System and method for optimizing access to a resource based on social synchrony and homophily

• US 9,972,022 B2
• Filed: 12/27/2010
• Issued: 05/15/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Inventors: John, Ajita, Seligmann, Doree Duncan
• Primary Examiner(s): Gaffin, Jeffrey A
• Assistant Examiner(s): Heffington, John M
• Application Number:
  US12/978,955
• Publication Number:
  US 20120036446A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,696 Days
• Field of Search: 715739, 715743
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/795 for finding other players; for building a team; for providing a buddy list
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3438 monitoring of user actions tracking the activity of the user H04L67/535
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3447 Performance evaluation by modeling
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/95 Retrieval from the web
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5077 Logical partitioning of resources; Management or configuration of virtualized resources specific details on emulation or internal functioning of virtual machines G06F9/455
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 20/00 Machine learning
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 3/004 Artificial life, i.e. computing arrangements simulating life
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0201 Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34

Abstract

Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for managing resources. A system for managing resources is configured for categorizing users according to at least one of common user characteristics and common user behaviors with respect to at least a first domain to yield a group of users. The system is also configured for identifying a resource associated with at least one user behavior in a second domain different from the first domain during a first time interval for at least one user from the group of users. The system is further configured for modifying an accessibility of the resource, during a second time interval after the first time interval, with respect to the second domain for at least other users in the group of users based on the at least one user behavior.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a server connected to a network, requests for access to a resource from user devices via the network and the user devices being associated with users;

allocating, by the server, a capacity of the server to a first capacity to enable the server to provide the user devices with a first level of access to the resource;

providing, by the server, the resource to the user devices utilizing the first capacity;

identifying, by the server, from the users, a group of users comprising a portion of the users that share one of a common user characteristic and a common user behavior as observed in association with a first domain;

selecting, by the server, a monitored user from the group of users;

monitoring, by the server, a behavior of the monitored user with respect to a second domain different from the first domain;

predicting, by the server and based on the behavior of the monitored user, an expected behavior of a non-monitored user of the group of users with respect to the resource; and

upon determining that the predicted expected behavior of the non-monitored user of the group of the users is more closely associated with a second capacity of the server, allocating, by the server, the capacity of the server to the second capacity to enable the server to provide the user devices a second level of access to the resource, and providing, by the server, the resource to the user devices utilizing the second capacity.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the server comprises a plurality of servers.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the group of the users further comprises identifying the group of the users from a set of the users sharing both the common user characteristic and the common user behavior.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein monitoring of the monitored user further comprises monitoring the monitored user with respect to a second domain resource of the second domain.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the second capacity of the server comprises a reduced capacity of the server as provided by the server comprising the first capacity.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the capacity comprises a bandwidth capacity.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the capacity comprises a storage capacity.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the capacity comprises a processing capacity.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing, by the server, a graphical user element associated with the resource for display by the user devices, wherein the graphical user element is selected in accord with the expected behavior.

10. A system comprising:

a server having a processor and a network interface; and

the server performs;

receiving requests for access to a resource from user devices via the network interface and the user devices being associated with users;

allocating a capacity of the server to a first capacity to enable the server to provide the user devices with a first level of access to the resource;

providing the resource to the user devices utilizing the first capacity;

identifying, from the users, a group of users comprising a portion of the users that share one of a common user characteristic and a common user behavior as observed in association with a first domain;

selecting a monitored user from the group of users;

monitoring a behavior of the monitored user with respect to a second domain different from the first domain;

predicting, based on the behavior of the monitored user, an expected behavior of a non-monitored user of the group of users with respect to the resource; and

upon determining that the predicted expected behavior of the non-monitored user of the group of the users is more closely associated with a second capacity of the server, allocating the capacity of the server to the second capacity to enable the server to provide the user devices a second level of access to the resource, and providing, by the server, the resource to the user devices utilizing the second capacity.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the server comprises a plurality of servers.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein identifying the group of the users further comprises identifying the group of the users from a set of the users sharing both the common user characteristic and the common user behavior.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein monitoring of the monitored user further comprises monitoring the monitored user with respect to a second domain resource of the second domain.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the second capacity of the server comprises a reduced capacity of the server as provided by the server comprising the first capacity.