SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UTILIZING AND SEARCHING SOCIAL NETWORK INFORMATION
First Claim
1. A method of displaying social network information customized to interests of a user comprising:
- creating a central keyword database having one or more pre-defined keyword descriptors;
tagging a user profile of the user with one or more keyword descriptors for associating the user with the keyword descriptors;
tagging a posting within a social network with one or more keyword descriptors from the central keyword database for associating the posting with the keyword descriptors;
applying a plurality of matching criteria to the user profile and the posting; and
displaying the posting to an event calendar of the user if matched by the plurality of matching criteria to the user profile, wherein the matching criteria provides the user with postings customized to interests of the user.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for indexing, storing, recalling and displaying social network user profiles, event calendar postings and user feed postings are described. A single, discrete set of keywords, can be utilized and assigned to both user profiles and postings and can operate as a method of indexing. The assignment of these keywords may allow users to control the display of calendar and feed content by matching assigned posting keywords to assigned profile keywords via a matching algorithm. Matched event-related postings may also be automatically displayed in a user'"'"'s calendar. Searches of profiles and postings may also be performed by constructing queries using the same set of discrete keywords attached to profiles and postings. Users may have the ability to control the display of specific profile information and postings via privacy settings, which utilize unique methods of tracking relationship segmentation and social distance.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of displaying social network information customized to interests of a user comprising:
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creating a central keyword database having one or more pre-defined keyword descriptors; tagging a user profile of the user with one or more keyword descriptors for associating the user with the keyword descriptors; tagging a posting within a social network with one or more keyword descriptors from the central keyword database for associating the posting with the keyword descriptors; applying a plurality of matching criteria to the user profile and the posting; and displaying the posting to an event calendar of the user if matched by the plurality of matching criteria to the user profile, wherein the matching criteria provides the user with postings customized to interests of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of searching social network information customized to interests of a user comprising:
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creating a central keyword database having one or more pre-defined keyword descriptors; receiving a search request having search criteria for postings from the user, wherein a user profile of the user is tagged with one or more keyword descriptors; applying a plurality of matching criteria to the user profile and a plurality of postings, wherein the plurality of postings are each tagged with one or more keyword descriptors; and displaying a result set of postings which satisfy the search criteria and are matched by the plurality of matching criteria, wherein the result set of postings is customized to interests of the user. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of displaying social network information to a news feed customized to interests of a user comprising:
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creating a central keyword database having one or more pre-defined keyword descriptors; tagging a user profile of the user with one or more keyword descriptors for associating the user with the keyword descriptors; tagging a posting within a social network with one or more keyword descriptors from the central keyword database for associating the posting with the keyword descriptors; applying a plurality of matching criteria to the user profile and the posting; and displaying the posting to the news feed of the user if matched by the plurality of matching criteria to the user profile, wherein the matching criteria provides the user with postings customized to interests of the user.
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