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Determining Presence Of A User In An Online Environment

  • US 20110231393A1
  • Filed: 12/29/2008
  • Published: 09/22/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A computer implemented method of determining presence of a first user by a second user in an online environment, comprising the steps of:

  • providing profile information of said first user in said online environment;

    providing characteristic information by the first user in the online environment, wherein the first user marks one or more of a plurality of keywords in said characteristic information based on inference of knowledge possessed by said second user about the first user;

    categorizing one or more of said marked keywords into predefined categories, wherein the first user selects part of said profile information corresponding to said predefined categories to be displayed to the second user;

    providing one or more of a plurality of search words by the second user;

    comparing said search words with said characteristic information and said keywords to find matches, wherein said matches are weighted based on matching of the search words with said categorized keywords;

    generating search indexes for said weighted matches based on a predetermined criterion; and

    providing the weighted matches with said generated search indexes to the second user, wherein said selected profile information corresponding to the predefined categories comprising the categorized keywords for which the weighted matches have high search indexes, is displayed to the second user;

    whereby the second user determines said presence of the first user in the online environment.

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