Generating guest suggestions for events in a social networking system
US9774556B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/535
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Social networking system users may create events where a group of other users invited to the event meet at a specified time and location. The social networking system suggests users to invite to an event based on a prediction that the users would attend the event if invited. Various factors may be used to make the prediction, such as an affinity between the inviting user and the other users, the availability of the other users at the time of the event and/or the proximity of the other users to the location of the event. An inviting user receives the suggested users and selects suggested users to invite to the event or invitations may be automatically sent to the suggested users by the social networking system.
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