Suggestions based on group criteria

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9813849-B2
Application number	US-201213995595-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 9, 2012
Priority date	Feb 9, 2012
Publication date	Nov 7, 2017
Grant date	Nov 7, 2017

Abstract

Systems and methods for generating suggestions based on group criteria. A device may act as a proxy for a group and scan information from other devices in the group. The proxy device may then transmit the scanned information to a remote resource. The remote resource may obtain preference information based on profile information, for devices that are determined to be registered with a service, and based on inquiry responses for unregistered devices. The preference information may be compiled into group criteria that may be employed in making one or more suggestions to the group. If the group selects one of the suggestions then the remote resource may make arrangements based on the selection. Otherwise, additional suggestions may be provided to the group. The remote resource may also monitor the group and continue to make suggestions accordingly.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A system, comprising:
communication circuitry configured to transmit and receive information; and
one or more non-transitory storage mediums having stored thereon, individually or in combination, instructions that when executed by one or more processors result in the following operations comprising:
receiving a first message from a proxy device that is registered with a service, the first message including device information identifying one or more other devices;
determining group criteria based on the device information;
determining one or more suggestions based on the group criteria; and
transmitting a second message to the proxy device, the second message including the one or more suggestions;
determining if any of the one or more other devices are registered with the service based on the device information;
when it is determined that at least one of the other devices is an unregistered device that is not registered with the service, transmitting one or more preference request messages to the unregistered device, wherein the one or more preference request messages request preference information and are configured to cause the unregistered device to transmit one or more preference indication messages including said preference information.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions that when executed by one or more processors result in the following additional operations, comprising:
for each of the other devices that are determined to be registered with the service, determining preference information based on profiles accessible via the service.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the instructions that when executed by one or more processors result in the following additional operations comprising:
receiving the one or more preference indication messages from the unregistered device.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein determining group criteria based on the device information comprises determining group criteria based on the preference information.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein determining one or more suggestions based on the group criteria comprises determining one or more suggestions based on the group criteria and at least one of availability information, review information and special offer information.

6. A system, comprising one or more non-transitory storage mediums having stored thereon, individually or in combination, instructions that when executed by one or more processors result in the following operations comprising:
receiving a first message from a proxy device that is registered with a service, the first message including device information identifying one or more other devices;
determining group criteria based on the device information;
determining one or more suggestions based on the group criteria; and
transmitting a second message to the proxy device, the second message including the one or more suggestions;
determining if any of the one or more other devices are registered with the service based on the device information;
when it is determined that at least one of the other devices is an unregistered device that is not registered with the service, transmitting one or more preference request messages to the unregistered device, wherein the one or more preference request messages request preference information and are configured to cause the unregistered device to transmit one or more preference indication messages including said preference information.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the instructions that when executed by one or more processors result in the following additional operations comprising:
for each of the other devices that are determined to be registered with the service, determining preference information based on profiles accessible via the service.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the instructions that when executed by one or more processors result in the following additional operations comprising:
receiving the one or more preference indication messages from the unregistered device.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein determining group criteria based on the device information comprises determining group criteria based on the preference information.

10. The system of claim 6 , wherein determining one or more suggestions based on the group criteria comprises determining one or more suggestions based on the group criteria and at least one of availability information, review information and special offer information.

11. A method, comprising:
receiving a first message from a proxy device that is registered with a service, the first message including device information identifying one or more other devices;
determining group criteria based on the device information;
determining one or more suggestions based on the group criteria; and
transmitting a second message to the proxy device, the second message including the one or more suggestions;
determining whether any of the one or more other devices are registered with the service based on the device information;
when it is determined that at least one of the other devices is an unregistered device that is not registered with the service, transmitting one or more preference request messages to the unregistered device, wherein the one or more preference request messages request preference information and are configured to cause the unregistered device to transmit one or more preference indication messages including said preference information.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
determining preference information based on profiles accessible via the service for each of the other devices that are determined to be registered with the service.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the method further comprises:
Receiving the one or more preference indication messages from the unregistered device.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein determining group criteria based on the device information comprises determining group criteria based on the preference information.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein determining one or more suggestions based on the group criteria comprises determining one or more suggestions based on the group criteria and at least one of availability information, review information and special offer information.

Assignees

• Sengupta Uttam K
• Cahill Conor P
• Mccorkle Mark A
• Short Kyle A
• Intel Corp

Inventors

• Sengupta Uttam K
• Cahill Conor P
• Mccorkle Mark A
• Short Kyle A

Classifications

• H04W4/008

  Electricity · mapped topic

• G06Q30/02

  Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising · CPC title

• H04W4/06

  Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services · CPC title

• H04W4/02 Primary

  Services making use of location information · CPC title

• H04W8/005

  Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals · CPC title