Patent ID: 9203793
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of operation of a computing device comprising: obtaining a micro-blog post of a user; determining a crowd in which the user is located based on presence of spatially proximate users within a bounding area subject to alteration with change of location of the user from which the micro-blog post is obtained, the crowd being a group of spatially proximate users formed based on the bounding area and an optimal inclusion distance between proximate users, the optimal inclusion distance is a function of the bounding area and number of users in the bounding area and subject to change as the crowd is formed; tagging the micro-blog post based on a crowd identifier of the crowd in which the user is located such that the micro-blog post includes a crowd identifier tag of the crowd in which the user is located; and effecting publication of the micro-blog post including the crowd identifier tag from the computing device to at least one other computing device, wherein at least one of the preceding actions is performed on the computing device.