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Determining the likelihood persons in a social graph know each other

US9189567B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 12, 2012
Grant dateNov 17, 2015
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Expiry dateJul 12, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/535
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system gathers information on important and influential people and builds a social graph. The social graph can be processed to determine a likelihood that two persons know each other. The system takes into consideration a variety of factors when determining the likelihood two persons know each other. For example, it is more likely that two people who work at a small company know each other better than two people at a big company.

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