Identifying a user account in a social networking system
US8490166B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2133
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Locating social networking system accounts for user of the social networking system permits the users to locate and access their accounts even if they cannot provide a user login ID or a login email address associated with their social networking system account. The social networking system locates a user account by receiving a user name associated with the user and a friend name of a friend connected to the user in the social networking system and identifying a user account wherein the identified user account has a user name matching the received user name and the identified user account is connected with another user in the social networking system who has a user name matching the received friend name.
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