Social network notifications for external updates

US7958193B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

• Matt Augustine · Seattle, US
• Jason Michael Blankman · Kirkland, US
• Vanesa Polo Dominguez · Redmond, US
• Jay Fluegel · Falls Church, US
• Andrew Ginda · Seattle, US
• Jacob Kim · Issaquah, US
• Steve Rosato · Palm Harbor, US
• Sandeepan Sanyal · Sammamish, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 27, 2008
• Grant date: Jun 7, 2011
• Expiry date: Jun 27, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/10
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Various technologies for notifying users of a social network service of updates to services external to the social network service by members of the social network. The external service may be a typical web service, such as blogging, and video and photo sharing services. In one implementation, a member of a social network may register the external service with the social network service. Thereinafter, updates that the user makes on the external service may trigger notifications to members of the user's social network.