Patent ID: 7970712
Filing Date: 2011-06-28
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of displaying strengths of social relationships between users of a computerized network, said method comprising a computer performing the steps of: evaluating network information and network communications between a first user of said network and other users of said network to produce relationship metrics between said first user and each of said other users, wherein each relationship metric comprises a measured value for interactions between said first user and one of said other users; normalizing said relationship metrics from the perspective of said first user, wherein said normalizing converts each of said relationship metrics to be relative to all of said relationship metrics associated with said first user to produce relationship values representing relative strengths of social relationships between said first user and said other users, and wherein one relationship value is produced for each one of said other users with respect to said first user; classifying said relationship values into different groups based on said relative strengths of said social relationships; placing each of said other users in one of said different groups according to said relationship values; assigning different indicators to each of said different groups such that each of said other users in each of said different groups is associated with a corresponding indicator; and displaying, for each of at least some of said other users, an identifier and said corresponding indicator, so as to graphically distinguish in which of said different groups each of said at least some of said other users was placed.