Abstract:

A device to automatically provide differing information levels according to a predetermined social hierarchy includes a memory and a processor. The memory stores social templates corresponding to unique social signatures and being selectable to provide, for each level of the predetermined social hierarchy, a corresponding differing amount of information to each member of the predetermined social hierarchy and/or a social networking service. The processor receives sensor data from a sensor set which detects sensor data related to an environment of a communication device, creates a detected social signature from the received sensor data, determines which of the social signatures of the social templates has the greatest correspondence with the created social signature, retrieves from the memory the determined one social template having the greatest correspondence, and provides only as much information as allowed in the retrieved social template.

Application Number:

13/646158

Publication Date:

04/07/2015

Filing Date:

10/05/2012

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Primary Class:

Other Classes:

455/418, 455/456.1, 455/550.1, 455/565, 455/567, 709/207, 709/216

International Classes:

H04M3/42; G06Q50/00; H04M1/725; H04W4/16; H04W4/18; H04W4/20; H04W4/22

Field of Search:

455/414.1, 455/456.1, 455/456.3, 455/456.4, 455/418, 455/550.1, 455/565, 455/567, 600/300

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Primary Examiner:

Huynh, Chuck

San Diego Patent Prep & Pros, Inc.
Fales, Mary

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/891,875, filed Sep. 28, 2010, currently pending, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.