Method and system for implementing circle of trust in a social network
US10771572B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/52
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for determining a circle of trust (CoT) includes receiving a request for the CoT, generating the CoT for the context account by: identifying a primary graph with nodes based on at least one action within a social network for the context account. The method further includes performing random walks through the nodes of the primary graph, each of the random walks including two steps, ranking each of the nodes based on an amount of the random walks that end on each of the nodes, with the CoT including a number of the highest ranking plurality of nodes, filtering content items using the CoT to identify a subset of relevant items, and providing the subset for display on a client device.
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