Privacy-safe connection recommendations
US12373602B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 23, 2023 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/52
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
When a messaging system generates connection recommendations for a new user, who first registers with the messaging system, the signals available for generation of recommendations may be limited to the user's contact book matches. Using just this limited signal poses a concern associated with leaking information about users represented by the recommendations. The technical problem of generating connection recommendations for a user at registration time in a privacy-safe manner is addressed by a recommendation methodology that obscures the connection source and the connection distance of the recommended profiles.
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