Method, system, and apparatus for managing attributes and functionalities of areas exhibiting density of users

• US 9,439,035 B2
• Filed: 11/03/2014
• Issued: 09/06/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Eventi LLC (Wagoo L.L.C.)
• Original Assignee: Federico Fraccaroli
• Inventors: Fraccaroli, Federico
• Primary Examiner(s): SHAHEED, KHALID W
• Application Number:
  US14/531,968
• Publication Number:
  US 20150065176A1
• Time in Patent Office: 673 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

In accordance with one example embodiment of the present invention a method comprises at least partially enabling a set of functionalities and attributes related to a geofenced session area, wherein at least some of those attributes are associated, at least in part, with analytics pertaining to permanence of users within said geofenced session area.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

at least partially facilitating compiling by a computer apparatus a set of attributes associated to a first user who belongs to a predetermined group when said first user is coupled to a session area via a mobile equipment apparatus and when said mobile equipment apparatus is determined to be positioned in proximity to other users who also belong to said predetermined group and said other users are associated to mobile equipment apparatuses, whereby a set density of members of said predetermined group is achieved; and

facilitating providing indicia of said session area and indicia of said set of attributes associated to said first user to at least a subset of members of said predetermined group who are not coupled with said session area;

wherein said indicia of said set of attributes associated to said first user comprise at least a portion of a user profile of said first user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said indicia pertaining to said session area comprise a real time presence of said first user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said indicia pertaining to said session area comprise a location indicating where said set density of members of said predetermined group is achieved.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising facilitating communications between a second user, who belongs to said predetermined group and is associated with a second mobile equipment apparatus that is not contributing to achieving said set density of members, and said first user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said predetermined group is a professional group belonging to a social networking group.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said providing indicia pertaining to said session area is restricted to users who belong to said predetermined group.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said session area is independent from a predefined geographical area and said session area is characterized by a temporary density of said members of said predetermined group in a common location.

8. A computer system having a set of instructions stored in at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium for controlling at least one digital computer in performing desired functions comprising a set of instructions formed into each of a plurality of modules, each modules comprising:

a process for at least partially facilitating compiling by a computer apparatus a set of attributes related to a first user who belongs to a predetermined group and is determined to be positioned in proximity to other users who also belong to said predetermined group, whereby a set density of members of said predetermined group is achieved; and

a process for facilitating providing indicia, subject to said first user'"'"'s settings, of at least one subset of said set of attributes related to said first user to at least a second user selected from the group consisting of;

a user who contributes to achieving set density of members of said predetermined group, a user who does not contribute to achieving set density of members of said predetermined group;

wherein said subset of said set of attributes comprises a real time presence attribute associated with a session area.

9. The computer system of claim 8 further comprising:

a process for arranging said subset of said set of attributes related to said first user to represent, at least in part, proximity of said first user to said second user as compared to the proximity of other users to said second user.

10. The computer system of claim 8, wherein said session area is independent from a predefined geographical area and said session area is characterized by a temporary spatial density of said members of said predetermined group.

11. The computer system of claim 8, further comprising:

a process for at least partially facilitating communications between said second user associated with a second mobile equipment apparatus, and said first user, subject to at least said first user'"'"'s settings.

12. The computer system of claim 8 further comprising:

a process for enhancing the prominence of said at least one subset of said attributes related to said first user, when said first user is a premium user as compared to a corresponding subset of said attributes related to other users, when said other users are not premium users.

13. The computer system of claim 8, further comprising:

a process for regulating the prominence of said at least one subset of said attributes related to said first user as compared to a corresponding subset of said attributes related to other users who are associated with said session area by means of mobile equipment apparatuses, said regulating being based, at least in part, on data related to analytics of permanence in an area associated with said set density of said members of said predetermined group.

14. The computer system of claim 8, further comprising:

a process for compiling a log of attributes related to at least a subset of users who are associated with said session area, said log being compiled according to at least one criterion selected from the group consisting of;

simultaneous association with a session area, degree of spatial proximity, analytics of time spent in proximity to other users who are associated with said session area, an instantaneous reading of data at the time of a manual snapshot, presence, at least temporarily, to a common event associated with said session area, classes of users, and combinations thereof.

15. An apparatus, comprising:

means for facilitating, at least partially, compiling a set of attributes related to users who are associated to a session area via mobile equipment apparatuses coupled with said users, when said mobile equipment apparatuses are determined to be positioned in proximity to users who belong to a said predetermined group, whereby a set density of members of said predetermined group is achieved;

means for facilitating providing indicia of said session area to users who belong to said predetermined group but do not contribute to said set density of members of said predetermined group; and

means for facilitating visualizing at least in part, said set of attributes related to said users who are associated to said session area, wherein said set of attributes related to users who are associated to said session area comprise at least a portion of said users'"'"' profiles.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein said means for facilitating visualizing at least in part, said set of attributes related to said users who are associated to said session area utilize a reading of RSSI data.

17. The apparatus of claim 15 further comprising:

means for facilitating notifying users who are not associated to said session area of at least one attribute pertaining to said session area selected from the group consisting of;

real-time presence of a user who is associated to said session area, real-time presence of users who are associated to said session area and share a common attribute that is prevalent among other possible attributes, real-time presence of a user who is associated to said session area and possesses a predetermined attribute, and combinations thereof.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising:

means for facilitating analyzing RSSI data to produce indicia pertaining to relative positioning between users.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising:

means for facilitating performing Bayesian inferences to produce indicia pertaining to relative positioning between users.

20. The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising:

means for facilitating producing indicia of a directional readings of RSSI measurements.