Transaction information based social groups
AssigneeeBay Inc.
InventorNathan Sacco
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Abstract
A computerized method and system for initiating a social group based on historical transaction information are provided. Example embodiments may include creating a user interface associated with a social network, and automatically suggesting, via the user interface, formation of a group within the social network, based on historical transaction information. A response may be received from one or more users, via the user interface. The response may indicate that the one or more users are interested in the group. In response to receiving the response, a group data structure may be created automatically.
Claims25
A computerized method comprising:
- creating a user interface associated with a social network;
- automatically suggesting, via the user interface, formation of a group within the social network, wherein the automatically suggesting includes suggesting based on historical transaction information;
- receiving, via the user interface, a response from at least one user, the response indicating that the at least one user is interested in the group;
- and
- responsive the receiving of the response, automatically creating a group data structure including group data.
A system comprising:
- a user interface module to create a user interface associated with a social network;
- a group initiation module to automatically suggest, via the user interface, formation of a group within the social network, based on transaction information;
- a communication module to receive, via the user interface, a response from at least one user, the response indicating that the at least one user is interested in the group;
- and
- responsive to the receiving of the response, a group creation module to automatically create a group data structure including group data.
- the communication module to receive information related to the group from users;
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- a database server to store the information in the group data structure.
A system comprising:
- means for creating a user interface associated with a social network;
- means for automatically suggesting, via the user interface, formation of a group within the social network, wherein the automatically suggesting includes suggesting based on historical transaction information;
- means for receiving, via the user interface, a response from at least one user,
- the response indicating that the at least one user is interested in the group;
- and
- means for responsive to the receiving of the response, automatically creating a group data structure including group data.
A machine-readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors perform the following operations:
- creating a user interface associated with a social network;
- automatically suggesting, via the user interface, formation of a group within the social network, wherein the automatically suggesting includes suggesting based on historical transaction information;
- receiving, via the user interface, a response from at least one user, the response indicating that the at least one user is interested in the group;
- and
- responsive to the receiving of the response, automatically creating a group data structure including group data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.