Clarifying search results using social-networking information
US8949261B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/958
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Particular embodiments access a query from a first user, the query comprising a first user attribute; identify a plurality of candidate users sharing the same first user attribute; retrieve one or more members of a social-networking system who are connected to the first user within a threshold degree of separation; compare each candidate user with each member who is connected to the first user within the threshold degree of separation; and if a candidate user matches a member who is connected to the first user within the threshold degree of separation, then identify the matching candidate user as a match result to the query.
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