Method and apparatus for identifying common interest between social network users
US-9225788-B2 · Dec 29, 2015 · US
Systems and methods to facilitate real time communications between members of a social network
US9100359B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9100359-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313900234-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | May 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | Apr 10, 2007 |
| Publication date | Aug 4, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2015 |
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Methods and systems to facilitate real time communications and/or commerce via a social network. In one embodiment, communication references are provided to facilitate the requests for real time communications with a member of the social network via a connection provider, which performs scheduling, filtering, payment processing, etc. for the member of the social network. In one embodiment, a method includes, responsive to a request from a first member of a social network, determining a preference of a second member of the social network based at least in part on a characteristic of a social connection between the first and second members who are not socially directly connected in the social network; and facilitating real time communications between the first and second members in accordance with the preference. In one embodiment, the presentation of the advertisement or the advertiser is at least partially based on the social network.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method to make and track connections for communications with a communication connection system, comprising: processing, by a server system, a first message indicating a request from a first member of a social network for a communication connection; retrieving, by the server system, member information from a database of the server system, the member information pertaining to a second member of the social network identified based at least in part on the fi…
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- What does patent US9100359B2 cover?
- Methods and systems to facilitate real time communications and/or commerce via a social network. In one embodiment, communication references are provided to facilitate the requests for real time communications with a member of the social network via a connection provider, which performs scheduling, filtering, payment processing, etc. for the member of the social network. In one embodiment, a me…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Yp Interactive Llc, Yellowpages Com Llc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04L51/32. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Aug 04 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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