SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, METHODS AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA FOR FACILITATING MANAGEMENT OF SOCIAL MEDIA INFORMATION FOR COMMUNICATION DEVICES

• US 20110087705A1
• Filed: 10/13/2010
• Published: 04/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Turitzin, Christopher Marshall, Tam, Alex, Swink, Cristy, Regier, Hannah, Sikes, Jason, Fineman, Benjamin
• Granted Patent: US 9,477,849 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/800
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/216 Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4594 Address books, i.e. directories containing contact information about correspondents telephone directories in user terminals H04M1/27453
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0892 by using authentication-authorization-accounting [AAA] servers or protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72433 for voice messaging, e.g. dictaphones for answering incoming calls H04M1/64
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 : for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 : Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 : Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• 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 84/12 : WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

Systems, apparatus, methods and computer-readable storage media facilitating management of social media (SM) information are provided. In some embodiments, a method can include: executing a batch linking application; and batch linking one or more social network (SN) contacts to one or more contacts stored on or accessible by the communication device, wherein the batch linking comprises obtaining the one or more SN contacts at the communication device, wherein the one or more SN contacts are selected for the batch linking based, at least, on a correspondence to the one or more contacts, and wherein the batch linking is performed by the communication device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of managing social media (SM) information for a communication device, the computer-implemented method comprising:

executing a batch linking application; and

batch linking one or more social network (SN) contacts to one or more contacts stored on or accessible by the communication device, wherein the batch linking comprises obtaining the one or more SN contacts at the communication device, wherein the one or more SN contacts are selected for the batch linking based, at least, on a correspondence to the one or more contacts, and wherein the batch linking is performed by the communication device.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the batch linking comprises:

batch processing a plurality of SN contacts, wherein the plurality of SN contacts comprise the one or more SN contacts, and wherein batch processing comprises;

comparing the plurality of SN contacts to the one or more contacts;

selecting as the one or more SN contacts, ones of the plurality of SN contacts that correspond to the one or more contacts;

determining whether the one or more SN contacts are linked or unlinked to corresponding ones of the one or more contacts; and

linking the one or more SN contacts with the corresponding ones of the one or more contacts based, at least, on the one or more SN contacts corresponding to the one or more contacts and the one or more SN contacts being unlinked to the corresponding ones of the one or more contacts.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the selecting as the one or more SN contacts comprises:

comparing information of the one or more SN contacts with information of the one or more contacts; and

determining the one or more SN contacts for which the information of the one or more SN contacts matches the information of the one or more contacts.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the information of the one or more SN contacts and the information of the one or more contacts comprises at least one of:

first and last names, an image, an address, an email address or a telephone number.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein a one of the one or more contacts is associated with a social card stored on or accessible by the communication device, the social card being configured to output SM information, the computer-implemented method further comprising:

associating with a contacts card for the one of the one or more contacts, SM information for a one of the one or more SN contacts linked to the one of the one or more contacts.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the SM information comprises information from a SN with which the one of the one or more SN contacts linked to the one of the one or more contacts is affiliated, the information comprising at least one of:

a profile photo, a username, first or last names associated with a social networking site (SNS), a SNS posting, a SNS status update or one or more SNS feeds.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, further comprising displaying, via a user interface (UI) of the communication device, the social card including associated SM information.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the one or more SN contacts are associated with at least one of a FACEBOOK®

social networking site (SNS), a TWITTER®

SNS or a MYSPACE®

SNS.

9. A computer-implemented method of managing social media (SM) information for a communication device, the computer-implemented method comprising:

identifying a plurality of social network (SN) contacts having a friend status;

identifying a plurality of linked contacts stored on or accessible by the communication device; and

unlinking ones of the plurality of linked contacts that are not included in the plurality of SN contacts having a friend status, wherein the unlinking is performed by the communication device.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, further comprising removing SM information from social cards associated with unlinked contacts.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein the SM information comprises at least one of a social networking site (SNS) profile photo, a SNS username, a first or last name associated with a SN, a SNS website posting, a SNS status update or one or more SNS feeds.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, further comprising:

identifying a plurality of unlinked contacts;

linking unlinked ones of the plurality of SN contacts having a friend status with ones of the plurality of unlinked contacts based, at least, on determining that the unlinked ones of the plurality of SN contacts are not duplicates of other ones of the plurality of SN contacts and matching information of the unlinked ones of the plurality of SN contacts with information of ones of the plurality of unlinked contacts; and

maintaining links existing between linked ones of the plurality of SN contacts having the friend status and ones of the plurality of linked contacts.

13. An apparatus comprising:

a processor;

a social media (SM) management component configured to;

select one or more social network (SN) contacts for batch linking; and

batch link one or more social network (SN) contacts to one or more contacts stored on or accessible by the apparatus, wherein batch linking comprises obtaining the one or more SN contacts at the apparatus, wherein the one or more SN contacts are selected for the batch linking based, at least, on a correspondence to the one or more contacts, and wherein the batch linking is performed by the apparatus; and

a computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, if executed, cause the apparatus to perform one or more functions of the SM management component.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the batch linking further comprises:

batch processing a plurality of SN contacts, wherein the plurality of SN contacts comprise the one or more SN contacts, and wherein batch processing comprises;

comparing the plurality of SN contacts to the one or more contacts;

selecting as the one or more SN contacts, ones of the plurality of SN contacts that correspond to the one or more contacts;

determining whether the one or more SN contacts are linked or unlinked to corresponding ones of the one or more contacts; and

linking the one or more SN contacts with the corresponding ones of the one or more contacts based, at least, on the one or more SN contacts corresponding to the one or more contacts and the one or more SN contacts being unlinked to the corresponding ones of the one or more contacts.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the selecting as the one or more SN contacts comprises:

comparing information of the one or more SN contacts with information of the one or more contacts; and

determining the one or more SN contacts for which the information of the one or more SN contacts matches the information of the one or more contacts.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the information of the one or more SN contacts and the information of the one or more contacts comprise at least one of:

first and last names, an image, an address, an email address or a telephone number.

17. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein a one of the one or more contacts is associated with a social card stored on or accessible by the apparatus, the social card being configured to output SM information, the SM management component further configured to:

associate with a contacts card for the one of the one or more contacts, SM information for a one of the one or more SN contacts linked to the one of the one or more contacts.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the SM information comprises information from a SN with which the one of the one or more SN contacts linked to the one of the one or more contacts is affiliated, and the information comprises at least one of:

a profile photo, a username, first or last names associated with a social networking site (SNS), a SNS posting, a SNS status update or one or more SNS feeds.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising a UI configured to display the social card including associated SM information.

20. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the one or more SN contacts are associated with at least one of a FACEBOOK®

social networking site (SNS), a TWITTER®

SNS or a MYSPACE®

SNS.