GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF SOCIAL NETWORK VITALITY
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method of providing an indication of a strength of a social network of a plurality of contacts, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) measuring the strengths of the respective social networks of the plurality of contacts at least in part based on the number of people in the respective social networks of the plurality of contacts; and
(b) associating a virtual graphical object with each of the plurality of contacts, an appearance of the virtual graphical object associated with each of the plurality of contacts determined at least in part based on the strength of the social network of each contact measured in said step (a).
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Abstract
A method for presenting a graphical representation of the strength or vitality of a contact'"'"'s social network is disclosed. When a user pulls up a graphical user interface displaying contacts in his or her social network, in addition to the traditional profile data for each contact, a virtual object may be displayed. The virtual object for a contact may be displayed in different ways, depending on the strength of the contact'"'"'s social network. Thus, a user may access a contact in their social network and, by viewing the social network virtual object, quickly and easily get a sense of the strength and vitality of that contact'"'"'s social network.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method of providing an indication of a strength of a social network of a plurality of contacts, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) measuring the strengths of the respective social networks of the plurality of contacts at least in part based on the number of people in the respective social networks of the plurality of contacts; and (b) associating a virtual graphical object with each of the plurality of contacts, an appearance of the virtual graphical object associated with each of the plurality of contacts determined at least in part based on the strength of the social network of each contact measured in said step (a). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer implemented method of providing an indication of a strength of a social network of a plurality of contacts, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) selecting one or more measurable criteria for measuring the strength of the social network of the plurality of contacts in the social network; (b) determining the strengths of the respective social networks for each of the plurality of contacts based on the criteria selected in said step (a); and (c) displaying virtual objects for the plurality of contacts with an appearance allowing a user to view the virtual objects of the plurality of contacts and to ascertain who among them has a stronger or weaker social network based on the appearance of the respective virtual objects. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer implemented method of providing an indication of a strength of a social network of a plurality of contacts, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) selecting one or more measurable criteria for measuring the strength of the social network of the plurality of contacts in the social network; (b) determining the strengths of the respective social networks for each of the plurality of contacts based on the criteria selected in said step (a); (c) categorizing the contacts into different levels based at least in part on a strength of their social network, contacts with higher strengths of their social network being categorized into a higher level than contacts with lower strengths of their social networks; (d) associating a virtual object having varying numbers of graphical accessories with each of the plurality of contacts, the virtual objects for contacts categorized at higher levels having more graphical accessories than the virtual objects for contacts categorized at lower levels; and (e) displaying contact information on a graphical user interface together with its associated virtual object. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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