Patent Document ID: 9811535
Application ID: 14066651
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method comprising: identifying at least one person that is proximate to a target user, wherein the at least one person and the target user are both members of a social network system; determining that the target user's head is moving in a rhythmic pattern based on detection of head motion of the target user while the at least one person is proximate to the target user; determining that the at least one person is generating the rhythmic pattern in time synchronization with the target user generating the rhythmic pattern based on a determination that the at least one person is performing physical movement while the at least one person is proximate to the target user; applying a pattern recognition algorithm to the rhythmic pattern to generate a pattern map; determining, based on the pattern map, that the rhythmic pattern corresponds to a known pattern; recognizing an identity of the at least one person proximate to the target user in the social network system; associating a first user profile of the at least one person and a second user profile of the target user with the known pattern based on the identity of the at least one person; providing the target user with a profile photo of the at least one person via the social network system to verify that the at least one person recognized as generating the rhythmic pattern is correctly recognized; creating a group in the social network system, wherein the group includes the at least one person generating the rhythmic pattern; and associating the group with the target user.