CONTEXTUAL CONNECTION INVITATIONS
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a memory that stores computer executable components;
a processor that executes at least the following computer executable components stored in the memory;
an invitation request component configured to receive, at a first network source, information identifying a second user that a first user has selected to send an invitation to connect with at the first network source;
a context component configured to determine a context regarding selection of the second user by the first user, including where the first user identified the information identifying the second user;
an invitation generation component configured to generate an invitation that invites the second user to connect with the first user at the first network source, the invitation comprising first user identification information and context information identifying the context regarding the selection of the second user by the first user; and
a delivery component configured to determine second user contact information for the second user based on the information identifying the second user, and send the invitation from the first network source to the second user using the second user contact information.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for including information in an invitation from a first to connect with a second user that identifies a context regarding how the first user found the second user. A system can include a request component configured to receive, at a first network source, information identifying a second user that a first user has selected to send an invitation to connect with at the first network source, a context component configured to determine a context regarding selection of the second user by the first user, including where the first user found the information identifying the second user, and a generation component configured to generate an invitation that invites the second user to connect with the first user at the first network source. The invitation comprises first user identification information and context information identifying the context regarding the selection of the second user by the first user.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a memory that stores computer executable components; a processor that executes at least the following computer executable components stored in the memory; an invitation request component configured to receive, at a first network source, information identifying a second user that a first user has selected to send an invitation to connect with at the first network source; a context component configured to determine a context regarding selection of the second user by the first user, including where the first user identified the information identifying the second user; an invitation generation component configured to generate an invitation that invites the second user to connect with the first user at the first network source, the invitation comprising first user identification information and context information identifying the context regarding the selection of the second user by the first user; and a delivery component configured to determine second user contact information for the second user based on the information identifying the second user, and send the invitation from the first network source to the second user using the second user contact information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A device, comprising:
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a memory that stores computer executable components; a processor that executes at least the following computer executable components stored in the memory; an invitation component configured to receive, from a server employed by a service provider, an invitation that invites a second user to connect with a first user via an application of the service provider, the invitation comprising first user identification information and context information identifying a context regarding the selection of the second user by the first user, including where the first user identified information identifying the second user; and a presentation component configured to generate a graphical user interface comprising the invitation for display to the second user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A tangible computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-readable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a computing system to perform operations, comprising:
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receiving, at a first network source, information identifying a second user that a first user has selected to send an invitation to connect with at the first network source; determining a context regarding selection of the second user by the first user, including where the first user accessed the information identifying the second user; generating an invitation that invites the second user to connect with the first user at the first network source, the invitation comprising first user identification information and context information identifying the context regarding the selection of the second user by the first user; determining second user contact information for the second user based on the information identifying the second user; and sending the invitation from the first network source to the second user using the second user contact information.
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