Recommending users to add to groups in a social networking system
First Claim
1. A method for recommending users to invite to a social networking system group comprising:
- receiving, at a social networking system server from a client device, a request from a user of a social networking system identifying the social networking system group maintained by the social networking system, the group including a set of users of the social networking system;
accessing, by the social networking system, a user profile associated with the user of the social networking system, the user profile identifying one or more characteristics of the user;
determining, by the social networking system server from the user profile, a set of candidate users connected to the user and not included in the identified group;
determining, by the social networking system server, a user score for each of the candidate users, a user score for a candidate user based on each of one or more characteristics of the candidate user, a likelihood that the user will invite the candidate user when suggested, a likelihood that the candidate user will join the group when invited by the user, and an amount of activity of the user within the identified group;
selecting, by the social networking system server, a candidate user associated with a user score greater than a threshold value from the set of candidate users; and
presenting, by the social networking system server via the client device, the selected candidate user to the user within a social networking system interface displayed by the client device.
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Abstract
Based on information associated with users, a social networking system recommends one or more groups for a target user to join or to create. Characteristics of the target user, characteristics of users connected to the target user, characteristics of candidate groups in the social networking system may be used to identify groups for recommendation. The social networking system may provide questions to the target user and recommend a group to the target user based on received answers to the questions. For example, the answers to the provided question identify one or more characteristics of the target user, which are used to select a group for recommendation. Additionally, the social networking system may recommend additional users for the target user to add or invite to a group based on characteristics of the target user, the additional users, and/or the group.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for recommending users to invite to a social networking system group comprising:
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receiving, at a social networking system server from a client device, a request from a user of a social networking system identifying the social networking system group maintained by the social networking system, the group including a set of users of the social networking system; accessing, by the social networking system, a user profile associated with the user of the social networking system, the user profile identifying one or more characteristics of the user; determining, by the social networking system server from the user profile, a set of candidate users connected to the user and not included in the identified group; determining, by the social networking system server, a user score for each of the candidate users, a user score for a candidate user based on each of one or more characteristics of the candidate user, a likelihood that the user will invite the candidate user when suggested, a likelihood that the candidate user will join the group when invited by the user, and an amount of activity of the user within the identified group; selecting, by the social networking system server, a candidate user associated with a user score greater than a threshold value from the set of candidate users; and presenting, by the social networking system server via the client device, the selected candidate user to the user within a social networking system interface displayed by the client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing executable computer instructions that, when executed by a hardware processor, cause the hardware processor to perform steps comprising:
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receiving, at a social networking system server from a client device, a request from a user of a social networking system identifying a social networking system group maintained by the social networking system, the group including a set of users of the social networking system; accessing, by the social networking system, a user profile associated with the user of the social networking system, the user profile identifying one or more characteristics of the user; determining, by the social networking system server from the user profile, a set of candidate users connected to the user and not included in the identified group; determining, by the social networking system server, a user score for each of the candidate users, a user score for a candidate user based on each of one or more characteristics of the candidate user, a likelihood that the user will invite the candidate user when suggested, a likelihood that the candidate user will join the group when invited by the user, and an amount of activity of the user within the identified group; selecting, by the social networking system server, a candidate user associated with a user score greater than a threshold value from the set of candidate users; and presenting, by the social networking system server via the client device, the selected candidate user to the user within a social networking system interface displayed by the client device.
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15. A system for recommending users to invite to a social networking system group comprising:
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a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing executable instructions that, when executed, perform steps comprising; receiving, at a social networking system server from a client device, a request from a user of a social networking system identifying the social networking system group maintained by the social networking system, the group including a set of users of the social networking system; accessing, by the social networking system, a user profile associated with the user of the social networking system, the user profile identifying one or more characteristics of the user; determining, by the social networking system server from the user profile, a set of candidate users connected to the user and not included in the identified group; determining, by the social networking system server, a user score for each of the candidate users, a user score for a candidate user based on each of one or more characteristics of the candidate user, a likelihood that the user will invite the candidate user when suggested, a likelihood that the candidate user will join the group when invited by the user, and an amount of activity of the user within the identified group; selecting, by the social networking system server, a candidate user associated with a user score greater than a threshold value from the set of candidate users; and presenting, by the social networking system server via the client device, the selected candidate user to the user within a social networking system interface displayed by the client device; and a hardware processor to execute the instructions.
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