SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SELECTING A RELEVANT USER FOR INTRODUCTION TO A USER IN AN ONLINE ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. A system for ranking a set of relevant users based on relevancy to a user determined from social interactions in an online social network, the system, comprising:
- an interaction manager module, wherein, when in operation, the interaction manager module identifies a set of social interactions that occurred among multiple users in the online social network;
wherein, each of the set of social interactions in the online social network are initiated by the multiple users via client devices;
a score generator module coupled to the interaction manager module, wherein, when in operation, the score generator generates relevancy scores for each of the multiple users using the set of social interactions among the multiple users;
a selection module coupled to the score generator module, wherein, when in operation, the selection module selects the set of relevant users based on the relevancy scores;
wherein, the set of relevant users that are selected are not social connections of the user in the online social network;
a presentation module coupled to the selection module, wherein, when in operation, the presentation module presents, one or more of the set of relevant users to the user via a user device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of selecting a relevant user for introduction to a user in an online environment are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, of receiving a request to identify the relevant user to be introduced to the participating user in the social network, identifying a set of social history records that occurred among the multiple users in the social network, selecting, from the multiple users, the relevant user to be introduced to the participating user using the set of social history records. The relevant user that is selected is not a social connection of the participating user in the social network. One embodiment includes, determining whether the participating user is interested in meeting the relevant user in the social network based on an indication made by the participating user via interaction with the user device.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for ranking a set of relevant users based on relevancy to a user determined from social interactions in an online social network, the system, comprising:
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an interaction manager module, wherein, when in operation, the interaction manager module identifies a set of social interactions that occurred among multiple users in the online social network; wherein, each of the set of social interactions in the online social network are initiated by the multiple users via client devices; a score generator module coupled to the interaction manager module, wherein, when in operation, the score generator generates relevancy scores for each of the multiple users using the set of social interactions among the multiple users; a selection module coupled to the score generator module, wherein, when in operation, the selection module selects the set of relevant users based on the relevancy scores; wherein, the set of relevant users that are selected are not social connections of the user in the online social network; a presentation module coupled to the selection module, wherein, when in operation, the presentation module presents, one or more of the set of relevant users to the user via a user device. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method of ranking a set of relevant users based on relevancy to a user in an online social network, the method, comprising:
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identifying a set of social interactions among multiple users that occurred in the online social network; wherein, each of the set of social interactions in the online social network are initiated by the multiple users via client devices; using the set of social interactions among the multiple users to identify the set of relevant users in the online social network that are relevant to the user; generating relevancy scores for each of the multiple users; selecting the set of relevant users based on the relevancy scores; and electronically presenting, one or more of the set of relevant users to the user via a user device. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A machine-readable storage medium having stored thereon a set of instructions which when executed, causes a processor to perform a method of identifying a relevant user to introduce to a participating user in an online environment having a social network of multiple users, the method, comprising:
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receiving a request to identify the relevant user to be introduced to the participating user in the social network; identifying a set of social history records among the multiple users that occurred in the social network; identifying multiple relevant users based on the set of social history records; assigning a rank to each of the multiple relevant users based on relevancy determined using the set of social history records; wherein, the multiple relevant users are not social connections of the participating user in the social network; presenting user data of at least a portion of the multiple relevant users to the participating user via a user device; and determining whether the participating user is interested in meeting the at least a portion of the multiple relevant users based on an indication made by the participating user via interaction with the user device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for ranking a set of relevant users based on relevancy to a user in an online social network, the system, comprising:
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means for, identifying a set of social interactions among multiple users that occurred in the online social network; wherein, each of the set of social interactions in the online social network are initiated by the multiple users via client devices; means for, using the set of social interactions among the multiple users to identify the set of relevant users in the online social network that are relevant to the user; wherein, the set of relevant users that are selected are not social connections of the user in the online social network; means for, generating relevancy scores for each of the multiple users; means for, selecting the set of relevant users based on the relevancy scores; and means for, presenting, one or more of the set of relevant users to the user via a user device.
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21. A method of selecting a user for introduction to a participating user in an online environment of a social network having multiple users based on responsiveness, the method, comprising:
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receiving a request to identify the user to be introduced to the participating user in the social network; determine a responsiveness metric associated with each of the multiple users by tracking a set of social history records; selecting, from the multiple users, the user to be introduced to the participating user using the responsiveness metrics associated with each of the multiple users; wherein, the user that is selected is not a social connection of the participating user in the social network; and electronically presenting user data of the user to the participating user via a user device, determining whether the participating user is interested in meeting the user in the social network based on an indication made by the participating user via interaction with the user device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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