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Announcing new users of an electronic communications system to existing users

  • US 10,587,570 B2
  • Filed: 03/06/2018
  • Issued: 03/10/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for populating participant lists for users of an electronic communications system, the method comprising:

  • calculating a plurality of identifier communications strengths between a first user and a second user, each identifier communications strength representing a relationship between the second user and a respective identifier among the plurality of identifiers of the first user, wherein each identifier communications strength is calculated based on a raw measurement or other numerical measure of one or more characteristics shared between the first and second users;

    calculating an overall communications strength between the first user and the identified second user as a weighted average of the plurality of identifier communications strengths, the overall communications strength being a numerical measure representing the strength of the relationship between the first user and the identified second user; and

    adding an identifier for the second user to a participant list associated with the first user in the electronic communications system, based on the calculated overall communications strength and a maximum capacity of the participant list.

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