Method and apparatus for aggregating and translating real-time user information to update social network profiles
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsRittwik Jana, John F. Murray, Christopher W. Rice, Ron Shacham
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Abstract
A method, computer readable medium and apparatus for automatically updating social network profiles are disclosed. For example, the method receives one or more inputs from a subscriber, processes the one or more inputs in accordance with a policy defined by the subscriber to produce an update about the subscriber and publishes the update about the subscriber on one or more social network profiles associated with the subscriber.
Claims20
A method for updating a social network profile, comprising:
- receiving, by a processor, rich presence information associated with a subscriber, wherein the rich presence information includes location information associated with the subscriber, calendar information of the subscriber and communication activities of the subscriber;
- processing, by the processor, the rich presence information in accordance with a policy defined by the subscriber to produce an update about the subscriber;
- abstracting, by the processor, specific information in the update into general information to generate a modified update;
- and
- publishing, by the processor, automatically the modified update about the subscriber on the social network profile associated with the subscriber.
A tangible computer-readable medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations for updating a social network profile, the operations comprising:
- receiving rich presence information associated with a subscriber, wherein the rich presence information includes location information associated with the subscriber, calendar information of the subscriber and communication activities of the subscriber;
- processing the rich presence information in accordance with a policy defined by the subscriber to produce an update about the subscriber;
- abstracting specific information in the update into general information to generate a modified update;
- and
- publishing automatically the modified update about the subscriber on the social network profile associated with the subscriber.
An apparatus for updating a social network profile, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a computer-readable medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- receiving rich presence information associated with a subscriber, wherein the rich presence information includes location information associated with the subscriber, calendar information of the subscriber and communication activities of the subscriber;
- processing the rich presence information in accordance with a policy defined by the subscriber to produce an update about the subscriber;
- abstracting specific information in the update into general information to generate a modified update;
- and
- publishing automatically the modified update about the subscriber on the social network profile associated with the subscriber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.