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US9141656B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 6, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q50/01
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques include: identifying one or more first entities who have connections to more than a threshold number of other entities; identifying first content in the search index that is authored by the first entities; and associating author restricts with the first content, where the author restricts include data identifying entities who authored corresponding content. The techniques may also include: identifying one or more second entities who have social connections to one or more entities who authored second content, where the one or more second entities have connections to less than the threshold number other entities; associating searcher restricts with the second content; and providing the search index updated with searcher and author restricts.
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