ASSESSING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARTICIPANTS IN ONLINE COMMUNITY
First Claim
1. A method of facilitating interaction between a first participant and a second participant, the method comprising:
- receiving a first connection from said first participant;
receiving a second connection from said second participant;
analyzing a relationship between said first participant and said second participant, based on source data, to produce a result; and
rendering a user interface that comprises an element that is based on said result and that characterizes said relationship between said first participant and said second participant or communicates a commonality between said first participant and said second participant.
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Abstract
A relationship between participants in an on-line community, such as a social networking site or on-line marketplace, may be determined based on various facts. The nature of the relationship may be represented in a user interface (UI) by a visual element that shows the extent or depth of the relationship. Facets of the relationship may be used to facilitate interaction between participants (e.g., if two participants both like a particular band, then information relevant to the band may be shown as part of the UI when the participants interact with each other). The nature of the relationship may be determined or characterized based on commonality of activities, commonality of interests, the extent to which the participants have interacted with each other in the past, or other facts.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of facilitating interaction between a first participant and a second participant, the method comprising:
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receiving a first connection from said first participant; receiving a second connection from said second participant; analyzing a relationship between said first participant and said second participant, based on source data, to produce a result; and rendering a user interface that comprises an element that is based on said result and that characterizes said relationship between said first participant and said second participant or communicates a commonality between said first participant and said second participant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. One or more computer-readable storage media that store executable instructions to perform a method of analyzing relationships among a plurality of participants, the method comprising:
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receiving source information about a first one of said plurality of participants and a second one of said plurality of participants; analyzing said source information to determine a rating of a relationship between said first one of said plurality of participants and said second one of said plurality of participants, and a commonality that exists between said first one of said plurality of participants and said second one of said plurality of participants; storing said rating and said commonality; and rendering a user interface that comprises a representation of said rating or said commonality. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for implementing an on-line community, the system comprising:
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an interaction engine that receives connections from a plurality of participants and that facilitates an interaction between a first one of said participants and a second one of said participants; an analyzer that receives source data about said participants and that determines, based on said source data, a commonality between said first one of said participants and said second one of said participants and a rating of a relationship between said first one of said participants and said second one of said participants; and a user interface generator that renders a user interface that said interaction engine uses to facilitate said interaction, said user interface comprising a first element that represents said rating or a second element that represents said commonality. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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