Inner-circle social sourcing
US8959440B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 5, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/58
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A social networking environment supporting collaborative social interaction is disclosed. The social networking environment may be implemented by a computing system including a number of client computing devices and a server system that communicate with each other via a communications network. User profile and geographic location information associated with users of the social networking environment may be shared with each other. Users may request commentary from other users regarding a target user. Users may receive and fulfill requests for commentary to facilitate social interactions between two or more other users. Users may define an inner-circle of users from which commentary may be requested by that user.
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