Patent ID: 9338122
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method to be performed in a network environment in which messages are exchanged, comprising: receiving a message from a first user, wherein the message is intended for a second user; calculating in real time a social distance value between the second user and the first user in a social network based on accessing relationship data from a random access memory of a graphing server, wherein the relationship data is indicative of an amount of responsiveness time to a previous message between the first user and the second user; evaluating a reliability factor value associated with the first user, wherein the reliability factor value is based at least in part on previous messages authored by the first user, and wherein the social distance value and the reliability factor value are integrated to generate a combination value; and determining whether to present the message to the second user based on whether the combination value exceeds a threshold value designated by the second user.