SEARCH ENGINE THAT IDENTIFIES AND USES SOCIAL NETWORKS IN COMMUNICATIONS, RETRIEVAL, AND ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented system that facilitates social networks, comprising:
- a database that stores mapping information that maps search-related information to an entity of a social network;
a search component that processes a search query for search results and returns a link to an entity of a social network based on the mapping information; and
a machine learning and reasoning component that employs a probabilistic and/or statistical-based analysis to build a predictive model to infer an influence of behaviors on a likelihood of social relationships of the social network.
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Abstract
Architecture that monitors interaction data (e.g., search queries, query results and click-through rates), and provides users with links to other users that fall into similar categories with respect to the foregoing monitored activities (e.g., providing links to individuals and groups that share common interests and/or profiles). A search engine can be interactively coupled with one or more social networks, and that maps individuals and/or groups within respective social networks to subsets of categories associated with searches. A database stores mapped information which can be continuously updated and reorganized as links within the system mapping become stronger or weaker. The architecture can comprise a social network system that includes a database for mapping search-related information to an entity of a social network, and a search component for processing a search query for search results and returning a link to an entity of a social network based on the search query.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented system that facilitates social networks, comprising:
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a database that stores mapping information that maps search-related information to an entity of a social network; a search component that processes a search query for search results and returns a link to an entity of a social network based on the mapping information; and a machine learning and reasoning component that employs a probabilistic and/or statistical-based analysis to build a predictive model to infer an influence of behaviors on a likelihood of social relationships of the social network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-implemented method that facilitates social networking, comprising:
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processing a search query; accessing a database of mapping information that maps search-related information to at least one of individuals and groups of individuals within a social network; presenting to a user search results based on the search query, which search results include in part links to a subset of the at least one of the individuals and groups of individuals of the social network that share common topics of interest; and performing probabilistic and statistical-based analysis to build a predictive model to infer an influence of behaviors on a likelihood of social relationships of the social network. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-executable system, comprising:
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computer-implemented means for receiving and processing a search query of a user; computer-implemented means for accessing a database of stored mapping information that maps search-related information to individuals of a social network; computer-implemented means for performing probabilistic and statistical-based analysis to build a predictive model to infer an influence of behaviors on a likelihood of social relationships of the social network; and computer-implemented means for presenting search results to the user, which search results include links to the respective individuals of the social network that share common topics of interest. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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