Invention

Integration Of Devices Through A Social Networking Platform

Granted as US9525753, US10320735, US11044221, US11777894, US12401615. 6 filings on record with the USPTO.

Status
Granted
Priority application
61736119
Earliest filing
Dec 12, 2012
Assignee of record
Intellectual Frontiers LLC
Inventors
Shahid N. Shah
Last USPTO event
Aug 26, 2025

Abstract

A system and method for providing a social networking service to a plurality of devices. A social networking server for facilitating social information exchange among the plurality of devices through a socially aware network. A social profiles manager is coupled to the social networking server that creates and manages individual centric profiles of the plurality of devices. The individual centric profiles of the plurality of devices are social representation of individual devices within the socially aware network. The plurality of devices are identifiable by other participants and the social networking server through their social profiles.

As published in US12401615.

First claim

1. A system for device health management to facilitate uninterrupted synchronous operation of a first device and a second device, the system comprising: an intelligent health monitoring unit communicatively coupled to the first device and the second device, wherein each of the first device and the second device are associated with an individual device profile comprising a set of predefined working parameters and relationship parameters that define a device-to-device interconnection framework for coordinated functioning, and wherein the intelligent health monitoring unit is to continuously monitor health parameters and detect one or more fault based on comparisons with the set of predefined working parameters;

The claim as granted. The full claim set is in the patent document.

Filings in this family

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Application 61736119

Application 61736119

Integration Of Devices Through A Social Networking Platform

Filed
Dec 12, 2012
Published
n/a
Granted
n/a
USPTO status
Provisional Application Expired (Dec 15, 2013)

Application file (USPTO sign-in)

US9525753

Application 14103098

Integration Of Devices Through A Social Networking Platform

Filed
Dec 11, 2013
Published
Jun 12, 2014
Granted
Dec 20, 2016
USPTO status
Patented Case (Nov 30, 2016)
Examiner
SPRINGER, JAMES E, art unit 2454
Continuation of
61736119

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US10320735

Application 15275463

Integration Of Devices Through A Social Networking Platform

Filed
Sep 25, 2016
Published
Jan 12, 2017
Granted
Jun 11, 2019
USPTO status
Patented Case (May 22, 2019)
Examiner
SPRINGER, JAMES E, art unit 2454
Continuation of
14103098, 61736119

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US11044221

Application 16381772

Integration Of Devices Through A Social Networking Platform

Filed
Apr 11, 2019
Published
Aug 8, 2019
Granted
Jun 22, 2021
USPTO status
Patented Case (Jun 2, 2021)
Examiner
SPRINGER, JAMES E, art unit 2454
Continuation of
15275463, 14103098, 61736119

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US11777894

Application 17327694

Integration Of Devices Through A Social Networking Platform

Filed
May 22, 2021
Published
Sep 9, 2021
Granted
Oct 3, 2023
USPTO status
Patented Case (Sep 13, 2023)
Examiner
SPRINGER, JAMES E, art unit 2454
Continuation of
16381772, 15275463, 14103098, 61736119

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US12401615

Application 18235327

Integration Of Devices Through A Social Networking Platform

Filed
Aug 17, 2023
Published
Jan 11, 2024
Granted
Aug 26, 2025
USPTO status
Patented Case (Aug 13, 2025)
Examiner
LAZARO, DAVID R, art unit 2455
Continuation of
17327694, 16381772, 15275463, 14103098, 61736119

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Classifications

H04L 51/52 · H04L 67/306 · G16H 40/67 · H04W 4/80 · H04B 5/20 · H04L 63/102 · H04L 67/303 · H04L 41/0663 · H04B 5/72 · H04L 63/1433 · H04L 67/02

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