US 2014/0237040 A1 · SOCIAL NETWORK PRUNING

Abstract

A social networking service is provided, the social networking service having a user with a social connection to a first contact within a social network of the user and a social connection to a second contact with the social network of the user, wherein the first contact has a separate social connection to the second contact within a social network of the first contact. A computer system determines that the first contact has lowered a strength of the social connection to the second contact within the social network of the first contact. Based, at least in part, on the lowering of the strength of the social connection to the second contact within the social network of the first contact, the computer system recommends, to the user, to lower a strength of the social connection to the second contact within the social network of the user.

Claims17

Dependent claims

1-8. (canceled)

A computer program product for managing contacts of a user of at least one social networking service, the user having a social connection to a first contact within a social network of the user and a social connection to a second contact within the social network of the user, wherein the first contact has a separate social connection to the second contact within a social network of the first contact,

the computer program product comprising:
one or more computer-readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable storage media, which when executed by a processor perform the actions of:
determining that the first contact has lowered a strength of the social connection to the second contact within the social network of the first contact;
and
based, at least in part, on the lowering of the strength of the social connection to the second contact within the social network of the first contact, recommending, to the user, to lower a strength of the social connection to the second contact within the social network of the user.

2 more elements

A computer system for managing contacts of a user of at least one social networking service, the user having a social connection to a first contact within a social network of the user and a social connection to a second contact within the social network of the user, wherein the first contact has a separate social connection to the second contact within a social network of the first contact,

the computer system comprising:
one or more computer processors;
one or more computer-readable storage media;
program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, which when executed by at least one of the one or more computer processors, perform the actions of:
determining that the first contact has lowered a strength of the social connection to the second contact within the social network of the first contact;
and
based, at least in part, on the lowering of the strength of the social connection to the second contact within the social network of the first contact, recommending, to the user, to lower a strength of the social connection to the second contact within the social network of the user.

4 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

13/769,576Filed 18 Feb 2013

Published

21 Aug 2014

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

G06Q 10/06
Administration; Management: resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation…
G06Q 10/10
Administration; Management: office automation; Time management
G06Q 10/48
Business processes related to social networking or social networking services: using social graphs
G06Q
Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial

Social network pruning

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Social network pruning

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Abstract

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