Graph Server Querying for Managing Social Network Information Flow
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, at one or more computing systems, a query associated with a first user of a social network;
retrieving, using one or more processors associated with the one or more computing systems, information based on the query, the information representing a user profile associated with a second user of the social network;
determining, using the one or more processors, a profile format for the user profile based on a visibility preference of the second user; and
transmitting information, based on the profile format, representing the user profile associated with the second user.
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Abstract
An online social network is managed using one server for database management tasks and another server, preferably in a distributed configuration, for CPU-intensive computational tasks, such as finding a shortest path between two members or a degree of separation between two members. The additional server has a memory device containing relationship information between members of the online social network and carries out the CPU-intensive computational tasks using this memory device. With this configuration, the number of database lookups is decreased and processing speed is thereby increased.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, at one or more computing systems, a query associated with a first user of a social network; retrieving, using one or more processors associated with the one or more computing systems, information based on the query, the information representing a user profile associated with a second user of the social network; determining, using the one or more processors, a profile format for the user profile based on a visibility preference of the second user; and transmitting information, based on the profile format, representing the user profile associated with the second user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. One or more machine-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed by one or more processors associated with one or more computer systems to:
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receive, at the one or more computing systems, a query associated with a first user of a social network, wherein the query requests a user profile associated with a second user of the social network; retrieve, from a database, information representing the user profile of the second user based on the query; retrieve a degree of separation between the first user and the second user by accessing a social graph stored in a dedicated memory device; determine, using the one or more processors, a profile format for the user profile based on a visibility preference of the second user and the degree of separation between the first user and the second user; and transmit information, based on the profile format, representing the user profile associated with the second user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a database; a graph server comprising; a dedicated memory device; a processor; and one or more non-transitory machine-readable storage media comprising software for causing the processor to execute instructions to; receive information identifying a first user of a social network and a second user of a social network; access a social graph stored on the dedicated memory device; and determine a degree of separation between the first user and the second user based on the social graph; and an application server comprising; a processor; and one or more non-transitory machine-readable storage media comprising software for causing the processor to execute instructions to; receive a query associated with a first user of a social network, wherein the query requests a user profile associated with a second user of the social network; retrieve, from the database, based on the query, information representing the user profile of the second user and information representing a visibility preference of the second user; retrieve, from the graph server, a degree of separation between the first user and the second user; determine a profile format for the user profile based on the visibility preference of the second user and the degree of separation between the first user and the second user; and transmit information, based on the profile format, representing the user profile associated with the second user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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