SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATING INFORMATION FROM VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL SYSTEMS AND SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A method of recommending that a first member of a social networking system establish a link with a second member of the social networking system, comprising:
- reviewing information appearing in a contact or link list maintained for the first member on the social networking system and creating a first list of identifiers associated with the individuals and businesses appearing in the first member'"'"'s contact or link list;
reviewing information appearing in a contact or link list maintained for the second member on the social networking system to create a second list of identifiers associated with the individuals and businesses appearing in the second member'"'"'s contact or link list;
consulting an identifier cross-reference database maintained by a telephony system, using the identifiers from the first list, to identify additional identifiers that are associated with the individuals and businesses appearing in the first member'"'"'s contact or link list;
consulting the identifier cross-reference database maintained by the telephony system, using the identifiers from the second list, to identify additional identifiers that are associated with the individuals and businesses appearing in the second member'"'"'s contact or link list; and
recommending that the first member establish a link with the second member on the social networking system if any of the identifiers on the first list or any of the additional identifiers associated with the individuals and businesses appearing in the first member'"'"'s contact or link list match any of the identifiers on the second list or any of the additional identifiers associated with the individuals and businesses appearing in the second member'"'"'s contact or link list.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of recommending that two people form a link on a social networking system use information drawn from contact lists or address books that are maintained by a social networking system for the two people. The information drawn from the contact lists is compared to information in a cross-reference database maintained by a telephony system to obtain alternate identifiers for the individuals and businesses listed in the contact lists and address books maintained by the social networking system. If some of these alternate identifiers match between the two people, there is a chance that the two people are acquainted, or at least are acquainted with the same people. In that instance, a recommendation that they form a link on the social networking system is issued to one or both parties.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of recommending that a first member of a social networking system establish a link with a second member of the social networking system, comprising:
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reviewing information appearing in a contact or link list maintained for the first member on the social networking system and creating a first list of identifiers associated with the individuals and businesses appearing in the first member'"'"'s contact or link list; reviewing information appearing in a contact or link list maintained for the second member on the social networking system to create a second list of identifiers associated with the individuals and businesses appearing in the second member'"'"'s contact or link list; consulting an identifier cross-reference database maintained by a telephony system, using the identifiers from the first list, to identify additional identifiers that are associated with the individuals and businesses appearing in the first member'"'"'s contact or link list; consulting the identifier cross-reference database maintained by the telephony system, using the identifiers from the second list, to identify additional identifiers that are associated with the individuals and businesses appearing in the second member'"'"'s contact or link list; and recommending that the first member establish a link with the second member on the social networking system if any of the identifiers on the first list or any of the additional identifiers associated with the individuals and businesses appearing in the first member'"'"'s contact or link list match any of the identifiers on the second list or any of the additional identifiers associated with the individuals and businesses appearing in the second member'"'"'s contact or link list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for recommending that a first member of a social networking system establish a link with a second member of the social networking system, comprising:
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means for reviewing information appearing in a contact or link list maintained for the first member on the social networking system and creating a first list of identifiers associated with the individuals and businesses appearing in the first member'"'"'s contact or link list, and also for reviewing information appearing in a contact or link list maintained for the second member on the social networking system and creating a second list of identifiers associated with the individuals and businesses appearing in the second member'"'"'s contact or link list; means for consulting an identifier cross-reference database maintained by a telephony system, using the identifiers from the first list, to identify additional identifiers that are associated with the individuals and businesses appearing in the first member'"'"'s contact or link list, and also for consulting the identifier cross-reference database using the identifiers from the second list to identify additional identifiers that are associated with the individuals and businesses appearing in the second member'"'"'s contact or link list; and means for recommending that the first member establish a link with the second member on the social networking system if any of the identifiers on the first list or any of the additional identifiers associated with the individuals and businesses appearing in the first member'"'"'s contact or link list match any of the identifiers on the second list or any of the additional identifiers associated with the individuals and businesses appearing in the second member'"'"'s contact or link list.
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11. A system for recommending that a first member of a social networking system establish a link with a second member of the social networking system, comprising:
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a reviewing unit that reviews information appearing in a contact or link list maintained for the first member on the social networking system and that creates a first list of identifiers associated with the individuals and businesses appearing in the first member'"'"'s contact or link list, wherein the reviewing unit also reviews information appearing in a contact or link list maintained for the second member on the social networking system and that creates a second list of identifiers associated with the individuals and businesses appearing in the second member'"'"'s contact or link list; a consulting unit that consults an identifier cross-reference database maintained by a telephony system, using the identifiers from the first list, to identify additional identifiers that are associated with the individuals and businesses appearing in the first member'"'"'s contact or link list, wherein the consulting unit also consults the identifier cross-reference database using the identifiers from the second list to identify additional identifiers that are associated with the individuals and businesses appearing in the second member'"'"'s contact or link list; and a link recommendation unit that recommends that the first member establish a link with the second member on the social networking system if any of the identifiers on the first list or any of the additional identifiers associated with the individuals and businesses appearing in the first member'"'"'s contact or link list match any of the identifiers on the second list or any of the additional identifiers associated with the individuals and businesses appearing in the second member'"'"'s contact or link list. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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