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Advertisements for applications on an online social network

US10546322B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 21, 2019
Grant dateJan 28, 2020
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Expiry dateMay 21, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/535
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, a social-networking system identifies a plurality of third-party applications associated with an online social network, wherein each identified third-party application has one or more connections to users of the online social network, determines a value representing a social relevance of each identified third-party application, wherein the social relevance value is based on one or more connection factors associated with the one or more third-party application connections, selects one of the identified third-party applications based on its determined social relevance value, and generates an advertisement for the selected third-party application.

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