SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING SOCIAL DISCOVERY

• US 20180077550A1
• Filed: 11/27/2017
• Published: 03/15/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ernesto Nebel
• Original Assignee: Ernesto Nebel
• Inventors: Nebel, Ernesto
• Granted Patent: US 10,231,099 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/30 Connection release
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals

Abstract

An example implementation includes systems and methods for facilitating social discovery to obtain, from at least a second device, device information associated with the second device; transmit the device information associated with the second device to the social discovery platform; receive, from the social discovery platform, user information associated with a second user of the second device in response to transmitting the device information associated with the second device; and providing, to the first user, the user information associated with the second user.

Claims

1. A system for facilitating social discovery, comprising:

a social discovery platform; and

a first device associated with a first user, the first device comprising;

a hardware processor; and

at least one executable software module that, when executed by the hardware processor, is configured to;

obtain, from at least a second device, device information associated with the second device;

transmit the device information associated with the second device to the social discovery platform;

receive, from the social discovery platform, user information associated with a second user of the second device in response to transmitting the device information associated with the second device; and

providing, to the first user, the user information associated with the second user.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the executable software module is further configured to discover the second device and receive device information from the second device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the executable software module is further configured to:

receive, from the first user, a request to establish communications with at least the second user of the second device; and

establish a connection with the second device in response to the request.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the executable software module is further configured to:

receive, from the first user, a message to transmit to the second user; and

transmit the message to the second device.

5. The system of claim 1, further to transmit authorization for a fee associated with messaging the second use.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the fee comprises at least one of an amount stipulated by the second user and an amount set by the social discovery platform.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the user information associated with the second user includes at least one of the following:

a photograph of the second user, an age of the second user, a gender of the second user, one or more occupations of the second user, a location of the second user, one or more group affiliations of the second user, one or more interests of the second user, and one or more characteristics of the second user.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the device information associated with the second device comprises a MAC address of the second device.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the executable software module is further configured to determine whether to present, to the first user, the user information associated with the second user based at least in part on the user information associated with the second user and one or more filter criteria specified by the first user.

10. A method for facilitating social discovery, comprising:

obtaining, by a first device associated with a first user, device information associated with a plurality of devices at a location of the first device;

transmitting the device information associated with a second device of the plurality of devices to a social discovery platform;

receiving, from the social discovery platform, user information associated with a second user of the second device in response to the device information associated with the second device, wherein the user information comprises a photograph of the second user; and

providing, to the first user, the user information associated with the second user.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising discovering the plurality of devices and receiving device information from the second device.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving, from the first user, a request to establish communications with at least the second user of the second device; and

establishing a connection with the second device in response to the request.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving, from the first user, a message to transmit to the second user; and

transmitting the message to the second device.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising sending authorization for a fee associated with messaging the second user.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the fee comprises one of an amount stipulated by the second user and an amount set by the social discovery platform.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the user information associated with the second user includes at least one of the following:

an age of the second user, a gender of the second user, one or more occupations of the second user, a location of the second user, one or more group affiliations of the second user, one or more interests of the second user, and one or more characteristics of the second user.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the device information associated with the second device comprises a MAC address of the second device.

18. The method of claim 10, further comprising determining whether to present, to the first user, the user information associated with the second user based at least in part on the user information associated with the second user and one or more filter criteria specified by the first user.

19. A system comprising:

a primary device associated with a primary user, the first device comprising a non-transitory memory and processor configured to;

provide, by the primary device, device information to other devices at a location of the primary device;

receive, by the primary device, a plurality of messages from one or more of the other devices at the location of the primary device, wherein the messages are in response to the one or more other devices accessing user information associated with the primary user of the primary device based on the device information, wherein each message comprises sender information;

for each of the plurality of messages;

determine, by the primary device, whether the sender information associated with the message satisfies predetermined preferences; and

in response to determining that the sender information satisfies the predetermined preferences, display the message to the primary user at the primary device.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the sender information comprises a fee amount that is set dynamically based on one or more of the following:

a total number of devices attempting to transmit messages to the primary user, a proximity to the primary device at the location, and a total number of messages transmitted by the sender.