Methods and systems for selecting and presenting content based on context sensitive user preferences
US-9213755-B2 · Dec 15, 2015 · US
Clarifying search results using social-networking information
US8949261B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8949261-B2 |
| Application number | US-97577910-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2010 |
| Priority date | Jun 14, 2004 |
| Publication date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
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Particular embodiments access a query from a first user, the query comprising a first user attribute; identify a plurality of candidate users sharing the same first user attribute; retrieve one or more members of a social-networking system who are connected to the first user within a threshold degree of separation; compare each candidate user with each member who is connected to the first user within the threshold degree of separation; and if a candidate user matches a member who is connected to the first user within the threshold degree of separation, then identify the matching candidate user as a match result to the query.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: receiving, by one or more computing devices, a query associated with a first user of a social-networking system, the query comprising a first user attribute, the social-networking system comprising a graph that comprises a plurality of nodes and edges connecting the nodes, at least one node in the graph corresponding to the first user; identifying, by one or more of the computing devices, a plurality of second users of a third-party-ap…
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- What does patent US8949261B2 cover?
- Particular embodiments access a query from a first user, the query comprising a first user attribute; identify a plurality of candidate users sharing the same first user attribute; retrieve one or more members of a social-networking system who are connected to the first user within a threshold degree of separation; compare each candidate user with each member who is connected to the first user …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Lunt Christopher, Galbreath Nicholas, Winner Jeffrey, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F17/30595. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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