Behavior monitoring system and method

• US 8,412,647 B2
• Filed: 11/02/2009
• Issued: 04/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Smith Micro Software Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Wavemarket Incorporated (Gen Digital Inc.)
• Inventors: Hotes, Scott, Roumeliotis, Tasos, Talbot, Andrew
• Primary Examiner(s): Holmes, Michael B
• Application Number:
  US12/611,109
• Publication Number:
  US 20100306138A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,247 Days
• Field of Search: 706/12
• US Class Current: 706/12
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0206 Price or cost determination based on market factors

Abstract

A computer-implemented behavior monitoring method is provided. The method includes receiving from a plurality of contributors a plurality of personal value preference indications. Either or both of location information corresponding to a determined location of a user device and communication information corresponding to a determined communication activity of the user device are received. Either or both of the location information and the communication information of the user device are compared with the plurality of personal value preference indications from the plurality of contributors. A behavior rating is determined based on the comparison of the location information and the communication information of the user device with the plurality of personal value preference indications, and the behavior rating is transmitted to a user.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented behavior monitoring method comprising:

receiving from a plurality of contributors a plurality of personal value preference indications;

receiving from at least one of a mobile device and a remote telecommunication carrier in communication with the mobile device at least one of location information corresponding to a determined location of the mobile device and communication information corresponding to a determined communication activity of the mobile device;

generating a rule set based on the plurality of personal value preference indications;

comparing the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the mobile device with the plurality of personal value preference indications from the plurality of contributors by executing the rule set;

determining a behavior rating based on the comparison of the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the mobile device with the plurality of personal value preference indications; and

transmitting the behavior rating to a user.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

surveying the plurality of contributors;

receiving the plurality of personal value preference indications in response to the surveying of the plurality of contributors; and

constructing the rule set by combining through a numeric process the plurality of contributors'"'"' plurality of personal value preference indications.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising implementing an inference engine to execute the rule set.

4. A computer-implemented behavior monitoring method comprising:

receiving from a plurality of contributors identifying information and a plurality of personal value preference indications;

receiving from at least one of a mobile device and a remote telecommunication carrier in communication with the mobile device at least one of location information corresponding to a determined location of the mobile device and communication information corresponding to a determined communication activity of the mobile device;

comparing the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the mobile device with the plurality of personal value preference indications from the plurality of contributors;

determining a behavior rating based on the identifying information and the comparison of the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the mobile device with the plurality of personal value preference indications; and

transmitting the behavior rating to a user.

5. A computer-implemented behavior monitoring method comprising:

receiving from a plurality of contributors a plurality of personal value preference indications;

receiving from a mobile device corresponding to a first user at least one of location information corresponding to a determined location of the mobile device and communication information corresponding to a determined communication activity of the mobile device;

comparing the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the mobile device with the plurality of personal value preference indications from the plurality of contributors;

determining a behavior rating based on the comparison of the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the mobile device with the plurality of personal value preference indications; and

transmitting the behavior rating to a second user.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, further comprising receiving from the plurality of contributors including the second user identifying information.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, further comprising receiving from the plurality of contributors including the second user the plurality of personal value preference indications.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising determining the behavior rating based on ones of the plurality of personal value preference indications which correspond to at least one other of the plurality of contributors meeting a predetermined level of equivalence with the second user.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, further comprising:

comparing at least one of the plurality of personal value preference indications from the second user with the plurality of personal value preference indications from the at least one other of the plurality of contributors; and

determining the meeting of the predetermined level of equivalence based on the comparison between the personal value preference indications of the at least one other of the plurality of contributors and the personal value preference indications of the second user.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving the plurality of personal value preference indications on a graded scale as scaled personal value preference indications;

comparing at least one of the plurality of personal value preference indications from the second user with the plurality of personal value preference indications from the at least one other of the plurality of contributors; and

determining the meeting of the predetermined level of equivalence based on the comparison between the scaled personal value preference indications of the at least one other of the plurality of contributors and the scaled personal value preference indications of the second user.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving identifying information from the plurality of contributors including the second user;

comparing the identifying information from the second user with the identifying information from the at least one other of the plurality of contributors; and

determining the meeting of the predetermined level of equivalence based on the comparison between the identifying information of the at least one other of the plurality of contributors and the identifying information of the second user.

12. A computer-implemented behavior monitoring method comprising:

receiving from a plurality of contributors a plurality of personal value preference indications, wherein receiving the plurality of personal value preference indications comprises receiving on a graded scale at least one of moral and ethical preference indications;

receiving from at least one of a mobile device and a remote telecommunication carrier in communication with the mobile device at least one of location information corresponding to a determined location of the mobile device and communication information corresponding to a determined communication activity of the mobile device;

comparing the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the mobile device with the plurality of personal value preference indications from the plurality of contributors;

determining a behavior rating based on the comparison of the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the mobile device with the plurality of personal value preference indications; and

transmitting the behavior rating to a user.

13. A computer-implemented behavior monitoring method comprising:

receiving from a plurality of contributors a plurality of personal value preference indications, wherein receiving the plurality of personal value preference indications comprises receiving on a graded scale religious preference indications;

receiving from at least one of a mobile device and a remote telecommunication carrier in communication with the mobile device at least one of location information corresponding to a determined location of the mobile device and communication information corresponding to a determined communication activity of the mobile device;

comparing the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the mobile device with the plurality of personal value preference indications from the plurality of contributors;

determining a behavior rating based on the comparison of the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the mobile device with the plurality of personal value preference indications; and

transmitting the behavior rating to a user.

14. A computer-implemented behavior monitoring method comprising:

receiving from a plurality of contributors a plurality of personal value preference indications, wherein receiving the plurality of personal value preference indications comprises receiving on a graded scale safety preference indications;

receiving from at least one of a mobile device and a remote telecommunication carrier in communication with the mobile device at least one of location information corresponding to a determined location of the mobile device and communication information corresponding to a determined communication activity of the mobile device;

comparing the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the mobile device with the plurality of personal value preference indications from the plurality of contributors;

determining a behavior rating based on the comparison of the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the mobile device with the plurality of personal value preference indications; and

transmitting the behavior rating to a user.

15. A computer-implemented behavior monitoring method comprising:

receiving from a plurality of contributors a plurality of personal value preference indications, wherein receiving the plurality of personal value preference indications comprises receiving on a graded scale educational preference indications;

receiving from at least one of a mobile device and a remote telecommunication carrier in communication with the mobile device at least one of location information corresponding to a determined location of the mobile device and communication information corresponding to a determined communication activity of the mobile device;

comparing the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the mobile device with the plurality of personal value preference indications from the plurality of contributors;

determining a behavior rating based on the comparison of the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the mobile device with the plurality of personal value preference indications; and

transmitting the behavior rating to a user.

16. A computer-implemented behavior monitoring method comprising:

surveying a plurality of contributors;

receiving from the plurality of contributors a plurality of personal value preference indications in response to the surveying of the plurality of contributors;

generating a rule set based on the plurality of personal value preference indications;

receiving from at least one of a mobile device and a remote telecommunication carrier in communication with the mobile device at least one of location information corresponding to a determined location of the mobile device and communication information corresponding to a determined communication activity of the mobile device;

comparing the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the mobile device with the plurality of personal value preference indications from the plurality of contributors by executing the rule set;

determining a behavior rating based on the comparison of the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the mobile device with the plurality of personal value preference indications; and

transmitting the behavior rating to a user.

17. A computer-implemented behavior monitoring method comprising:

receiving from a plurality of contributors a plurality of personal value preference indications;

receiving from at least one of a mobile device and a remote telecommunication carrier in communication with the mobile device at least one of location information corresponding to a determined location of the mobile device and communication information corresponding to a determined communication activity of the mobile device;

comparing the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the mobile device with the plurality of personal value preference indications from the plurality of contributors;

determining a behavior rating based on the comparison of the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the mobile device with the plurality of personal value preference indications, wherein determining the behavior rating comprises determining at least one of a level of riskiness of behavior, a level of normality of behavior and a level of acceptability of behavior of the at least one of the determined location and the determined communication activity; and

transmitting the behavior rating to a user.

18. A computer-implemented behavior monitoring method comprising:

receiving from a plurality of contributors a plurality of personal value preference indications;

receiving from at least one of a mobile device and a remote telecommunication carrier in communication with the mobile device communication information as an indication of at least one of a telephone call made, a telephone call received, a website visited, an electronic mail sent and an electronic mail received by the mobile device;

comparing the communication information of the mobile device with the plurality of personal value preference indications from the plurality of contributors;

determining a behavior rating based on the comparison of the communication information of the mobile device with the plurality of personal value preference indications; and

transmitting the behavior rating to a user.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 18, further comprising:

receiving location information in the form of the determined location and the time at which the at least one of the telephone call was made, the telephone call was received, the website was visited, the electronic mail was sent and the electronic mail was received by the mobile device;

comparing the location information and the communication information of the mobile device with the plurality of personal value preference indications from the plurality of contributors; and

determining the behavior rating based on the comparison of the location information and the communication information of the mobile device with the plurality of personal value preference indications.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 18, further comprising determining the behavior rating based on the type of communication and the determined location of the mobile device when the communication was performed.

21. The computer-implemented method of claim 20, further comprising determining the behavior rating based on the time when the communication was performed.

22. The computer-implemented method of claim 20, further comprising determining the behavior based on the content of the communication.

23. A computer-implemented behavior monitoring method comprising:

receiving from a plurality of contributors a plurality of personal value preference indications;

receiving from at least one of a mobile device and a remote telecommunication carrier in communication with the mobile device communication information as an indication of at least one application ran by the mobile device corresponding to a determined communication activity of the mobile device;

comparing the communication information of the mobile device with the plurality of personal value preference indications from the plurality of contributors;

determining a behavior rating based on the comparison of the communication information of the mobile device with the plurality of personal value preference indications; and

transmitting the behavior rating to a user.

24. The computer-implemented method of claim 23, further comprising:

receiving location information in the form of the determined location and the time at which the at least one application was ran;

comparing the location information and the communication information of the mobile device with the plurality of personal value preference indications from the plurality of contributors; and

determining the behavior rating based on the comparison of the location information and the communication information of the mobile device with the plurality of personal value preference indications.

25. A computer-implemented behavior monitoring method comprising:

receiving from a plurality of contributors a plurality of personal value preference indications;

receiving from at least one of a mobile device and a remote telecommunication carrier in communication with the mobile device at least one of location information corresponding to a determined location of the mobile device and communication information corresponding to a determined communication activity of the mobile device;

receiving from at least one of a plurality of other mobile devices and a remote telecommunication carrier in communication with the plurality of other mobile devices at least one of location information corresponding to determined locations of the plurality of other mobile devices and communication information corresponding to determined communication activity of the plurality of other mobile devices;

comparing the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the mobile device with the plurality of personal value preference indications from the plurality of contributors;

determining a behavior rating based on the comparison of the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the mobile device with the plurality of personal value preference indications and based on the location information of the plurality of other mobile devices and the communication information of the plurality of other mobile devices; and

transmitting the behavior rating to a user.

26. The computer-implemented method of claim 25, further comprising:

determining a mean level of activity of at least one of the location information of the plurality of other mobile devices and the communication information of the plurality of other mobile devices;

determining a level of activity of at least one of the location information of the mobile device and the communication information of the mobile device;

comparing the level of activity of the mobile device with the mean level of activity of the plurality of other mobile devices to determine a standard deviation; and

determining the behavior rating based on the standard deviation.

27. A computer-implemented behavior monitoring method comprising:

receiving from a plurality of contributors a plurality of personal value preference indications comprising at least one acceptability rating of a communication contact;

receiving from at least one of a mobile device and a remote telecommunication carrier in communication with the mobile device communication information corresponding to a determined communication activity of the mobile device, the communication information comprising an indication of at least one determined communication contact associated with an acceptability rating of a communication contact;

comparing the acceptability rating of the at least one determined communication contact with the plurality of personal value preference indications from the plurality of contributors;

determining a behavior rating based on the comparison of the acceptability rating of the at least one determined communication contact with the plurality of personal value preference indications; and

transmitting the behavior rating to a user.

28. The computer-implemented method of claim 27, further comprising receiving the indication of at least one determined communication contact comprising a remote party in communication with the mobile device.

29. A computer-implemented behavior monitoring method comprising:

receiving from a plurality of contributors a plurality of personal value preference indications comprising at least one of location preference indications and communication preference indications of the plurality of contributors;

summing and weighting the at least one of the location preference indications and the communication preference indications to generate at least one of weighted location preference indications and weighted communication preference indications;

receiving from at least one of a mobile device and a remote telecommunication carrier in communication with the mobile device at least one of location information corresponding to a determined location of the mobile device and communication information corresponding to a determined communication activity of the mobile device;

comparing the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the mobile device and the at least one of the weighted location preference indications and the weighted communication preference indications;

determining a behavior rating based on the comparison between the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the mobile device and the at least one of the weighted location preference indications and the weighted communication preference indications; and

transmitting the behavior rating to a user.

30. A computer-implemented behavior monitoring method comprising:

receiving from a user device corresponding to a first user at least one of location information corresponding to a determined location of the first user and communication information corresponding to a determined communication activity of the first user;

receiving from a plurality of contributors a plurality of personal value preference indications;

comparing the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the user device with the plurality of personal value preference indications from ones of the plurality of contributors meeting a predetermined level of equivalence with a second user;

determining a behavior rating of the first user based on the comparison between the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the user device and the plurality of personal value preference indications from the ones of the plurality of contributors meeting the predetermined level of equivalence with the second user; and

transmitting the behavior rating to the second user.

31. The computer-implemented method of claim 30, wherein:

receiving the plurality of personal value preference indications comprises receiving at least one acceptability rating of a communication contact;

receiving the at least one of the location information and the communication information comprises receiving an indication of at least one determined communication contact associated with the at least one acceptability rating of a communication contact; and

determining the behavior rating based on the at least one acceptability rating of the at least one determined communication contact.

32. The computer-implemented method of claim 31, further comprising receiving the indication of at least one determined communication contact comprising a party in communication with the first user via the user device.

33. The computer-implemented method of claim 31, further comprising receiving the indication of at least one determined communication contact comprising a remote application server in communication with the user device.

34. The computer-implemented method of claim 30, further comprising:

receiving the plurality of personal value preference indications comprising at least one of location preference indications and communication preference indications of the plurality of contributors;

summing and weighting the at least one of the location preference indications and the communication preference indications from the ones of the plurality of contributors meeting the predetermined level of equivalence with the second user to generate at least one of weighted location preference indications and weighted communication preference indications; and

comparing the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the first user with the at least one of the weighted location preference indications and the weighted communication preference indications from the ones of the plurality of contributors meeting the predetermined level of equivalence with the second user; and

determining the behavior rating based on the comparison between the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the first user and the at least one of the weighted location preference indications and the weighted communication preference indications from the ones of the plurality of contributors meeting the predetermined level of equivalence with the second user.

35. The computer-implemented method of claim 30, wherein the receiving the plurality of personal value preference indications from the plurality of contributors comprises receiving at least one personal value preference indication from the second user.

36. The computer-implemented method of claim 30, further comprising:

receiving identifying information corresponding to the first user;

receiving from a plurality of other user devices corresponding to a plurality of other users at least one of location information corresponding to determined locations of the other users and communication information corresponding to determined communication activity of the other users;

receiving identifying information corresponding to the plurality of other users;

comparing the identifying information of the plurality of other users with the identifying information of the first user;

determining a meeting of a predetermined level of equivalence between the first user and ones of the plurality of other users based on the comparison between the identifying information of the plurality of other users and the identifying information of the first user; and

determining the behavior rating further based on at least one of location information corresponding to determined locations of the other users meeting the predetermined level of equivalence with the first user and communication information corresponding to a determined communication activity of the other users meeting the predetermined level of equivalence with the first user.

37. The computer-implemented method of claim 30, further comprising:

receiving at least one personal value preference indication from the second user;

comparing the at least one personal value preference indication from the second user with the plurality of personal value preference indications from the plurality of contributors; and

determining the meeting of the predetermined level of equivalence between the second user and the ones of the plurality of contributors based on the comparison between the at least one personal value preference indication from the second user and the plurality of personal value preference indications from the plurality of contributors.

38. The computer-implemented method of claim 30, further comprising:

receiving identifying information from the plurality of contributors and the second user;

comparing the identifying information from the second user with the identifying information from the plurality of contributors; and

determining the meeting of the predetermined level of equivalence between the second user and the ones of the plurality of contributors based on the comparison between the identifying information from the second user and the identifying information from the plurality of contributors.

39. The computer-implemented method of claim 30, further comprising

receiving with the plurality of personal value preference indications from the plurality of contributors at least one indication of a geographic area comprising a rating of the geographic area;

comparing the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the user device with the at least one indication of a geographic area from the ones of the plurality of contributors meeting the predetermined level of equivalence with the second user; and

determining the behavior rating of the first user based on the comparison of the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the user device and the at least one indication of a geographic area from the ones of the plurality of contributors meeting the predetermined level of equivalence with the second user.

40. A system for monitoring behavior comprising at least one computing device including at least one memory comprising instructions operable to enable the computing device to perform a procedure comprising:

surveying a plurality of contributors;

receiving a plurality of personal value preference indications in response to the surveying of the plurality of contributors;

receiving from a user device corresponding to a first user at least one of location information corresponding to a determined location of the first user and communication information corresponding to a determined communication activity of the first user;

comparing the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the user device with the plurality of personal value preference indications from the plurality of contributors;

determining a behavior rating based on the comparison of the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the user device with the plurality of personal value preference indications; and

transmitting the behavior rating to a second user.

41. A computer-implemented behavior monitoring method comprising:

receiving from at least one of a mobile device corresponding to a first user and a remote telecommunication carrier in communication with the mobile device at least one of location information corresponding to a determined location of the mobile device and communication information corresponding to a determined communication activity of the mobile device;

receiving from a second user at least one personal value preference indication;

comparing the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the mobile device with the at least one personal value preference indication from the second user;

determining a behavior rating based on the comparison of the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the mobile device with the at least one personal value indication; and

transmitting the behavior rating to the second user.

42. The computer-implemented method of claim 41, further comprising receiving the communication information as an indication of at least one of a telephone call made, a telephone call received, a website visited, an electronic mail sent and an electronic mail received by the mobile device.

43. The computer-implemented method of claim 42, further comprising receiving the location information in the form of the determined location and the time at which the at least one of the telephone call was made, the telephone call was received, the website was visited, the electronic mail was sent and the electronic mail was received by the mobile device.

44. The computer-implemented method of claim 42, further comprising determining the behavior rating based on the type of communication and the determined location of the mobile device when the communication was performed.

45. The computer-implemented method of claim 44, further comprising determining the behavior rating based on the time when the communication was performed.

46. The computer-implemented method of claim 41, wherein:

receiving the at least one personal value preference indication comprises receiving at least one acceptability rating of a communication contact;

receiving the at least one of the location information and the communication information comprises receiving an indication of at least one determined communication contact associated with the at least one acceptability rating of a communication contact; and

determining the behavior rating based on an acceptability rating of the at least one determined communication contact.

47. The computer-implemented method of claim 41, further comprising:

receiving the at least one personal value preference indication comprising at least one of a location preference indication and a communication preference indication of the second user; and

determining the behavior rating based on a comparison between the at least one of the location information and the communication information of the mobile device and the at least one of the location preference indication and the communication preference indication of the second user.

48. The computer-implemented method of claim 47, further comprising:

receiving the at least one personal value preference indication comprising an indication of at least one of a time and a location when a particular type of communication is at least one of acceptable and unacceptable; and

determining the behavior rating based on at least one of a time and a location when the particular type of communication is performed by the mobile device.