Techniques for exchanging contact information and establishing a connection via a social networking service

• US 9,503,413 B2
• Filed: 12/31/2013
• Issued: 11/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LinkedIn Corporation (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Sayed, Sameer
• Primary Examiner(s): WANG, LIANG CHE A
• Application Number:
  US14/145,143
• Publication Number:
  US 20150189028A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,057 Days
• Field of Search: 709/201, 709/204, 709/205, 709/206
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

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.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a first recording from a first user, the first recording including a first voice identification of the first user;

associating the first recording with a profile of the first user;

receiving a first notification from a second user, the first notification specifying a command that is to be executed at a social networking system upon a receiving of a second notification from the second user, the command pertaining to one of exchanging electronic business cards, acknowledging relationships, or providing recommendations;

receiving the second notification from the second user, the second notification including a second recording, the second recording including a second voice identification of the first user that was spoken into a device of the first user by the second user;

identifying the profile of the first user based on a comparison of the first voice identification and the second voice identification; and

processing the command, the processing including modifying an aspect the profile of the first user or a profile of the second user wherein the processing of the command is performed by a computer processor.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the command includes exchanging an electronic business card of the first user with an electronic business card of the second user.

3. The method of claim 2, the method further comprising generating the electronic business card of the first user based on a subset of information maintained by the social networking system with respect to the first user and generating the electronic business card of the second user based on a subset of information maintained by the social networking system with respect to the second user.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the subset of the information maintained by the social networking system with respect to the second user is selected based on a template created by the first user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the voice identification includes a name of the second user.

6. A system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more memories including one or more instructions, the one or more instructions configuring the one or more computer processors to, at least;

receive a first recording from a first user, the first recording including a first voice identification of the first user;

associate the first recording with a profile of the first user;

receive a first notification from a second user, the first notification specifying a command that is to be executed at a social networking system upon a receiving of a second notification from the second user, the command pertaining to one of exchanging electronic business cards, acknowledging relationships, or providing recommendations;

receiving the second notification from the second user, the second notification including a second recording, the second recording including a second voice identification of the first user that was spoken into a device of the first user by the second user;

identify the profile of the first user based on a comparison of the first voice identification and the second voice identification; and

processing the command, the processing including modifying an aspect the profile of the first user or a profile of the second user.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the command includes exchanging an electronic business card of the first user with an electronic business card of the second user.

8. The system of claim 7, the one or more instructions further configuring the one or more processors to generate the electronic business card of the first user based on a subset of information maintained by the social networking system with respect to the first user and generate the electronic business card of the second user based on a subset of information maintained by the social networking system with respect to the second user.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the subset of the information maintained by the social networking system with respect to the second user is selected based on a template created by the first user.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein the voice identification includes a name of the second user.

11. 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:

receiving a first recording from a first user, the first recording including a first voice identification of the first user;

associating the first recording with a profile of the first user;

receiving a first notification from a second user, the first notification specifying a command that is to be executed at a social networking system upon a receiving of a second notification from the second user, the command pertaining to one of exchanging electronic business cards, acknowledging relationships, or providing recommendations;

receiving the second notification from the second user, the second notification including a second recording, the second recording including a second voice identification of the first user that was spoken into a device of the first user by the second user;

identifying the profile of the first user based on a comparison of the first voice identification and the second voice identification; and

processing the command, the processing including modifying an aspect the profile of the first user or a profile of the second user wherein the processing of the command is performed by a computer processor.

12. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 11, wherein the command includes exchanging an electronic business card of the first user with an electronic business card of the second user.

13. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 12, the operations further comprising configuring the one or more processors to generate the electronic business card of the first user based on a subset of information maintained by the social networking system with respect to the first user and generate the electronic business card of the second user based on a subset of information maintained by the social networking system with respect to the second user.

14. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 13, wherein the subset of the information maintained by the social networking system with respect to the second user is selected based on a template created by the first user.

15. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 11, wherein the voice identification includes a name of the second user.