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Populating a user network for a focus user

US10389844B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 23, 2015
Grant dateAug 20, 2019
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Expiry dateJan 7, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/535
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Populating a user network for a focus user includes identifying a base network in a social network, the base network includes a group of users that are potential social connections for a focus user, receiving a policy associated with the focus user, the policy includes information for populating, from the base network, a user network associated with the focus user, determining, based on the policy, a number of proposed social connections from the base network to populate the user network, and populating the user network of the focus user with the number of proposed social connections.

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