Patent ID: 8782153
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for migrating social networking connections in a social network comprising: determining, using one or more computing devices, a first incoming connection from a third profile in the social network to a first profile in the social network; determining, using the one or more computing devices, a first outgoing connection to a fourth profile in the social network from the first profile in the social network; receiving a request from a user in the social network associated with the first profile to migrate the first incoming connection and the first outgoing connection to a second profile that is also associated with the user; creating, using the one or more computing devices, based at least in part on the first incoming connection, a second incoming connection from the third profile to the second profile; creating, using the one or more computing devices, based at least in part on the first outgoing connection, a second outgoing connection to the fourth profile from the second profile; and deleting the first incoming connection to the first profile and the first outgoing connection to the fourth profile after creating the second incoming connection and the second outgoing connection.