# US 9,438,646 B2 · Hover card > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,438,646 B2 - Document ID: US9438646B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/035,695 - Filed: 2013-09-24 - Published: 2014-03-27 - Granted: 2016-09-06 - Earliest claimed: 2012-09-24 - Assignees: Myspace LLC - Applicants: Myspace, LLC - Inventors: Michael Scott Andler; James Andrew Beaupre; Eric Juhyun Kim; Thomas Barraud Werz, III; Kyle R. Kincaid - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9438646B2 ## CPC - H04L 65/1069: Session establishment or de-establishment - G06F 3/0482: Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus - G06F 3/0484: for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range - G06F 3/04842: Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) - G06Q 10/42: Determination of affinities or common interests between users - H04L 65/403: Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences (data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product display information about selected content in a social network. Multiple icons representative of content are displayed. Via input from a user, an item of the content is selected by selecting one of the multiple icons. In response to the selecting, a tooltip is displayed. The tooltip includes relevant information about the selected item and affinity data that provides a probability of similar interests between the user and the selected item. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer-implemented method for displaying information about selected content in a social network comprising: displaying, via the social network, multiple icons representative of content; selecting, via input from a user, an item of the content via selection of one of the multiple icons; and in response to the selecting, displaying a tooltip, wherein: the tooltip comprises relevant information about the selected item; the tooltip comprises affinity data comprising a probability of similar interests between the user and the selected item; the affinity data comprises a Venn diagram; a percentage of overlap of overlapping circles of the Venn diagram represents a computed affinity between the user and the selected item; the tooltip comprises overlapping graphic symbols representing a connection status between the user and the selected item; the connection status comprises a first status of a first one-way connection between the user and the selected item; the connection status comprises a second status of a second one-way connection between the selected item and the user; and the overlapping graphic symbols simultaneously represent both the first status and the second status. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the content comprises multiple additional users. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the content comprises songs. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the selecting comprises hovering over one of the multiple icons with a cursor without clicking. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the affinity data comprises a computed numeric value. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the tooltip further comprises one or more recommendations, computed for the user, for additional content similar to the selected item on the social network. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the user has not connected with the selected item prior to the selecting and displaying steps. ### Claim 8 A system for displaying information about selected content in a social network comprising: (a) a server computer; (b) a social network application executing on the computer; wherein the social network application is configured to: (1) display multiple icons representative of content; (2) select, via input from a user, an item of the content via selection of one of the multiple icons; and (3) in response to the selection, display a tooltip, wherein: (i) the tooltip comprises relevant information about the selected item; (ii) the tooltip comprises affinity data comprising a probability of similar interests between the user and the selected item (iii) the affinity data comprises a Venn diagram; (iv) a percentage of overlap of overlapping circles of the Venn diagram represents a computed affinity between the user and the selected item; (v) the tooltip comprises overlapping graphic symbols representing a connection status between the user and the selected item; (vi) the connection status comprises a first status of a first one-way connection between the user and the selected item; (vii) the connection status comprises a second status of a second one-way connection between the selected item and the user; and (viii) the overlapping graphic symbols simultaneously represent both the first status and the second status. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the content comprises multiple additional users. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the content comprises songs. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the social network application is configured to select the item by hovering over one of the multiple icons with a cursor without clicking. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the affinity data comprises a computed numeric value. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the tooltip further comprises one or more recommendations, computed for the user, for additional content similar to the selected item on the social network. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the user has not connected with the selected item prior to the selecting and displaying steps.