SOCIAL NETWORK SEARCH
First Claim
1. A network device to manage communications over a network, comprising:
- a transceiver to send and receive data over a network; and
a processor that is operative to enable actions for;
receiving a request for a social search;
determining at least one target contact to query regarding the social search request;
querying the determined at least one target contact for a current social search response to the social search request;
determining at least one prior social search response that is relevant to the social search request and a previously provided response associated with the determined at least one target contact;
receiving at least one social search response that includes at least one of the previously provided response or the current social search response that are associated with the determined at least one target contact; and
sorting the at least one received social search response based on at least one relevancy characteristic, wherein each sorted social search response is provided in response to the social search request.
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Abstract
A device, system and method to enable communications over a network wherein a user may conduct a search directed to target contacts within a social network. A knowledge base of prior social search responses may be searched for responses from the target contacts with the results being presented to the user. The results of the search can be sorted along with responses received from the target contacts. The selection of target contacts and presentation of results can be based on various attributes of target contacts or ranking of the prior search responses. The search responses received by the user along with attributes and rankings may be stored in the knowledge base for future use. The target contacts and search may be taken from contacts or the knowledge base of the contacts with greater than one degree of separation from the user.
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23 Claims
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1. A network device to manage communications over a network, comprising:
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a transceiver to send and receive data over a network; and a processor that is operative to enable actions for; receiving a request for a social search; determining at least one target contact to query regarding the social search request; querying the determined at least one target contact for a current social search response to the social search request; determining at least one prior social search response that is relevant to the social search request and a previously provided response associated with the determined at least one target contact; receiving at least one social search response that includes at least one of the previously provided response or the current social search response that are associated with the determined at least one target contact; and sorting the at least one received social search response based on at least one relevancy characteristic, wherein each sorted social search response is provided in response to the social search request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for managing a social search over a network, comprising:
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receiving a request for a social search; determining at least one target contact to query regarding the social search request; querying the determined at least one target contact for a current social search response to the social search request; determining at least one prior social search response that is relevant to the social search request and a previously provided response associated with the determined at least one target contact; receiving at least one social search response that includes at least one of the previously provided response or the current social search response that are associated with the determined at least one target contact; and sorting the at least one received social search response based on at least one relevancy characteristic, wherein each sorted social search response is provided in response to the social search request, - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for managing a message over a network, comprising:
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a plurality of client devices, wherein each client device is configured to receive and send messages over the network; and a network device that is in communication with the plurality of client devices, and is configured and arranged to perform actions, including; receiving a request for a social search from one client device in the plurality of client devices; determining at least one target contact to query regarding the social search request; querying the determined at least one target contact for a current social search response to the social search request, wherein each of the at least one target contact is associated with a different one client device in the plurality of client devices; determining at least one prior social search response that is relevant to the social search request and a previously provided response associated with the determined at least one target contact; receiving at least one social search response that includes at least one of the previously provided response or the current social search response that are associated with the determined at least one target contact; and sorting the at least one received social search response based on at least one relevancy characteristic, wherein each sorted social search response is provided in response to the social search request. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A mobile device to manage communications over a network, comprising:
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a transceiver to send and receive data over a network; and a processor that is operative to perform actions, comprising; receiving a request for a social search from the mobile device; determining at least one target contact to query regarding the social search request; querying the determined at least one target contact for a current social search response to the social search request; determining at least one prior social search response that is relevant to the social search request and a previously provided response associated with the determined at least one target contact; receiving at least one social search response that includes at least one of the previously provided response or the current social search response that are associated with the determined at least one target contact; and sorting the at least one received social search response based on at least one relevancy characteristic, wherein each sorted social search response is provided in response to the social search request for display on the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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Specification