Location based network usage policies
US-9225790-B2 · Dec 29, 2015 · US
Social network relationship mapping
US8977979B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8977979-B2 |
| Application number | US-96072610-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 6, 2010 |
| Priority date | Dec 6, 2010 |
| Publication date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
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Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for social network relationship mapping. In an embodiment, a method is disclosed that includes identifying one or more terms within content displayed to a user; for each identified term: transmitting the identified term to one or more social networking servers supporting a social networking application, in response to transmitting the identified term to the social networking servers, receiving from the social networking servers a list of people that correspond with the identified term, directing a display device to display the list of people that correspond with the identified term, and in response to user input, adding an identification of a person from the list of people to a mapping clipboard; directing the display device to display a relationship graph that indicates how people identified in the mapping clipboard are connected to each other in the social networking application.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method for determining and displaying relationships in a social network, the method comprising the steps of: a computer identifying within content displayed to a user, one or more terms within displayed application window text areas of at least two different types of computer program applications; for each of the identified terms: the computer visually distinguishing the identified term in the displayed application window text areas; the computer tra…
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- What does patent US8977979B2 cover?
- Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for social network relationship mapping. In an embodiment, a method is disclosed that includes identifying one or more terms within content displayed to a user; for each identified term: transmitting the identified term to one or more social networking servers supporting a social networking application, in response to transmitting the…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Balasubramanian Swaminathan, Handy-Bosma John H, O'Connell Brian M, and 2 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04L67/24. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 10 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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