System and method for enabling identification of network users having similar interests and facilitating communication between them
US8566422B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 16, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/75
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method is provided for enabling identification of network users having similar interests and for facilitating communication between them. An Internet-based (or “on-line”) application is provided that: 1) facilitates the identification of users having similar interests using web-browsing behavior; 2) determines the virtual distance between web sites; and 3) utilizes profiling techniques and user-supplied descriptive information to facilitate direct communication between users who need not have had prior contact, and without requiring the participation of the visited web sites.
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