Searching with metadata comprising degree of separation, chat room participation, and geography
US8024328B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9535
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Searches can be performed by attaching social contact metadata to a query where the metadata may be related to a degree of separation, chat room participation and geographical information related to an owner's contacts. Searches can then be executed by generalized search engines based at least in part on the metadata. The metadata may include contact identifiers that are unique across one or more social networks, and may include contacts for individual people as well as groups or other affiliations.
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