Patent ID: 9378528
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: determining, with a processor, social distance information for at least one group of a plurality of one or more users, one or more devices associated with the one or more users, or a combination thereof, wherein the social distance information comprises a likelihood that the at least one group shares social information, a likelihood that the at least one group moves together, a likelihood that the at least one group shares one or more network services, or a combination thereof; determining from the social distance information that at least one user of the at least one group has a shortest social distance to a majority of users of the at least one group wherein the shortest social distance is measured by, at least in part, a quality or quantity of social connections with the majority of users of the at least one group; and allocating one or more radio resources for the at least one user of the at least one group with the shortest social distance for sharing the one or more radio resources with the one or more devices based, at least in part, on the social distance information including the social distance for the at least one group or a subset of the at least one group.