Methods and systems for the display and navigation of a social network
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- identifying, by a server device, a first profile in a social network that is associated with a first user, the social network comprising a computer network connecting the server device and a plurality of client devices, the first profile and associated profiles associated with the first profile maintained in a database;
identifying, by the server device, the associated profiles associated with the first profile;
determining, by the server device, a second profile including profile information of a second user;
determining, by the server device, a categorical type of association;
automatically determining, by the server device, based on the categorical type of association, a type-specific association path between the first profile and the second profile by determining a fewest number from a set of associated profiles associating the first profile with the second profile, the first profile, the fewest number from the set of associated profiles associating the first profile with the second profile and the second profile associated by the determined, categorical type of association;
automatically ranking, by the server device, profiles in the set of associated profiles associating the first profile with the second profile; and
generating, for transmission to a display device, a first display including the type-specific association path from the first profile to the second profile, the profile information of the second user, and the associated profiles associating the first profile with the second profile displayed based on the ranking.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for the display and navigation of a social network are set forth. According to one embodiment, a method comprising identifying a first profile in a social network, identifying associated profiles associated with the first profile, ranking the associated profiles, wherein ranking is not based exclusively on a degree of separation, and outputting the associated profiles based at least in part on the ranking is set forth. According to another embodiment, a method comprising identifying a user profile, identifying a member profile, determining an association path for the user profile and the member profile, and outputting the association path is set forth.
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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identifying, by a server device, a first profile in a social network that is associated with a first user, the social network comprising a computer network connecting the server device and a plurality of client devices, the first profile and associated profiles associated with the first profile maintained in a database; identifying, by the server device, the associated profiles associated with the first profile; determining, by the server device, a second profile including profile information of a second user; determining, by the server device, a categorical type of association; automatically determining, by the server device, based on the categorical type of association, a type-specific association path between the first profile and the second profile by determining a fewest number from a set of associated profiles associating the first profile with the second profile, the first profile, the fewest number from the set of associated profiles associating the first profile with the second profile and the second profile associated by the determined, categorical type of association; automatically ranking, by the server device, profiles in the set of associated profiles associating the first profile with the second profile; and generating, for transmission to a display device, a first display including the type-specific association path from the first profile to the second profile, the profile information of the second user, and the associated profiles associating the first profile with the second profile displayed based on the ranking. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a path processor for identifying a first profile in a social network that is associated with a first user, the social network comprising a computer network connecting a server device and a plurality of client devices, the first profile and associated profiles associated with the first profile maintained in a database, identifying associated profiles associated with the first profile, determining a second profile including profile information of a second user, determining a categorical type of association and automatically determining, based on the categorical type of association, a type-specific association path between the first profile and the second profile by determining a fewest number from a set of associated profiles associating the first profile with the second, the first profile, the fewest number from the set of associated profiles associating the first profile with the second profile and the second profile associated by the determined, categorical type of association; and a display processor that is coupled to the path processor, the display processor for automatically ranking profiles in the set of associated profiles associating the first profile with the second profile, for generating, for transmission to a display device, a first display including the type-specific association path from the first profile to the second profile, the profile information of the second user, and the associated profiles associating the first profile with the second profile displayed based on the ranking. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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