characteristic if the confirmation request is received.

17. A processor readable storage medium having processor executable instructions thereon for managing a communication over a network, the processor executable instructions configured to enable a processor to perform actions, comprising:

receiving a plurality of suggested characteristics, wherein at least one of the plurality is based on a match between at least one characteristic of an event and one of a plurality of other characteristics of another event;

enabling selecting the at least one of the plurality of suggested characteristics; and

sending a confirmation to modify the event based on the selected at least one of the plurality of suggested characteristics.

18. The processor readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein receiving comprises automatically receiving.

19. The processor readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein providing to the client device, the suggested characteristic as part of the plurality of suggested characteristics comprises:

ordering the plurality of suggested characteristics based on a number of matching characteristics for each match associated with each suggested characteristic in the plurality.

20. The processor readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the actions further comprise:

enabling a different characteristic to be entered on a client device;

sending the different characteristic of the event, wherein the different characteristic is partially entered;

receiving another suggested characteristic for the event based on a match between the different characteristic and one of the plurality of other characteristics; and

changing the plurality of suggested characteristics on the client device based on the other suggested characteristic, wherein changing occurs concurrent with enabling.