Patent ID: 9058609
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for displaying brand information, comprising: receiving, by a computing device, a request from a user device operated by a first user to display user information of a second user in a social network that enables the first user and the second user to interact with brands of interest, the first user having associated user information displayed on a first user profile page that includes a first brand profile, the first brand profile including a first plurality of brand objects selected by the first user based on an interest of the first user in brands that the first plurality of brand objects represent, and the user information of the second user displayed on a second user profile page including a second brand profile that includes a second plurality of brand objects selected by the second user based on an interest of the second user in brands that the second plurality of brand objects represent, each brand object including at least an image that is representative of a corresponding brand, each user profile page comprising associated user information, a friend section, postings, and a brands section; mapping, by the computing device, the user information of the first user to at least the user information of the second user in a map; determining, by the computing device and from the map, relationships between the first user and the second user; generating, by the computing device, a modified representation of the second brand profile based on the determined relationships, said generating a modified representation of the second brand profile comprising: transmitting, by the computing device, the modified representation to the user device to enable display of the modified representation by the user device.