Patent ID: 9325652
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04W,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: receiving from a first user device a message comprising location information indicating a geographic location of the first user device; receiving from the first user device environmental information indicating at least one physical environmental condition in the vicinity of the first user device, as detected by an environmental sensor, wherein the environmental information includes orientation of the first user device; calculating values representing logical connection strengths between a first user of the first user device and other users, the logical connection strengths based, at least partially, on the location information and at least partially on the environmental information; determining, using at least one processor, a second user and a third user to form a group with the first user, based on the values representing the logical connection strengths; forming a user group containing the first user, the second user, and the third user; receiving content from the first user device; and transmitting the content to users of the user group.