| 摘要 |
In one embodiment, a networked device running a social networking application logs local area network traffic in order to maintain a table of connected users on the same LAN. In such embodiments, the networked device uploads its log of LAN traffic to a social networking system, which associates each MAC address with a user of the social networking system, and detects and identifies recurring patterns when the user of the networked device and other users are on the same LAN. Based upon such patterns, the social networking system may suggest that the two users become friends or otherwise interact on the social networking system. In particular embodiments, a networked device running a social networking application may broadcast mDNS messages containing its social networking ID, allowing other similarly configured devices on the same LAN to interact with the user of the device. |
| 主权项 |
1. A method comprising, by one or more computer servers:
by the computer servers, aggregating local area network (LAN) traffic data received from one or more listening nodes, the LAN traffic data comprising a plurality of entries, each entry comprising at least a date and time, a MAC address for a networked device, and a network identifier for a LAN associated with a geographic location; by the computer servers, associating a social networking user identifier with each unique MAC address in the aggregated LAN traffic data; by the computer servers, processing the aggregated LAN traffic data to identify a pattern in relation to a subset of the entries, wherein the pattern comprises two or more distinct social networking user identifiers that appear amongst the entries in the subset, and wherein a single network identifier for a LAN appears in every entry in the subset; by the computer servers, qualifying the identified pattern; by the computer servers, generating a set of suggestions; and by the computer servers, publishing the suggestions. |
