Patent ID: 9275419
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method executed on one or more computing devices, the method comprising: receiving, at one or more computing devices, a first contact list from a first service, the first contact list being associated with a first telephone number of a first user, the first user having a first social networking account associated with the first telephone number; receiving, at the one or more computing devices, a second contact list associated with a second telephone number of a second user, the second user having a second social networking account associated with the second telephone number; determining, at the one or more computing devices, at least one shared attribute between a contact entry shared by the first contact list and the second contact list; determining, at the one or more computing devices, that the first telephone number and the second telephone number are associated with a same geographical area; and based at least in part on the determined at least one shared attribute and the determination that the first telephone number and the second telephone number are associated with a same geographical area, suggesting to the first user, the second user as a friend in a social networking service.