CN101632074A - Be used for locating automatically system and method based on the social network members of web - Google Patents

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CN101632074A
CN101632074A CN200780051830A CN200780051830A CN101632074A CN 101632074 A CN101632074 A CN 101632074A CN 200780051830 A CN200780051830 A CN 200780051830A CN 200780051830 A CN200780051830 A CN 200780051830A CN 101632074 A CN101632074 A CN 101632074A
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Abstract

The system and method that is used for locating automatically based on the social network members of web is provided.According to a kind of embodiment, comprise at being positioned at same position or the contact content based on the social network members of web, related GPS identifier and state in its vicinity appears on the equipment of supporting GPS automatically.Another example system comprises: support the equipment of GPS, its configuration is used to receive expression based on the position of the social network members of web and the GPS identifier and the state of current state; Processing module, it is associated the GPS identifier that receives with the state that receives; And communication module, its GPS identifier and state with association sends to the server that comprises based on the social network data storehouse of web.To upgrading, to comprise at described GPS identifier and state social network members, related based on web based on the contact content that writes down based on the social network data storehouse of web in the social network data storehouse of web.

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Be used for locating automatically system and method based on the social network members of web
Cross-reference to related applications
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Technical field
Present invention relates in general to social networks, relate more specifically to be used for the system and method for automatic location based on the social network members of web based on web.
Background technology
Decision whether get in touch particular buddies, classmate or colleague depend on usually this person which and WKG working what.This decision must utilize the finite information amount usually, make in the limited time.And, when people arrive particular place, during such as park or shopping mall, they wonder usually that they were familiar with other people whether also in same place.Therefore need be used for locating automatically system and method based on the social network members of web.
Summary of the invention
The system and method that is used for locating automatically based on the social network members of web is provided.A kind of illustrative methods comprises: the GPS identifier is received in the equipment, state is received in the described equipment, the GPS identifier is associated with described state, in contact person's file of described equipment, store the related GPS identifier and the copy of state, and the GPS identifier and the state of described association sent to the server that comprises based on the social network data storehouse of web.Another kind of illustrative methods comprises: on the server that comprises based on the social network data storehouse of web, receive at based on the social network members of web by network, related GPS identifier and state, utilize described at described social network members based on web, related GPS identifier and state upgrade the contact content that writes down based on the social network data storehouse of web based in the social network data storehouse of web, and described contact content offered communication module, so that be sent to the equipment with this contact person's file by described network, its configuration is used for storing automatically described contact content.
Example system according to a kind of embodiment comprises: have the equipment of GPS module, described GPS block configuration is used to receive the GPS identifier; State entr screen on the described equipment, its configuration is used for accepting state; Processing module on the described equipment, its configuration are used for described GPS identifier is associated with described state; Contact person's file on the described equipment, its configuration are used to store the related GPS identifier and the copy of state; And the communication module on the described equipment, its configuration is used for the GPS identifier of described association and state are sent to the server that comprises based on the social network data storehouse of web.
Another example system comprises: comprise the server based on the social network data storehouse of web, described server configures is used for receiving at GPS identifier and state social network members, related based on web by network; Described social network data storehouse based on web comprise at described social network members based on web, based on the social network data storehouse record of web, described social network data storehouse recording configuration based on web is used to utilize described at described GPS identifier and state social network members, related based on web, upgrades contact content; And described server also disposes and is used for described contact content is offered communication module, so that send to the equipment with contact person's file by described network, its configuration is used for storing automatically described contact content.
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Fig. 1 shows the exemplary architecture that is used for locating automatically based on the social network members of web;
Fig. 2 shows and is used for the state based on the social network members of web is sent to screenshot capture based on the exemplary status screen in the social network data storehouse of web;
Fig. 3 shows the screenshot capture that write down in the exemplary social network data storehouse based on web;
Fig. 4 shows the screenshot capture of example contacts content screen;
Fig. 5 shows and is used for the process flow diagram of automatic location based on the illustrative methods of the social network members of web.
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The system and method that is used for locating automatically based on the social network members of web is provided.According to a kind of embodiment, on the equipment of supporting GPS, receive the GPS identifier, it is used to inquire about the social network data storehouse based on web.Comprise and be positioned at same position or in its vicinity other appear on the equipment of this support GPS automatically based on the social network members of web, the related GPS identifier and the contact content of state.Another example system comprises: support the equipment of GPS, its configuration is used to receive expression based on the position of the social network members of web and the GPS identifier and the state of current state; Processing module, it is associated the GPS identifier that receives with state; And communication module, its GPS identifier and state with association sends to the server that comprises based on the social network data storehouse of web.The contact content that writes down based on the social network data storehouse based on web in the social network data storehouse of web is upgraded, to comprise at this GPS identifier and state of being associated based on the social network members of web.
Fig. 1 shows the exemplary architecture 100 that is used for locating automatically based on the social network members of web.Framework 100 comprises server 105, network 140 and the equipment 145 of supporting GPS.Server 105 comprises that server location uses 110 and based on the social network data storehouse 135 of web.Server location is used 110 and is comprised that enquiry module 115, privacy are provided with module 120, the equipment user is provided with module 125 and equipment code and optimal module 130.Support the equipment 145 of GPS to comprise device display 150 and device location application 155.Device location is used 155 and is comprised GPS (" GPS ") module 160, processing module 165, contact person's file 170 and communication module 175.
According to a kind of method, have the equipment 145 of supporting GPS based on the member of the social networks of web, it receives the GPS identifier in the GPS module 160.The GPS identifier can be represented based on the member's of the social networks of web current geographic position (for example, street address).For example, the GPS identifier can be received in the GPS module 160 of the equipment 145 of supporting GPS, and its current geographic position of indicating this member is No. 123, CA 90210 university city's main stems.By keypad, touch-screen or the similar mechanism on the equipment 145 that use to support GPS, the member can input state, and this state is received by the equipment 145 of supporting GPS.State representation the GPS identifier is received in the GPS module 160 the moment and near this moment the present situation of member.State can comprise any appointment, such as " being in ", " in work ", " seeing a doctor " and/or other similarly expressions arbitrarily.Processing module 165 is associated the GPS identifier that receives with the state that receives.For example, processing module 165 can " be in the GPS identifier " No. 123, CA 90210 university city's main stems " that receives " with the state that receives and be associated.The related GPS identifier and the copy of state are stored in contact person's file 170.Communication module 175 GPS identifier and the state that this is related sends to server 105, and the place receives it at server.Server 105 comprises the social network data storehouse 135 based on web.Social network data storehouse 135 based on web comprises at each social network data storehouse record 300 (Fig. 3) based on the social network members of web.To upgrading, to comprise related GPS identifier and state based on the contact content of the social network data storehouse of web record 300.Other members based on the social networks of web can inquire about the social network data storehouse record based on web that has upgraded, but this is subjected to the restriction that privacy is provided with, and are as described herein.
In a kind of alternative approach, be not that the GPS identifier is received in the GPS module 160, and be based on web social network members can the equipment 145 of supporting GPS do not support the keypad of equipment of GPS or touch-screen on manual input street address.According to being similar to the mode that the equipment 145 of supporting GPS receives the GPS identifier, supporting the equipment 145 of GPS or do not support the equipment of GPS to receive street address.When the equipment 145 of supporting GPS or when not supporting the equipment of GPS to receive corresponding state, processing module 165 is associated the street address that receives with the state that receives.The copy of contact person's file 170 these related street addresses of storage and state, and communication module 175 sends to server 105 with street address and the state that is associated.
In further alternative approach, the GPS identifier can comprise utilization or be derived from one or more information in some dissimilar technology, these technology provide completely or partially location-based information, include but not limited to based on network triangulation and the mixed method of using various GPS networks.
In a kind of example system, if being received, the GPS identifier do not have corresponding state in the GPS module 160, then processing module 165 further disposes and is used for searching corresponding state at contact person's file 170.If find corresponding state, then it will show on device display 150.If do not find the state corresponding to the GPS identifier that is received in contact person's file 170, then communication module 175 sends to server 105 with the GPS identifier that receives and not subsidiary state.Enquiry module 115 on the server 105 is inquired about in based on the social network data storehouse 135 of web and this GPS identifier associated state.If in social network data storehouse 135, find state, then it is sent to the equipment 145 of supporting GPS from server 105 corresponding to this GPS identifier based on web.Processing module 165 is associated the GPS identifier that receives with this state, and stores this related GPS identifier and the copy of state in contact person's file 170.
In further illustrative methods, by communication module 175 the GPS identifier that receives is sent to server 105, and do not consider whether the GPS identifier that receives has associated state at contact person's file 170 and/or in the social network data storehouse 135 based on web.In response, enquiry module 115 on the server 105 is inquired about this contact content based on other members of the social networks of web in based on the social network data storehouse 135 of web, these other members have coupling or approaching coupling in its social network data storehouse record 300 based on web GPS identifier.The coupling in 300 is write down in the social network data storehouse based on web that is included in them or near the GPS identifier that mates, then the contact content with these members sends to the equipment 145 of supporting GPS from server 105 if definite these one or more other members based on the social networks of web have.Thus, the social network members of inquiring about can be known near other social network members being positioned at.
In another further illustrative methods, the GPS of the reception identifier that does not have associated state can send to server 105 by communication module 175, and on this server, server 105 or its are subordinate to module and the GPS identifier can be associated with state.
According to some embodiment, privacy is provided with the part that module 120 constitutes server location application 110.According to based on the selected privacy setting of the social network members of web, privacy is provided with module 120 configurations and is used for limiting to based on the GPS identifier of the specific association in the social network data storehouse 135 of web and the inquiry of state.For example, in one embodiment, can select the privacy setting based on the member of the social networks of web, thereby make its related GPS identifier and state only can offer those people that this member is appointed as its " good friend ".
Server location uses 110 can comprise that the equipment user is provided with module 125, is used to control the function such as when server 105 is communicated by letter with the equipment 145 of supporting GPS.For example, the equipment user is provided with module 125 and can be set to: Boot Server 105 is communicated by letter with the equipment 145 of supporting GPS during the synthesis.The equipment user is provided with module 125 and can also be set to: in response to based on the specific change in the social network data storehouse 135 of web, and allow server 105 and the equipment 145 of supporting GPS to communicate.For example, the equipment user is provided with module 125 and can be set to: during with state, allow server 105 to communicate by letter with the equipment 145 of support GPS based on the GPS identifier of the association in the social network data storehouse record 300 of web when what the special member based on the social networks of web had upgraded her.
Equipment code and the optimal module 130 on 110 of using server location can dispose the standard at the equipment 145 of the various GPS of support that communicate by letters with server 105.130 identifications of equipment code and optimal module are used for the type of the equipment 145 of the support GPS that communicates by letter with server 105, and GPS identifier and the state that is associated carried out formatting to meet the standard of this particular device 145.For example, equipment code and optimal module 130 member that can automatically identify based on the social networks of web is using BlackBerry TMEquipment is communicated by letter with server 105.Correspondingly, equipment code and optimal module 130 will be carried out formatting to adapt to this BlackBerry to the GPS identifier that is associated and the state that will be sent to this equipment TMThe device display 150 of equipment.
Those of ordinary skills are readily appreciated that, have multiple possible combination and position for component application described herein and module.For example, also can use 110 and/or the part of server 105, perhaps as using 110 and/or the independent utility that is separated of server 105 with server location as server location based on the social network data storehouse 135 of web.Further, the multiple known communication mechanism equipment 145 that can be used to support GPS communicating by letter by network 140 and server 105.Network 140 can comprise internet network and/or other wireless or cable networks, such as the mobile device carrier network.And, the equipment 145 of supporting GPS also can with other equipment direct communications that are similar to the equipment 145 of supporting GPS.All these are out of shape in the scope of the embodiment that still belongs to claimed.
Fig. 2 shows the screenshot capture of exemplary status screen 200.The state based on the social network members of web that exemplary status screen 200 is used for receiving sends to the server that comprises based on the social network data storehouse 135 (Fig. 1) of web.Exemplary status screen 200 comprises state input frame 205, instruction 210 and state selection 215.Status screen 200 is usually displayed on the device display 150 (Fig. 1).
In state input frame 205, receive state based on the social network members of web.According to a kind of embodiment, can come accepting state at the keypad of the equipment 130 (Fig. 1) of supporting GPS or the manual input on the touch-screen by social network members based on web.In another embodiment, can from equipment 145 same or analogous another equipment accepting states of supporting GSP.
In exemplary status screen 200, instruction 210 indications are selected a state based on the social network members of web from 7 free position options 215.These options comprise, " being in ", " in the library ", " in work ", " at school ", " party of going out ", " sleep " and/or " other ".If selected " other " state, then can point out and key in free position to represent their the present situation to them based on the social network members of web.For example, select " other " state based on the social network members of web by import option " 7 " in state input frame 205, it can be prompted to key in " bar ".According to a kind of embodiment, the GPS identifier that will be received in the GSP module 160 by processing module 165 is associated with the state that receives " bar ".For example, the GPS identifier that is received in the GSP module 160 can be street address " No. 123, CA 90120 university city's main stems ".Correspondingly, processing module 165 is associated " No. 123, CA 90120 university city's main stems " with " bar ".The related GPS identifier and the copy (also promptly, " bar, No. 123, CA 90120 university city's main stems ") of state are stored in contact person's file 170, and communication module 175 sends to server 105 with the GPS identifier and the state of association.
Those of ordinary skills are readily appreciated that, also can comprise other state options in exemplary status screen 200, and it still belongs to the scope of claimed embodiment herein.
Fig. 3 shows the exemplary social network data storehouse based on web and writes down 300 screenshot capture.This exemplary social network data-base recording 300 is the JohnSmith at Harvard University.Social network data storehouse record 300 comprises the contact content 305 of John Smith.According to various embodiments, contact content comprises based on the part or all of information in the social network data storehouse 135 of web.Contact content also comprises expression content, such as audio/video.Audio/video can be any audio frequency, video, audiovisual, diagram, photo, image format, text and/or these all distortion and combination.
The GPS identifier and the state 310 that comprise the association of John Smith in the contact content 305 shown in the exemplary social network data-base recording 300.In social network data storehouse record 300, the GPS identifier and the state 310 of the association of John Smith is " bar, No. 123, CA 90120 university city's main stems ".
Fig. 4 shows the screenshot capture of exemplary contact content screen 400.Contact content screen (such as contact content screen 400) is presented on the device display 150 (Fig. 1) of the equipment 145 (Fig. 1) of supporting GPS.Social network data storehouse record (such as social network data storehouse record 300 (Fig. 3)) is to appear at of some or all contact content on the contact content screen (such as example contacts content screen 400) may originate.
Contact content screen 400 shown in Figure 4 is John Smith at Harvard University.This contact content screen 400 comprise in the contact content 305 of John Smith partly or entirely, it comprises the GPS identifier and the state of the association of John Smith.
According to some embodiments, part or all of contact content on the contact content screen 400 is automatically filled the contact person's file 170 (Fig. 1) on the equipment 145 of supporting GSP, such as submit on February 2nd, 2007, name is called described in the U.S. Patent application sequence No.______ (acting on behalf of institute's reel number is PA33702US) of " System and Method forAutomatic Population of a Contact File with Contact Content andExpression Content ", it is incorporated into this by reference.
According to other embodiments, after in the GPS module 160 that the GSP identifier is received the equipment 145 of supporting GPS, communication module 175 sends to server 105 (Fig. 1) with the GPS identifier, thereby to the corresponding contact content of social network data storehouse 135 inquiries based on web.If determining one or more other members based on the social networks of web has coupling or near the GPS identifier of coupling, then will send to the equipment 145 of supporting GPS from server 105 corresponding to these members' contact content (as seeing) in example contacts content screen 400 in its social network data storehouse record 300 based on web.Thus, the social network members of inquiring about can be known near other social network members being positioned at.
Fig. 5 shows and is used for the process flow diagram of automatic location based on the member's of the social networks of web illustrative methods 500.
In step 505, support the equipment 145 (Fig. 1) of GPS that the GPS identifier is received in the GPS module 160 (Fig. 1).In the exemplary embodiment, the GPS identifier is represented the street address based on the social network members of web.In another embodiment, can use the keypad or the touch-screen of the equipment 145 of supporting GPS by social network members or use the keypad or the touch-screen of the equipment of not supporting GPS to import the GPS identifier based on web.
In step 510, support the equipment 145 of GPS that the GPS identifier is sent to server 105 (Fig. 1).According to various embodiments, the communication module 170 (Fig. 1) in the equipment 145 of support GPS sends to server 105 with the GPS identifier.
In step 515, server 105 receives the GPS identifier by network 140 (Fig. 1) from the equipment 145 of supporting GPS.In some embodiments, network 140 can comprise internet network and/or other wireless or cable networks, such as the mobile device carrier network.
In step 520, enquiry module 115 (Fig. 1) on the server 105 is inquired about other contact content based on the social network members of web (comprising the GPS identifier and the state that are associated) in based on the social network data storehouse 135 (Fig. 1) of web, these members have identical with the GPS identifier that receives or very relevant GPS identifier.
In step 525, server 105 checks that privacy is provided with module 120 (Fig. 1).According to a kind of embodiment, privacy is provided with module 120 configurations and is used to limit the contact content (comprising the GPS identifier and the state that are associated) that sends to the equipment 145 of supporting GPS from server 105.In a kind of alternate embodiment, privacy is provided with module 120 configuration and is used to limit to the inquiry based on the social network data storehouse 135 of web.
In step 530, server 105 checkout facility users are provided with module 125 (Fig. 1).According to some embodiment, the equipment user is provided with module 125 controls such as the function when server 105 is communicated by letter with the equipment 145 of supporting GPS.In another embodiment, the equipment user is provided with module 125 configuration and is used in response to the specific change based on the social network data storehouse 135 of web, and Boot Server 105 transmits the contact content of upgrading (comprising the GPS identifier and the state that are associated) to the equipment 145 of supporting GPS.
In step 535, server 105 checkout facility standards and optimal module 130 (Fig. 1).According to a kind of embodiment, equipment code and optimal module 130 dispose the standard at the equipment 145 of the various support GPS that communicate by letter with server 105.The type of the equipment 145 of the support GPS that 130 identifications of equipment code and optimal module are being communicated by letter with server 105, and contact content carried out the standard of formatting with the equipment 145 that meets this support GPS.
In step 540, the contact content (comprising the GPS identifier and the state that are associated) based on other members of social networks of web that will have identical or close GPS identifier sends to the equipment 145 of supporting GPS from server 105.According to some embodiment, multiple known communication mechanism can be used for communicating by letter of server 105 equipment 145 by network 140 and support GPS.
In step 545, support the equipment 145 of GPS to receive contact content (comprising the GPS identifier and the state that are associated) from server 105.
In step 550, contact content is stored in contact person's file 170 (Fig. 1) automatically.According to a kind of embodiment, contact person's file 170 is to support the device location on the equipment 145 of GPS to use the part of 155 (Fig. 1).
In step 555, go up the demonstration contact content at the device display 150 (Fig. 1) of the equipment 145 of supporting GPS.
Although various embodiments described above should be appreciated that these embodiments only provide as by way of example, rather than restriction.For example, can utilize any desired function of above setting forth with any element that automatic location is associated based on the social network members of web.Therefore, the width of preferred implementation and scope should not limited by above-mentioned arbitrary illustrative embodiments.

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1. a location comprises based on the method for the social network members of web:
The GPS identifier is received in the equipment;
State is received in the described equipment;
Described GPS identifier is associated with described state;
The GPS identifier of storage association and the copy of state in contact person's file of described equipment; And
The GPS identifier and the state of described association are sent to the server that comprises based on the social network data storehouse of web.
2. method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said equipment is supported GPS.
3. method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said state are the current states of described social network members based on web.
4. method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said social network data storehouse based on web also comprise at each social network data storehouse record based on web based on the social network members of web.
5. method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said GPS identifier is a street address.
6. method as claimed in claim 5, wherein said street address is manually imported by the social network members based on web.
7. method as claimed in claim 6, wherein said equipment is not supported GPS.
8. system that is used to locate based on the social network members of web comprises:
Equipment with GPS module, described GPS block configuration is used to receive the GPS identifier;
State entr screen on the described equipment, its configuration is used for accepting state;
Processing module on the described equipment, its configuration are used for described GPS identifier is associated with described state;
Contact person's file on the described equipment, its configuration are used to store the related GPS identifier and the copy of state; And
Communication module on the described equipment, its configuration are used for the GPS identifier of described association and state are sent to the server that comprises based on the social network data storehouse of web.
9. system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said state is the current state of described social network members based on web.
10. system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said social network data storehouse based on web also comprises at each social network data storehouse record based on web based on the social network members of web.
11. system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said GPS identifier is a street address.
12. a system that is used to locate based on the social network members of web comprises:
Comprise the server based on the social network data storehouse of web, described server configures is used for receiving at GPS identifier and state social network members, related based on web by network;
Described social network data storehouse based on web comprises the social network data storehouse record based on web at described social network members based on web, described social network data storehouse recording configuration based on web be used to utilize described at described social network members based on web, related GPS identifier and state upgrade contact content; And
Described server also disposes and is used for described contact content is offered communication module, so that send to the equipment with contact person's file by described network, its configuration is used for storing automatically described contact content.
13., wherein by the equipment user module is set and guides to the transmission of described equipment as the system of claim 12.
14. as the system of claim 12, wherein said contact content was provided with module by privacy and limits before being sent to described equipment.
15. as the system of claim 12, wherein said contact content comprises the contact content of renewal.
16. a method that is used to locate based on the social network members of web comprises:
On the server that comprises based on the social network data storehouse of web, receive at GPS identifier and state social network members, related based on web by network;
Utilize describedly, upgrade described based on the contact content in the social network data storehouse of web based on the social network data storehouse record of web at described social network members based on web, related GPS identifier and state; And
Described contact content is offered communication module, so that send to the equipment with contact person's file by described network, its configuration is used for storing automatically described contact content.
17. the method as claim 16 also comprises: the GPS identifier from described association to one or more other members of described social networks based on web and the state that show.
18. the method as claim 16 also comprises: before one or more other members to described social networks based on web show the GPS identifier and state of described association, check that privacy is provided with module.
19. the method as claim 16 also comprises: described based on the social network data storehouse of web in the corresponding state of described GPS identifier that receives with equipment of inquiry.
20. the method as claim 16 also comprises: described based on the social network data storehouse of web in corresponding other contact content of described GPS identifier of receiving with equipment of inquiry based on the social network members of web.
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