Identifying social profiles in a social network having relevance to a first file

• US 9,077,775 B2
• Filed: 11/22/2013
• Issued: 07/07/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Python4fun Inc
• Original Assignee: Python4fun Inc
• Inventors: Srikrishna, Devabhaktuni, Coram, Marc A., Hogan, Christopher
• Primary Examiner(s): LEROUX, ETIENNE PIERRE
• Application Number:
  US14/088,272
• Publication Number:
  US 20140082086A1
• Time in Patent Office: 592 Days
• Field of Search: 707/732, 726/28
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15

Abstract

Methods and systems for providing related social profiles in a social network are disclosed. One method identifying a plurality of social profiles within the social network, wherein the plurality of social profiles each have a relationship with the first file, wherein the social network allows uploading and sharing of social profiles of users, and wherein each social profile includes a representation of a user. The method further includes generating, by a system server, a list of inquiries based on the plurality of social profiles, providing, by the system server, the list of inquiries to at least one author of the first file, receiving from the at least one author at least one response to the list of inquiries, selecting a subset of the plurality of social profiles based on the at least one response, and storing information related to the selected subset of the plurality of social profiles for access if the first file is selected.

Claims

1. A method of identifying social profiles in a social network having relevance to a first file, comprising:

identifying a plurality of social profiles within the social network, wherein the plurality of social profiles each have a relationship with the first file, wherein the social network allows uploading and sharing of social profiles of users, and wherein each social profile includes a representation of a user;

generating, by a system server, a list of inquiries based on the plurality of social profiles;

providing, by the system server, the list of inquiries to at least one author of the first file;

receiving from the at least one author at least one response to the list of inquiries;

selecting a subset of the plurality of social profiles based on the at least one response; and

storing information related to the selected subset of the plurality of social profiles for access if the first file is selected;

generating, by the system server, a second list of inquiries based on the plurality of social profiles;

providing, by the system server, the second list of inquiries to at least one second author of the plurality of social profiles;

receiving from the at least one second author of the plurality of social profiles at least one second response to the second list of inquiries;

re-selecting the subset of the plurality of social profiles based on the at least one response and the at least one second response;

storing information related to the re-selected subset of the plurality of social profiles for access if the first file is selected.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing the re-selected subset of the plurality of social profiles or the selected subset of the plurality of social profiles to a user that selects the first file;

and identifying the at least one second author or the at least one author to the user.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein identifying the at least one second author or the at least one author comprises providing the user with a name, qualifications or institution of the at least one second author or the at least one author.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a hyperlink between the first file and the selected subset of the plurality of social profiles, wherein the hyperlink influences a ranking of search results that include at least one of the first file and the plurality of social profiles.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of social profiles are each identified by a plurality of subject-matter searches, wherein each search identifies one of the plurality of social profiles and the first file.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein at least one of the plurality of subject-matter searches is refined by the at least one response.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein at least one of the plurality of subject-matter searches uses a keyword search application programming interface to access records in a social network.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the list of inquiries includes search terms used in a search that identified the first file and the plurality of social profiles, thereby establishing a relationship between the first file and the plurality of social profiles by text analysis or filtering.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of social profiles include a publication date, wherein each of the publication dates are more recent than at least one of a first revision or a last revision date of the first file.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the list of inquiries includes titles of at least a subset of the plurality of social profiles.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the list of inquiries includes the at least one author of at least a subset of the plurality of social profiles.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the list of inquiries is for the first author, and is influenced by a response received from the second author.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the list of inquiries includes a relationship tag between at least one of the plurality of social profiles and the first file.

14. The method of claim 13, where in the relationship tag comprises at least one question of whether the relationship of the at least one of the plurality of social profiles is supportive, contradictory or summarizing.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the list of inquiries to the at least one author of the first file comprises electronically communicating the list of inquires to the at least one author using a notification.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving from the at least one author at least one response to the list of inquiries comprises receiving a selected subset of the plurality of social profiles that the at least one author selects as being relevant to the first file.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving from the at least one author at least one response to the list of inquiries comprises receiving a ranked list of at least a subset of the plurality of social profiles that identifies an order of relevance of the at least the subset of the plurality of social profiles to the first file.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the list of inquiries is provided to a plurality of authors, and responses received from each of the plurality of authors are compiled for selecting the subset of the plurality of social profiles.

19. The method of claim 1, further comprising the at least one author having a permission to edit the first file.

20. A method for a server to identify social profiles having relevance to a first file, comprising:

receiving, by the server, a plurality of social profiles, wherein the plurality of social profiles were generated by a subject matter search;

generating, by the server, a list of inquiries based on the plurality of social profiles;

providing, by the server, the list of inquiries to an author of the first file, wherein the first file is a one of the plurality of social profiles;

receiving, by the server, from the author at least one response to the list of inquiries;

selecting, by the server, a subset of the plurality of social profiles based on the at least one response;

storing, by the server, the selected subset of the plurality of social profiles for access if the first file is selected;

generating, by the system server, a second list of inquiries based on the plurality of social profiles;

providing, by the system server, the second list of inquiries to at least one second author of the plurality of social profiles;

receiving from the at least one second author of the plurality of social profiles at least one second response to the second list of inquiries;

re-selecting the subset of the plurality of social profiles based on the at least one response and the at least one second response;

storing information related to the re-selected subset of the plurality of social profiles for access if the first file is selected.