TECHNIQUES FOR EXCHANGING CONTACT INFORMATION AND ESTABLISHING A CONNECTION VIA A SOCIAL NETWORKING SERVICE
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1. A method comprising:
- detecting that a first user of a social networking system performed an action with respect to a second user of the social networking system, the action not being an explicit issuance of a command to the social networking system;
inferring that the user intends to issue the command to the social networking system based on the action; and
processing the command, wherein the processing of the command is performed by a computer processor.
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Abstract
A method of making it easier for users to interact with each other via a social networking system is disclosed. It is detected that a first user of a social networking system performed an action with respect to a second user of the social networking system. It is interpreted that the action of the first user corresponds to a command that the first user intends to issue to a social networking system, the command pertaining to the second user. The command is processed by the social networking system on behalf of the first user.
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting that a first user of a social networking system performed an action with respect to a second user of the social networking system, the action not being an explicit issuance of a command to the social networking system; inferring that the user intends to issue the command to the social networking system based on the action; and processing the command, wherein the processing of the command is performed by a computer processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 13, 14)
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8. A system comprising:
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a processor; a module implemented by the processor and configured to; detect that a first user of a social networking system performed an action with respect to a second user of the social networking system, the action not being an explicit issuance of a command to the social networking system; infer that the user intends to issue the command to the social networking system based on the action; and process the command. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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15. A non-transitory machine readable medium embodying a set of instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
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detecting that a first user of a social networking system performed an action with respect to a second user of the social networking system, the action not being an explicit issuance of a command to the social networking system; inferring that the user intends to issue the command to the social networking system based on the action; and processing the command. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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