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SOCIAL NETWORK INFORMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD

  • US 20120158844A1
  • Filed: 02/09/2011
  • Published: 06/21/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2010
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of obtaining information about a category of interest from a computer network, the computer network including a plurality of user networks, each user network including a plurality of users, the network further including an electronic database of information associated with the plurality of users, the method comprising:

  • receiving an information request from a user, the information request specifying a category;

    identifying a first set of one or more users within a user network of the user, each user in the first set associated with the category and established as a trusted information resource contact of the user for the category;

    identifying a second set of one or more users within a user network of one or more users of the first set, each user in the second set associated with the category and established as a trusted information resource contact of the one or more trusted information resource contacts of the first set for the category;

    retrieving information associated with the one or more trusted information resource contacts of the identified second set from the electronic database corresponding to the information request; and

    providing the retrieved information to the user.

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