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System and Method for Determining Relationships Between Users of a Network System

  • US 20080082541A1
  • Filed: 07/07/2004
  • Published: 04/03/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for determining one or more relationships between a plurality of users of a network system, the method including the steps of:

  • a) populating a database with a unique network user identifier for each of the plurality of users,b) selecting a user and further populating the database with connection data for the selected user from a network access device associated with the selected user to provide unique network user identifiers of users known to the selected user,c) repeating step b) for the remainder of the plurality of users,d) for a predetermined user, searching each of the plurality of user'"'"'s connection data in the database for the predetermined user'"'"'s unique network user identifier to identify all users that have the predetermined user'"'"'s unique network user identifier in their connection data,e) storing the network user identifiers of the users located by the search of step d), to provide set of data for the predetermined user representative of one or more other user'"'"'s relationship with the predetermined user, andf) providing data from the data setoff step e) to a network access device associated with the predetermined user.

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