Surfacing an entity's physical locations via social graph
US10074143B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 29, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/52
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for determining a location of an entity are described. A determination module using member profile data may determine the location of the entity. Member profile data can include information about a member's employer and the employer's location. The determination module accesses member profiles from a social network. Additionally, the determination module may create a subgroup of entity-related member profiles from the accessed member profiles. The entity-related member profiles can be associated with a specific entity. Furthermore, the determination module may determine a suggested location for the specific entity based on location information derived from the related member profiles. Moreover, the determination module may calculate a connection density for the specific entity based on connections associated with the entity-related member profiles. Subsequently, the determination module may determine that the suggested location is a physical location when the calculated connection density is above a pre-determined threshold value.
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