Group recommendations based on answered questions in a social networking system
US9177347B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 6, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/306
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Based on information associated with users, a social networking system recommends one or more groups for a target user to join or to create. Characteristics of the target user, characteristics of users connected to the target user, characteristics of candidate groups in the social networking system may be used to identify groups for recommendation. The social networking system may provide questions to the target user and recommend a group to the target user based on received answers to the questions. For example, the answers to the provided question identify one or more characteristics of the target user, which are used to select a group for recommendation. Additionally, the social networking system may recommend additional users for the target user to add or invite to a group based on characteristics of the target user, the additional users, and/or the group.
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