Patent ID: 8526969
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method to be executed at least in part in a computing device for providing a nearby contact alert, the method comprising: determining a future travel and an expected future location of a subscriber based on the subscriber's future itinerary based on an analysis of presence data for the subscriber by a nearby contact module; determining a subset of expected nearby contacts by filtering the subscriber's contacts at the nearby contact module based on the expected future location of the subscriber, future itineraries of the subscriber's contacts, a predefined criterion defined by a context of a relationship of the subscriber with the expected nearby contacts, and an inferred rule based on a recent communication between the subscriber and the expected nearby contacts, wherein the criterion is based on an attribute of the subscriber and attributes of the expected nearby contacts and wherein the criterion is customized by the subscriber through selection and modification of default rules; and providing an alert to the subscriber associated with the expected nearby contacts during the future travel, wherein the alert includes information associated with the expected nearby contacts and a context for the alert in form of at least one of: a previous interaction with the expected nearby contacts and a topic of the previous interaction.