Default Network
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for creating from one or more user profiles a collection of user profiles having one or more attributes in common, the method comprising:
- selecting, from a plurality of user profiles in a default network computing system, a user profile unassociated with a particular collection of user profiles, each user profile comprising at least one attribute provided by a user of the default network computing system;
retrieving, from the default network computing system, one or more attributes from the selected user profile;
identifying, through the default network computing system, a collection of user profiles, each user profile in the collection having attributes comprising the one or more retrieved attributes of the selected user profile;
adding, through the default network computing system, the chosen user profile to the identified collection of user profiles; and
providing for display, through the default network computing system, one or more user profiles from the identified collection, the identified collection including the selected user.
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Abstract
A system and a method are disclosed for creating a default network from a social network computing system. The default network contains user profiles of users who have one or more attributes in common. The attributes on which a default network is based may be chosen for users or may be chosen by users according to interest. A default network is used to suggest that a user having a user profile in the default network establish a connection with another user whose user profile is in the same default network. Users with user profiles in the same default network may participate in interactions such as making referrals, sharing content, and posing questions. User profiles in a default network may be filtered for display according to characteristics of user profiles.
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1. A computer-implemented method for creating from one or more user profiles a collection of user profiles having one or more attributes in common, the method comprising:
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selecting, from a plurality of user profiles in a default network computing system, a user profile unassociated with a particular collection of user profiles, each user profile comprising at least one attribute provided by a user of the default network computing system; retrieving, from the default network computing system, one or more attributes from the selected user profile; identifying, through the default network computing system, a collection of user profiles, each user profile in the collection having attributes comprising the one or more retrieved attributes of the selected user profile; adding, through the default network computing system, the chosen user profile to the identified collection of user profiles; and providing for display, through the default network computing system, one or more user profiles from the identified collection, the identified collection including the selected user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer-implemented method for creating from one or more user profiles a collection of user profiles having one or more attributes in common, the method comprising:
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selecting, from a plurality of user profiles in a default network computing system, a user profile comprising at least one attribute provided by a user; retrieving one or more attributes from the selected user profile; identifying a collection of user profiles, each user profile in the collection having attributes comprising the one or more retrieved attributes of the chosen user; adding the chosen user profile to the identified collection of user profiles; and providing for display one or more user profiles from the identified collection, the identified collection including the selected user. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable medium configured to store instructions, the instructions when executed by a processor cause the processor to:
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select, from a plurality of user profiles in a default network computing system, a user profile comprising at least one attribute provided by a user; retrieve one or more attributes from the selected user profile; identify, a collection of user profiles, each user profile in the collection having attributes comprising the one or more retrieved attributes of the chosen user; add the chosen user profile to the identified collection of user profiles; and provide for display one or more user profiles from the identified collection, the identified collection including the selected user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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