Determining logical groups without using personal information
View Patent ↗Systems and methods for the forming of user device groups are presented. In one example, logical relationship information describing logical relationships among a plurality of user devices is accessed. Scores for each of a plurality of possible groups are generated based at least partially on the logical relationship information and information about a first user device, but the scores not being based on any personally identifiable information about the first user of the first user device. A first group is selected from the plurality of possible groups based on the scores. Then the first user device is added to the first group.
1. A method, comprising:
accessing logical relationship information describing multiple different one-to-one logical relationships among a plurality of user devices, each one-to-one logical relationship between two devices having been formed via an explicit action requesting formation of the one-to-one logical relationship by users of both of the two devices;
generating scores for each of a plurality of possible groups based at least partially on the logical relationship information and information about a first user device, but the scores not being based on any personally identifiable information about the first user of the first user device;
selecting a first group from the plurality of possible groups based on the scores; and
adding the first user device to the first group.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information about the first user device includes location of the first user device.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information about the first user device includes information about gestures made by the first user on the first user device.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information about the first user device includes information from one or more sensors on the first user device.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the one or more sensors include a thermometer.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the one or more sensors include a gyroscope.
7. The method of claim 4 , wherein the one or more sensors include an accelerometer.
8. The method of claim 4 , wherein the one or more sensors include a light meter.
9. The method of claim 4 , wherein the one or more sensors include a microphone.
10. The method of claim 4 , wherein the one or more sensors include a camera.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the explicit action requesting formation of the one-to-one logical relationship by users of both of the two devices is an action by each user of indicating that the other is a friend.
12. A server comprising:
a processor;
a non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by the processor, cause the server to:
access logical relationship information describing multiple different one-to-one logical relationships among a plurality of user devices, each one-to-one logical relationship between two devices having been formed via an explicit action requesting formation of the one-to-one logical relationship by users of both of the two devices;
generate scores for each of a plurality of possible groups based at least partially on the logical relationship information and information about a first user device, but the scores not being based on any personally identifiable information about the first user of the first user device;
select a first group from the plurality of possible groups based on the scores; and
add the first user device to the first group.
13. The server of claim 12 , wherein the information about the first user device includes location of the first user device.
14. The server of claim 12 , wherein the information about the first user device includes information about gestures made by the first user on the first user device.
15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
accessing logical relationship information describing multiple different one-to-one logical relationships among a plurality of user devices, each one-to-one logical relationship between two devices having been formed via an explicit action requesting formation of the one-to-one logical relationship by users of both of the two devices;
generating scores for each of a plurality of possible groups based at least partially on the logical relationship information and information about a first user device, but the scores not being based on any personally identifiable information about the first user of the first user device;
selecting a first group from the plurality of possible groups based on the scores; and
adding the first user device to the first group.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the information about the first user device includes location of the first user device.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the information about the first user device includes information about gestures made by the first user on the first user device.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the information about the first user device includes information from one or more sensors on the first user device.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the one or more sensors include a thermometer.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the one or more sensors include a gyroscope.
21. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the one or more sensors include an accelerometer.