CREATING NEW CONNECTIONS ON SOCIAL NETWORKS USING GESTURES

• US 20130332848A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 12/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rakesh Ramde, Wilfred Lam
• Original Assignee: Rakesh Ramde, Wilfred Lam
• Inventors: LAM, Wilfred, RAMDE, Rakesh
• Application Number:
  US13/843,661
• Publication Number:
  US 20130332848A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/751
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/28 Recognition of hand or arm movements, e.g. recognition of deaf sign language static hand signs G06V40/113
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1818 Conference organisation arrangements, e.g. handling schedules, setting up parameters needed by nodes to attend a conference, booking network resources, notifying involved parties
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services

Abstract

Techniques for creating new connections on a social network using gestures. A server receives a first fingerprint of a gesture detected on a device of a first user. The gesture is indicative of the first user initializing a new social networking connection with a second user. The first fingerprint is matched to a second fingerprint received from the second user. In response to the matching, a connection is initiated between the first and second users on a social network in response to the matching. The user devices include an accelerometer to detect the gesture.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for creating social networking connections using gestures, comprising:

receiving a first fingerprint of a gesture detected on a device of a first user, the gesture being indicative of the first user initializing a new social networking connection with a second user, the first fingerprint comprising at least an identification of the first user and a location of the device;

matching the first fingerprint to a second fingerprint received from the second user, the second fingerprint comprising at least an identification of the second user and a location of the second device, wherein the locations of the first and second devices are substantially matching; and

initiating a connection between the first and second users on a social network in response to the matching.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the detected gesture comprises a tap, a shake, a vibration, or a bump, involving both the first and second devices.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the gesture is detected by an accelerometer on a mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the fingerprint comprises a measurement of first gesture intensity, and wherein matching the first fingerprint comprises substantially matching the first gesture intensity of the first device to a second gesture intensity of the second device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the fingerprint further comprises a time of the gesture, and wherein matching the first fingerprint comprises substantially matching the first gesture time to a second gesture time of the second device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein initiating a connection between the first and second users on a social network comprises:

sending a command to a website of the social network to connect the first and second users.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the command comprises a friend request.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the command indicates consent by both the first and second users to complete a connection.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending a verification request for the connection between the first and second users to the first and second users.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing source code that, when executed by a processor, performs a method for creating social networking connections using gestures, the method comprising:

receiving a first fingerprint of a gesture detected on a device of a first user, the gesture being indicative of the first user initializing a new social networking connection with a second user, the first fingerprint comprising at least an identification of the first user and a location of the device;

matching the first fingerprint to a second fingerprint received from the second user, the second fingerprint comprising at least an identification of the second user and a location of the second device, wherein the locations of the first and second devices are substantially matching; and

initiating a connection between the first and second users on a social network in response to the matching.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the detected gesture comprises a tap, a shake, a vibration, or a bump, involving both the first and second devices.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the gesture is detected by an accelerometer on a mobile device.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the fingerprint comprises a measurement of first gesture intensity, and wherein matching the first fingerprint comprises substantially matching the first gesture intensity of the first device to a second gesture intensity of the second device.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the fingerprint further comprises a time of the gesture, and wherein matching the first fingerprint comprises substantially matching the first gesture time to a second gesture time of the second device.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein initiating a connection between the first and second users on a social network comprises:

sending a command to a website of the social network to connect the first and second users.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the command comprises a friend request.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the command indicates consent by both the first and second users to complete a connection.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, further comprising:

sending a verification request for the connection between the first and second users to the first and second users.

19. A computing device to create social networking connections using gestures, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory, comprising;

an accelerometer to detect a gesture associated with the device of a first user, the gesture being indicative of the first user initializing a new social networking connection with a second user, wherein the processor generates the first fingerprint to comprise at least an identification of the first user and a location of the computing device;

a network interface to send the first fingerprint to a server for matching with a second fingerprint received from the second user, the second fingerprint comprising at least an identification of the second user and a location of the second computing device, wherein the locations of the first and second computing devices are substantially matching, the network interface to receive an indication that a connection between the first and second users on a social network has been initiated by the server in response to the match.

20. The computing device of claim 19, wherein the computing device comprises a cellular telephone.