Patent ID: 8959086
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of managing online social networking, comprising: identifying a plurality of users related to a primary user on a social networking tool using a computer having a processor; identifying a plurality of activities performed by the plurality of users on the social networking tool; assigning a score to each of the activities, the score customized by the primary user; defining a threshold cumulative score for entry into a group comprising: specified users having a specified relationship to each other within the social networking tool, and a community of users having a common purpose; evaluating the activities of each of the users, and calculating a cumulative score for each of the users based on their respective activities; evaluating the cumulative score of each of the users in relation to the group; assigning one or more of the users who meet the threshold cumulative score to the group; and determining a status for each user assigned to the group based on their cumulative score, wherein at least the steps of defining a threshold, evaluating the activities, and evaluating the cumulative score are repeated, and wherein responsive to detecting a drop below the threshold cumulative score of one of the plurality of users for a period of time, removing said one of the plurality of users from the group, and wherein the specified relationship reflects a timeline of the group; wherein the status for each user defines a status level for the user in relation to the group wherein the status level includes: primary, secondary, and probationary status; and wherein the primary status relates to a highest score of the cumulative scores, the probationary status relates to a lowest score of the cumulative scores, and the secondary status relates to a middle score of the cumulative scores between the highest and lowest cumulative scores.