Techniques to facilitate recommendations for non-member connections

US10116756B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Samir M. Shah · San Francisco, US
• Mitul Tiwari · Mountain View, US
• Roshan Rajesh Sumbaly · Santa Clara, US
• Curtis Wang · Santa Clara, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 28, 2014
• Grant date: Oct 30, 2018
• Expiry date: Aug 31, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L67/306
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, and machine-readable mediums which provide a relevance engine for determining a relevance of an individual (either a non-member or another member) to another individual (either a non-member or another member). This relevance engine may use signals in the form of data that the social networking service may learn about the individuals to determine how relevant the individuals are to each other.