Status update propagation based on crowd or POI similarity
AssigneeWaldeck Technology, LLC
InventorsSteven L. Petersen, Kunal Kandekar
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for following status updates of users. In one embodiment, a requestor selects a crowd of users. In response, one or more crowds of users that match the selected crowd of users to at least a predefined threshold degree are identified. Status updates sent by users in at least one of the one or more matching crowds of users are then delivered to the requestor. In another embodiment, a requestor selects a Point of Interest (POI). In response, one or more POIs that match the selected POI to at least a predefined threshold degree are identified. Status updates sent by users located at one or more POIs of the one or more matching POIs are delivered to the requestor.
Claims21
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, from a requestor, a crowd match request that identifies a select crowd;
- in response to receiving the crowd match request, identifying one or more matching crowds that match the select crowd at least to a predefined threshold degree based on aggregate profiles of the select crowd and the one or more matching crowds;
- and
- effecting delivery of status updates sent by users in at least one crowd of the one or more matching crowds to the requestor.
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, from a requestor, a crowd match request that identifies a select crowd;
- in response to receiving the crowd match request, identifying one or more matching crowds that match the select crowd at least to a predefined threshold degree based on geographic locations of the select crowd and the one or more matching crowds;
- and
- effecting delivery of status updates sent by users in at least one crowd of the one or more matching crowds to the requestor.
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, from a requestor, a crowd match request that identifies a select crowd;
- in response to receiving the crowd match request, identifying one or more matching crowds that match the select crowd at least to a predefined threshold degree based on one or more crowd characteristics of the select crowd and the one or more matching crowds;
- and
- effecting delivery of status updates sent by users in at least one crowd of the one or more matching crowds to the requestor.
A server computer comprising system components including:
- a communication interface adapted to communicatively couple the server computer to a network;
- and
- a controller associated with the communication interface and adapted to:
- receive, via the communication interface, a crowd match request from a requestor that identifies a select crowd;
- in response to the crowd match request, identify one or more matching crowds that match the select crowd at least to a predefined threshold degree based on aggregate profiles of the select crowd and the one or more matching crowds;
- and
- effect delivery of status updates sent by users in at least one crowd of the one or more matching crowds to the requestor,
- wherein at least one of the system components includes at least one electronic hardware component.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing software for instructing a controller of a computing device to:
- receive, from a requestor, a crowd match request that identifies a select crowd;
- in response to the crowd match request, identify one or more matching crowds that match the select crowd at least to a predefined threshold degree based on aggregate profiles of the select crowd and the one or more matching crowds;
- and
- effect delivery of status updates sent by users in at least one crowd of the one or more matching crowds to the requestor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.