System and method for determining a trust level in a social network environment
First Claim
1. A method for determining a trust level for a non-approved user in a social network comprising:
- receiving a request for an interaction from an approved user regarding the non-approved user;
determining if the interaction requested is of a first type;
modifying a first trust value for the non-approved user when the interaction requested is of the first type;
determining if the interaction requested is of a second type;
modifying a second trust value for the non-approved user when the interaction requested is of the second type; and
determining a trust level for the non-approved user based on the first trust value and the second trust value.
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Abstract
A system and method for determining a trust level for a non-approved user in a social network is described. The method includes monitoring requests for social network interactions between an approved user and the non-approved user and determining if each interaction requested is of a first type or a second type. The method further includes increasing a first trust value when the interaction requested is of the first type and increasing a second trust value when the interaction requested is of the second type. The method further includes determining the trust level based on the first trust value and the second trust value. The method further includes changing the status of the non-approved user to an approved user based on the trust level, the first trust value and/or the second trust value.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for determining a trust level for a non-approved user in a social network comprising:
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receiving a request for an interaction from an approved user regarding the non-approved user; determining if the interaction requested is of a first type; modifying a first trust value for the non-approved user when the interaction requested is of the first type; determining if the interaction requested is of a second type; modifying a second trust value for the non-approved user when the interaction requested is of the second type; and determining a trust level for the non-approved user based on the first trust value and the second trust value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for changing a status of a user in a social network comprising:
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receiving a telephone number from the user; sending a message to a device coupled to the telephone number; receiving a response to the message from the user; determining if the response meets a predetermined criteria; and changing the status of the user when the response meets the predetermined criteria. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer readable medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a computing device for performing a method for determining a trust level for a non-approved user in a social network, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for an interaction from an approved user regarding the non-approved user; determining if the interaction requested is of a first type; modifying a first trust value for the non-approved user when the interaction requested is of the first type; determining if the interaction requested is of a second type; modifying a second trust value for the non-approved user when the interaction requested is of the second type; and determining a trust level for the non-approved user based on the first trust value and the second trust value. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer readable medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a computing device for performing a method for changing a status of a user in a social network, the method comprising:
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receiving a telephone number from the user; sending a message to a device coupled to the telephone number; receiving a response to the message from the user; determining if the response meets a predetermined criteria; and changing the status of the user when the response meets the predetermined criteria. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A system for determining a trust level for a non-approved user in a social network comprising:
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a social network provider configured to receive a request for a social network interaction from an approved user regarding the non-approved user; and a trust engine configured to; determine if the interaction requested is of a first type; change a first trust value for the non-approved user when the interaction requested is of the first type; determine if the interaction requested is of a second type; change a second trust value for the non-approved user when the interaction requested is of the second type; and determine a trust level for the non-approved user based on the first trust value and the second trust value. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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30. A system for changing a status of a user in a social network comprising:
a verify component configured to; receive a telephone number from the user; send a message to a device coupled to the telephone number; receive a response to the message from the user; determine if the response meets a predetermined criteria; and change the status of the user when the response meets the predetermined criteria.
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