EMAIL CONFIRMATION PAGE FOR SOCIAL NETWORK NOTIFICATIONS

• US 20100057859A1
• Filed: 08/28/2008
• Published: 03/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Stovicek, Thomas Jan, Shahine, Omar H., Kafka, Steven D., Shen, Jennifer Iting
• Granted Patent: US 8,949,343 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/655 Combination of telephone service and social networking messaging within social networks H04L51/52
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0024 Services and arrangements where telephone services are combined with data services arrangements which combine a telephonic equipment and a computer H04M7/0012
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

A communication confirmation message provides social networking events in combination with information regarding addresses to a member. The message can be used to suggest additional social network friends to members of a social network. The communication confirmation message is utilized to provide additional information on the social network member'"'"'s friends, information from third party social networks, and recommendations to add individuals or second parties with whom the social network member communicates as friends.

Claims

1. A method for displaying information in a social network to a member of the social network, comprising:

monitoring communication events from the member;

determining one or more addressees in the communication event;

determining the relationship of the addressees to the of communication event completion, displaying a confirmation interface including status information regarding the one or more addressees in combination with social networking events for friends of the member.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the communication event comprises an email message and the confirmation interface comprises a sent mail confirmation page.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the communication event comprises an instant messaging session between the member and one or more second parties each identified by an address.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the confirmation interface comprises an instant message.

5. A method for displaying information in a social network to a member of the social network, comprising:

receiving input to send an email communication from the member;

determining one or more addressees in the email communication;

determining the relationship of the addressees to the member;

displaying a sent mail confirmation interface including status event information regarding the one or more addressees in combination with social networking events for friends of the member.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the step of determining includes the relationship includes determining whether the addressee has an entry in an address book of the member and whether the addressee is a social network friend of the member.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the step of displaying includes ordering status information and social network events by relationship status to the member.

8. The method of claim 6 wherein the method further includes determining an action link for each status event or social networking event, and associating the action with the event.

9. The method of claim 6 wherein the action link comprises one or more of an action to add the addressee as a contact in the member address book, an action to add the addressee as a friend in the social network, or a navigation link to a social network event.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the action link generating an invitation to the addressee to join the social network.

11. The method of claim 5 further including the step of retrieving social networking events from a third party social network and wherein said step of displaying further includes displaying third party social network events in combination with the status event information and the social networking events.

12. The method of claim 5 wherein the social network events are prioritized so that events concerning addressees who are social network friends of the member are shown before other social networking events.

13. The method of claim 5 wherein the step or displaying includes displaying event regarding addressees not in the members address book first, displaying events regarding addressees in the address book who but not friends second, and events regarding friends third.

14. A method for displaying information in an on-line mail service to a member of the social network, comprising:

sending an email from a member to a second party, the second party having an address;

determining whether the second party is in the member'"'"'s address book and if not, determining whether to recommend adding the party to the member'"'"'s address book;

determining whether the second party is a social network friend of the member and if not, determining whether to recommend adding the party to the member'"'"'s friend list; and

displaying a sent mail confirmation interface including status event information regarding second party in combination with social networking events for friends of the member.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the step of displaying includes ordering status information and social network events by relationship status to the member.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the method further includes determining an action link for each status event or social networking event, and associating the action with the event.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein the action link comprises one or more of an action to add the addressee as a contact in the member address book, an action to add the addressee as a friend in the social network, or a navigation link to a social network event.

18. The method of claim 16 wherein the action link generates an invitation to the second party to join the social network.

19. The method of claim 14 further including the step of retrieving social networking events from a third party social network and wherein said step of displaying further includes displaying third party social network events in combination with the status event information and the social networking events.

20. The method of claim 14 wherein the social network events are prioritized so that events concerning a second party who is a social network friend of the member are shown before other social networking events.