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US9703844B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9703844-B2
Application numberUS-201313827214-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 14, 2013
Priority dateDec 31, 2012
Publication dateJul 11, 2017
Grant dateJul 11, 2017

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In one embodiment, a method includes accessing a social graph that includes a plurality of nodes and edges, receiving a structured query that includes references to selected nodes and edges, and generating search results corresponding to the structured query, where the search results include at least one snippet that includes references to the selected nodes and edges of the structured query.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising, by a computing device: accessing a graph data structure of an online social network, the graph data structure comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges connecting the nodes, each of the edges between two of the nodes representing a single degree of separation between them, the nodes comprising: a first node corresponding to a first user associated with the online social network; and a plurality of second nodes that each…

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What does patent US9703844B2 cover?
In one embodiment, a method includes accessing a social graph that includes a plurality of nodes and edges, receiving a structured query that includes references to selected nodes and edges, and generating search results corresponding to the structured query, where the search results include at least one snippet that includes references to the selected nodes and edges of the structured query.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Campbell Craig S, Rasmussen Lars Eilstrup, Peiris Keith, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F16/248. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 11 2017 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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