Patent ID: 9183599
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving profile data about a plurality of social network members, each member having a plurality of established relationships with other members of the social network; identifying an established relationship between a first member and a second member of the social network, the established relationship represented in the profile data about the plurality of social network members and indicating the first member and second member are directly connected based on a mutual self-declared relationship between the first and second members on the social network; receiving details about the established relationship between the first member and the second member of the social network from one of the first member and the second member, the details comprising at least a relationship type that characterizes the nature of the established relationship between the first member and the second member; associating one or more privacy settings with the established relationship, wherein the privacy settings are provided by one of the first member and the second member and govern who can access the details about the established relationship; identifying a grouping of members, defining a subset of members of the social network, that includes the first member and the second member based on a common characteristic; mapping the established relationship between the first member and the second member based on the grouping of members; selecting a third member for the first member to establish a relationship with based on the grouping that includes both the first member and the second member, the grouping that includes the first member and the second member also including the third member, the third member being a member of the grouping and possessing the common characteristic, the third member not having an established relationship with the first member, and the third member not having an established relationship with the second member; and displaying on a social network display page a suggestion to establish a relationship on the social network with the third member.