Patent · US Expired

Annotating shared contacts with public descriptors

US8095551B2 · kind B2 · utility

9Cited by
3References
18Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateAug 18, 2005
Grant dateJan 10, 2012
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 1, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q10/06
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for annotating shared contacts within a social network with public tags, notes or other data. This allows users of a social network to gain useful information at a glance about others' contacts within that network, as well as providing a means for filtering contacts within that network by user-defined keywords. Such a system improves and simplifies the ability of a user to discover new potential friends and business contacts.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.