Patent ID: 8560400

Claim:
A method for delivering context-based information to a connected device, comprising: receiving context information for a user of a connected device by a service delivery system, wherein the context information for the user includes preferences of the user, information on individuals in the user's social circle, and a location of the user, wherein the social circle comprises a set of contacts inferred by a telecommunications provider based on whom the user communicates via the connected device; receiving current plans of the user relating to a destination by the service delivery system; combining the context information for the user and the current plans of the user to identify a recommendation from one or more recommendations of a member of the user's social circle, wherein the recommendation is for an item of interest related to the current plans of the user, wherein the identified recommendation is inferred by the service delivery system based on monitoring activities of at least one contact in the user's social circle in the destination, and wherein the identified recommendation is inferred by the service delivery system based on a location of the monitored activities in the destination in combination with information obtained from one or more web services related to the location of the monitored activities in the destination; and proactively sending the recommendation to the user's connected device by the service delivery system.