Business Introduction Tool
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1. A computer-implemented method for managing business introductions comprising:
- receiving, from an introduction requester via a network interface, a first indication of a type of person to whom the introduction requester would like to be introduced;
generating, with one or more processors, a notification message for display to a first plurality of business contacts of the introduction requester, the notification message indicating the introduction requester and the type of person;
for each of the first plurality of business contacts;
causing, with the one or more processors, the notification message to be displayed to the respective one of the first plurality of business contacts,filtering, with the one or more processors, a second plurality of business contacts of the respective one of the first plurality of business contacts to identify a filtered list of business contacts, wherein each contact in the filtered list of contacts matches the type of person to whom the introduction requester would like to be introduced, andcausing, with the one or more processors, a selectable visual representation of the filtered list of contacts to be displayed to the respective one of the first plurality of business contacts; and
receiving, from one of the first plurality of business contacts via the network interface, a selection of one of the contacts in the filtered list of contacts displayed to the one of the first plurality of business contacts;
generating, with the one or more processors, an introduction message to the selected one of the contacts in the filtered list of contacts introducing the introduction requester to the selected one of the contacts in the filtered list of contacts; and
sending, via the network interface, the introduction message to the selected one of the contacts in the filtered list of contacts.
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Abstract
A method for managing business introductions includes retrieving unfiltered data generated by a professional networking service and filtering a plurality of business connections to generate a filtered list of business connections. The filtered list of connections to send to an end user device, and a selected connection is subsequently received. The method further includes generating a draft message to a business contact requesting an introduction to the selected connection and sending the draft message to the end user device. Once a revised message is received from the end user device, a server sends the revised message to the business contact.
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1. A computer-implemented method for managing business introductions comprising:
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receiving, from an introduction requester via a network interface, a first indication of a type of person to whom the introduction requester would like to be introduced; generating, with one or more processors, a notification message for display to a first plurality of business contacts of the introduction requester, the notification message indicating the introduction requester and the type of person; for each of the first plurality of business contacts; causing, with the one or more processors, the notification message to be displayed to the respective one of the first plurality of business contacts, filtering, with the one or more processors, a second plurality of business contacts of the respective one of the first plurality of business contacts to identify a filtered list of business contacts, wherein each contact in the filtered list of contacts matches the type of person to whom the introduction requester would like to be introduced, and causing, with the one or more processors, a selectable visual representation of the filtered list of contacts to be displayed to the respective one of the first plurality of business contacts; and receiving, from one of the first plurality of business contacts via the network interface, a selection of one of the contacts in the filtered list of contacts displayed to the one of the first plurality of business contacts; generating, with the one or more processors, an introduction message to the selected one of the contacts in the filtered list of contacts introducing the introduction requester to the selected one of the contacts in the filtered list of contacts; and sending, via the network interface, the introduction message to the selected one of the contacts in the filtered list of contacts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer device managing business introductions comprising:
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one or more processors; and one or more non-transitory memories coupled to the one or more processors; wherein the one or more memories include computer executable instructions stored therein that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to; receive, from an introduction requester via a network interface, a first indication of a type of person to whom the introduction requester would like to be introduced, generate a notification message for display to a first plurality of business contacts of the introduction requester, the notification message indicating the introduction requester and the type of person, for each of the first plurality of business contacts; cause the notification message to be displayed to the respective one of the first plurality of business contacts, filter a second plurality of business contacts of the respective one of the first plurality of business contacts to identify a filtered list of business contacts, wherein each contact in the filtered list of contacts matches the type of person to whom the introduction requester would like to be introduced, and cause a selectable visual representation of the filtered list of contacts to be displayed to the respective one of the first plurality of business contacts, and receive, from one of the first plurality of business contacts via the network interface, a selection of one of the contacts in the filtered list of contacts displayed to the one of the first plurality of business contacts; generate an introduction message to the selected one of the contacts in the filtered list of contacts introducing the introduction requester to the selected one of the contacts in the filtered list of contacts; and send, via the network interface, the introduction message to the selected one of the contacts in the filtered list of contacts. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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