Depicting attributes of connections in a social network
US10264096B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q50/01
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system, method, and apparatus are provided for depicting attributes of a user's or member's connections within a professional or social network, in a manner that enables insight into the nature of the connections. When insight into a first member's connections is to be depicted, one or more attributes of first-degree connections (i.e., direct connections) and/or other connections are retrieved (e.g., employer or associated organization, function or role, seniority, skill(s)), over all time or some threshold period of time into the past. The values for the attributes are aggregated over the examined connections, and some or all values are displayed with one or more visual characteristics (e.g., size, color) that indicate a frequency or commonness of the values among the connections. The system or apparatus may include a user interface through which the depiction is presented in place of or in addition to a display of the connections.
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