DE102010037536A1 - Method for disseminating information in social network, involves linking personal data of mentioned person with location information, where personal data is output to another person in accordance with data search profile - Google Patents

Abstract

The method involves storing personal data of a mentioned person in an electronic data processing (EDP) system, where the personal data is automatically linked with location information. The personal data is output to another person in accordance with a data search profile. A current or future geographical location is entered manually by the mentioned person into the EDP system. The geographical location of the mentioned person is automatically detected by a sensor. The sensor detects the passing of sensor outgoing signal of a receiving station to the EDP system. The sensor is selected from a global position system, mobile telephone, pager and a navigation device. An independent claim is also included for a telematics system for social networks.

Description

Technical field

The present invention relates to a method for disseminating information in a social network, as well as a telematic system for social networks, as well as the use of the telematics system for contact initiation and / or leisure activities.

background

The problem with a contact initiation is that the available options run out of this, specifically arranges with an interested partner or partner.

This requires a lot of planning effort long before the actual meeting takes place and does not allow any flexibility. Desirable would be a system that incorporates people's mobile realities and allows access to appropriate partners using mobile communication.

Another disadvantage of the conventional approach is that it is not clear beforehand whether the other partner or the other partner is such that an appropriate leisure time is possible.

Brief description of the invention

The invention comprises a method for disseminating information in a social network, wherein the geographical location is detected and the location information is prepared by at least one computerized system and output on at least one output unit, characterized in that said by said person previously in the said Computer system stored personal data with the location information automatically linked and another person according to his data search profiles are issued.

In particular, in one embodiment, the invention includes a method as described above wherein the current or future geographic location is entered manually by the subject in the computer system.

In particular, in a further embodiment, the invention comprises a method as described above, wherein the person's geographical location is automatically detected by at least one sensor, the signal emanating from the sensor is detected by at least one receiving station and passed on to the computerized system.

Furthermore, the invention comprises a method as described above, wherein the computer system reconciles the personal data previously stored by said person in said EDP system with the data search profile of said other person, and grouping the output data in accordance with decreasing or increasing data Match the records to each other and the resulting result of the comparison is electronically output to an output unit.

Further, the invention includes a method as described above wherein the output data includes at least one electronic reference for jumping to another location within the same data set or to another data set.

Furthermore, the invention comprises a method as described above, wherein said electronic link is a hyperlink, web link or hotlink.

Furthermore, the invention comprises a method as described above, wherein the computer system reconciles the personal data previously stored by said person in said EDP system with the data search profile of said other person, and the level of detail of the output data in accordance with decreasing or increasing Matching of the data sets is output electronically to an output unit.

Furthermore, the invention comprises a method as described above wherein the output unit is a GPS system, a mobile telephone, a computer or a navigation device.

Furthermore, the invention includes a method as described above wherein the sensor is a GPS system, a mobile phone, a pager or a navigation device.

Furthermore, the invention comprises a method as described above wherein the method for contact initiation and / or recreational use is used.

Furthermore, the invention comprises a telematics system for social networks comprising at least one computer system that prepares a location information accordingly and at least one output unit, characterized in that the person previously stored by said person in said computer system personal data with the location information of the sensor are automatically linked and another person according to its data search profile.

In particular, in one embodiment, the invention comprises a telematics system as described above, the system further comprising at least one sensor for automatically detecting a geographical location of a person and at least one receiving station for the signal emanating from the sensor.

Furthermore, the invention comprises a telematics system as described above, wherein the output unit is a mobile output unit.

Furthermore, the invention comprises a telematics system as described above, wherein the output is graphically processed and output on a city map or map as a background.

Furthermore, the invention comprises a telematics system as described above, wherein a possible sensor is a GPS system, a mobile phone, pager or a navigation device.

Furthermore, the invention comprises a telematics system as described above, wherein the output unit is a GPS system, a mobile phone, a computer or a navigation device.

Furthermore, the invention comprises a telematics system as described above, wherein the system further comprises an interface to a system which triggers the billing.

Detailed description of the invention

Social networks are well known to those skilled in the art in construction and scope. Examples include Facebook, Twitter, x-ing and others. However, no location data is specifically recorded and passed on to other users.

The manual detection of the current or future location of a person can be done according to the present invention via various methods. Examples include entering the location information via the Internet, mobile phone, or similar.

The automated detection of the location of a person can be done according to the present invention via various methods. Examples include mobile phone data, or the data of the corresponding cell of the mobile network in which the phone is registered (logged in), the transmission of GPS data of the location of the person or the IP address of the wireless network (WLAN) and a link to the location data stored for this IP address.

Typical sensors in the context of the present invention are mobile phones, pagers, GPS systems, navigation systems or even portable computers. However, RFID chips or similar sensors are also possible.

The task of the receiving station is the registration of the signal of the sensor (s). In the simplest case, only the presence of the sensor is determined as such. However, it can also be advantageous to detect the entry or exit of particular locations, for example with the aid of an RFID chip which, when a door threshold is exceeded, together with a corresponding transmission unit, emits a corresponding signal which is received by the receiving station.

The receiving station is not limited according to the present invention and it can be used all known to the expert antennas, receivers, or other receiving stations, as long as they work together with the overall system.

The signals detected by the receiving station are processed by a computer system.

Type by extent of preparation corresponds to the nature and extent of the social network. A customary preparation of the signals comprises the assignment of the signal to a person or data record in the EDP system, the linking of the data with the current location of said person and the stored data for this person.

Another common treatment is to limit personal information to mere presence in a particular location, that is, to merely indicate where the person is located.

The stored data are usually recorded during the initial registration with the social network and linked to the data of the sensor. Depending on the type of sensor, the initial detection is different. In the case of a mobile phone, the telephone number is usually recorded and validated with an SMS and the code contained therein, which must be returned.

Usually, the participants in the social network adapt the stored data records and it can be advantageous to also provide several detail levels of data records for different scenarios. Often, the level of detail for specific types of searches and / or different levels of networking among users is tailor-made. For example, users called friends will have access to more data than unknown users.

Said personal information is often matched to match other users' search profiles. This is a common function of databases and is well known to those skilled in the art. It may be advantageous for a user to deposit certain search profiles in the database together with his personal data so that they are quickly and conveniently accessible to the user.

Advantageously, said processing of the data also comprises a reconciliation of data records of recorded persons with search profiles of other persons in order to find matching data relationships which are then passed on to the first person (whose data has been acquired) or the second person (the viewfinder) or both are issued.

The type of issue depends on the type and extent of the social network. The combined output of locations and personal data is advantageous. Particularly preferred is the additional graphical processing of the output data, such as the display of the data in an electronic map, city map or the like, to allow the user a comfortable viewing of the data. In this case, it may be advantageous to display the data as links or tags in Google Maps or another mapping application.

Furthermore, the data are advantageously sorted (ranked) according to their degree of congruence and displayed. In this case, the ranking can take place in accordance with falling or increasing agreement of the data sets with one another.

According to a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the data output contains at least one electronic reference for jumping to another location within the same data record or to another data record.

Said electronic references are preferably a hyperlink, weblink or hotlink.

Hyperlinks are a typical feature of the Internet This allows web pages to connect to other HTML pages that are either on the same computer system or waiting for other computers to be called. Hyperlinks are usually integrated by means of the standardized markup language HTML. When the hyperlink is executed, the target specified in the hyperlink is automatically called.

If further meta information is stored in a hyperlink, this is called a weblink. Examples of such meta-information include whether the ad should switch to new content, whether a new window is opened, or whether additional text will be displayed temporarily as it reads, as the user hovers over the link with a pointing device (mouse). It is also possible to define a sequence in which the links become active when the links are selected with the keyboard instead of the mouse.

A hotlink is the embedding of media into a web page that is stored on a host other than the page containing it. Often the media are pictures, but referencing sound, video or text is common.

The creator of a web page can advantageously use hotlinks to relieve the host of its own website offering traffic. Providers such as YouTube explicitly offer free hotlinking as a service.

In a further preferred embodiment, the processing of the data in the EDP system comprises the targeted output of a specific data record if the search profile matches the data stored by the first person. This allows to adjust the level of detail of the output data to the predefined rules of the first person and, for example, to provide a second person designated as a friend with a higher degree of detail (see above). In this case, particular preference is given to a ranking of the degree of detail of the output data records in accordance with falling or increasing agreement of the data records relative to one another and / or the predefined relationships of the persons to one another.

Common output units are a GPS system, a mobile phone, a computer or a navigation device.

The method according to the invention can advantageously be used for contact initiation and / or recreation.

An embodiment of the invention is to limit the personal data to the mere presence of a particular location, ie only to indicate where there are many interested parties, for example interested singles in a certain age category, for example in a bar or in a club.

Furthermore, personal information may include affiliation to an age group and personal relationship status in addition to the location. For example, an interested party can book that he is going to a certain place, for example, belongs to a certain age group, and for example is single.

At the same time, an interested party can check in which locality which group of people is with which interests. In this way, it is possible to attempt a contact initiation in a specific restaurant, which is previously clear that a group of people who are fundamentally interested in this location.

There is no compulsion to spend an evening with a specific person.

Overall, such a kind of contact initiation is more non-binding than the inclusion of a targeted contact, for example via contact exchanges.

For example, for a prospective customer in the evening the problem is how he should spend the evening, because, for example, an appointment has burst. He can then see, for example, via a Google Maps-like interface or a comparable system, in which area there are many people, for example, who are looking for a partner who matches their own profile.

At the same time, it can be displayed whether the group of people who are in a particular area corresponds to their own ideas. It does not have to be a specific place. It can also be an open-air event, for example, or just a specific local area where, as with Google maps, it shows which hits are where to make better decisions in which to go Direction, a prospective customer goes or or which place a prospective buyer visits.

In addition, there is the possibility that an interested party will switch off such information in order to signal, clearly that he is no longer available for the evening. Similar to a parking garage, which not only displays the number of possible parking spaces, but also the number of free parking spaces.

Overall, it can be improved in this way to ensure that attempts to initiate do not encounter rejection directly. In addition, it can be achieved in this way that a certain basic sympathy can be ensured right from the start if such an attempt is made.

Furthermore, the invention relates to a system for carrying out the method according to the invention.

In particular, the invention comprises a telematics system for social networks comprising at least at least one EDP system which processes the location information and at least one output unit, characterized in that automatically linked by said person personal data in the said EDP system with the location information of the sensor and another person according to their data search profile.

In particular, in one embodiment, the invention comprises a telematics system as described above, the system further comprising at least one sensor for automatically detecting a geographical location of a person and at least one receiving station for the signal emanating from the sensor.

Furthermore, the invention comprises a telematics system as described above, wherein the output is graphically processed and output on a city map or map as a background. Google Maps is preferred here.

Furthermore, the invention comprises a telematics system as described above, wherein the system further comprises an interface to a system which triggers the billing.

Such billing modules are known to those skilled in the usual merchandise management. It is important to log every provision of data and create a corresponding billing. The recipient data originate from the personal data record and / or it is billed as a supplementary service on the network provider bill, in particular the telephone bill.

In particular, this invention is implemented as a web solution that anyone can download via an Android phone or ApplePhone or Symbion, and so on.

The invention also makes it possible to get to know people who do not necessarily correspond to the requirements profile which one has searched for. A requirement profile corresponds anyway more to the theory. In practice, it often turns out that even fit people who fall out of the requirement profile initially. In this way too, it is possible to successfully make contacts that otherwise would not have been achieved in conventional contact initiation methods using profiles.

Claims (17)

A method for disseminating information in a social network, wherein the geographical location of a person recorded and processed by at least one computer system, the location information and at least one Output unit is outputted, characterized in that personal data previously stored by said person in said EDP system are automatically linked to the location information and output to another person according to its data search profile. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that the current or future geographical location is manually entered by said person in the computer system. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that is automatically detected by at least one sensor, the geographical location of said person, the signal from the sensor sensor is detected by at least one receiving station and will pass it on to the computer system. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that by the computer system, a comparison of the personal data previously stored by said person in said computer system with the data search profile of said other person and a grouping of the output data according to falling or increasing agreement of the records is done to each other and the resulting result of the comparison is electronically output to an output unit. A method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the output data includes at least one electronic reference for jumping to another location within the same data set or to another data set. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said electronic reference is a hyperlink, weblink or hotlink. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the computer system reconciles the personal data previously stored by said person in said EDP system with the data search profile of said other person and the level of detail of the output data according to falling or increasing agreement of records to each other electronically output to an output unit. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the output unit is a GPS system, a mobile telephone, a computer or a navigation device. Method according to one of claims 2 to 8, characterized in that the sensor is a GPS system, a mobile phone, pager or a navigation device. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the method for contact initiation and / or recreational use is used. Telematic system for social networks comprising at least one computer system which prepares the location information of a person and at least one output unit of another person, characterized in that the person previously stored in said computer system personal data with the location information of the sensor are automatically linked and another person according to its data search profile. A system according to claim 11, characterized in that the system further comprises at least one sensor for automatically detecting the geographic location of said person and at least one receiving station for the signal emanating from the sensor. A system according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that the output unit is a mobile output unit. A system according to any one of claims 11 to 13, characterized in that the output is rendered graphically and output on a city map or map as a background. System according to one of claims 12 to 14, characterized in that the sensor is a GPS system, a mobile phone, pager or a navigation device. System according to one of claims 11 to 15, characterized in that the output unit is a GPS system, a mobile phone, a computer or a navigation device. A system according to any one of claims 11 to 16, characterized in that the system further comprises an interface to a system which initiates billing.