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Graph server querying for managing social network information flow

  • US 9,990,430 B2
  • Filed: 12/29/2010
  • Issued: 06/05/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • by one or more computing devices, storing a list of member relationships in a social-networking system, the social-networking system comprising a graph comprising a plurality of nodes and edges connecting the nodes, wherein at least some of the nodes correspond to the members of the social-networking system;

    by one or more computing devices, monitoring changes in relationship between the members of the social-networking system;

    by one or more computing devices, updating the list in response to relationship changes;

    by one or more computing devices, receiving from an application server a query;

    by one or more computing devices, processing the query using the stored list of member relationships; and

    by one or more computing devices, returning the query results to the application server, wherein the query results comprise degrees-of-separation information with respect to one or more members of the social-networking system.

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