Communication systems and methods with social network filtering
US7844671B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 7, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/212
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for a computer system include determining a first social distance for a first user with respect to a second user, determining a second social distance for a third user with respect to the second user, determining a first trust-metric for the first user in response to the first social distance, determining a second trust-metric for the third user in response to the second social distance, and prioritizing a first communication from the first user over a second communication from the third user, in response to the first trust-metric and the second trust-metric.
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