Central information management system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9609495-B2
Application number	US-201213678653-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 16, 2012
Priority date	Nov 16, 2012
Publication date	Mar 28, 2017
Grant date	Mar 28, 2017

Abstract

A network device is configured to send information identifying a frequency at which an application, downloaded on a user device, is to send geographic location information to the network device. The network device is configured further to receive personal information associated with a plurality of social networking applications from the application on the user device. The network device is configured further to receive the geographic location information from the application; and send the personal information and the geographic location information to a plurality of social networking servers associated with a plurality of social networking applications.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a network device to:
send, to an application downloaded on a user device, frequency information identifying a frequency of time at which the application is to send geographic location information to the network device,
the frequency of time identifying a time period at which the application is to send the geographic location information to the network device,
the geographic location information identifying a geographic location of the user device, and
the user device sending, based on the frequency information, the geographic location information to the network device at the frequency of time;

receive personal information, associated with a plurality of social networking applications, from the application on the user device;
receive the geographic location information from the application at the frequency of time,
the frequency of time being less than frequencies of time at which the plurality of social networking applications request the user device to send the geographic location information to a plurality of social networking servers associated with the plurality of social networking applications; and

send the personal information and the geographic location information to the plurality of social networking servers.

2. The system of claim 1 , where the network device is further to:
send a request, to the application, identifying a particular frequency of time at which the application is to send the geographic location information to the network device,
the particular frequency of time being different than the frequency of time; and

receive the geographic location information from the application based on the particular frequency of time.

3. The system of claim 1 , where the network device is further to:
determine a recommendation based on the personal information and the geographic location information received from the application on the user device; and
send the recommendation to the application on the user device.

4. The system of claim 1 , where the network device is further to:
receive a request indicating that a particular recommendation is to be sent during a particular period of time;
generate the particular recommendation based on receiving the request that the particular recommendation is to be sent during the particular period of time; and
send the particular recommendation during the particular period of time.

5. The system of claim 1 , where the network device is further to:
send a request to the application indicating that the geographic location information is only to be sent when a particular social networking application, of the plurality of social networking applications, is being used on the user device,
the application sending, based on the request, the geographic location information when the particular social networking application is being used on the user device; and

receive the geographic location information from the application.

6. The system of claim 1 , where the network device is further to:
send a request, to the application, identifying a particular frequency of time at which the application is to send the geographic location information to the network device and identifying a period of time,
the particular frequency of time being different than the frequency of time,
the application sending, based on the request, the geographic location information at the particular frequency of time during the period of time; and

receive the geographic location information from the application.

7. A method comprising:
sending, by a network device, frequency information to an application downloaded on a user device,
the frequency information identifying a frequency of time at which the application is to send geographic location information to the network device,
the frequency of time identifying a time period at which the application is to send the geographic location information to the network device,
the geographic location information identifying a geographic location of the user device, and
the application sending, based on the frequency information, the geographic location information to the network device at the frequency of time;

receiving, by the network device, the geographic location information from the application at the frequency of time,
the frequency of time being less than frequencies of time at which a plurality of social networking applications, executing on the user device, request the user device to send the geographic location information to a plurality of social networking servers associated with the plurality of social networking applications;

receiving, by the network device, personal information associated with the plurality of social networking applications;
sending, by the network device, the personal information and the geographic location information to the plurality of social networking servers;
determining, by the network device, a recommendation based on the personal information and the geographic location information; and
sending, by the network device, the recommendation to the application on the user device.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
receiving a request, from the user device, that the network device is to receive additional personal information associated with an additional social networking application;
receiving, based on the request, the additional personal information associated with the additional social networking application; and
sending another recommendation based on the additional personal information.

9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
receiving a request, from the user device, that the recommendation is not be sent to the user device during a period of time; and
where sending the recommendation includes:
sending, based on the request, the recommendation during a time outside of the period of time.

10. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
sending a request, to the user device, identifying a particular frequency of time at which the application is to send the geographic location information to the network device and indicating that the application is to send the geographic location information, at the particular frequency of time, when a particular social networking application, of the plurality of social networking applications, is being used on the user device,
the particular frequency of time being different than the frequency of time,
the application sending, based on the request, the geographic location information when the particular social networking application is being used on the user device and according to the particular frequency of time; and

receiving the geographic location from the application.

11. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
sending an instruction to the user device,
the instruction identifying a particular frequency of time at which the application is to send the geographic location information to the network device and indicating that the application is to send the geographic location information to the network device when the user device is being used during a period of time,
the particular frequency of time being different than the frequency of time, and

the application sending, based on the instruction, the geographic location information at the particular frequency of time during the period of time; and

receiving the geographic location information from the application.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for storing instructions, the instructions comprising:
one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, of a user device, cause the one or more processors to:
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Assignees

• Verizon Patent & Licensing Inc

Inventors

• Kotecha Lalit R
• Aguirre Sergio

Classifications

• H04L51/32

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W4/02

  Services making use of location information · CPC title

• H04W4/206 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L51/52

  for supporting social networking services · CPC title

• H04W4/029

  Location-based management or tracking services · CPC title