Patent ID: 9083670
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: determining that a number of social graph events for a user have occurred on a social network, wherein each social graph event for the user is associated with an entity; calculating a score for each social graph event based on a profile for the user and a profile for the entity associated with the social graph event, wherein the score is based at least on a measure of closeness in relationship between the user and the entity and contacts that the user has in common with the entity, the measure of closeness determined from information associated with the profile for the user and the profile for the entity and accessed from a data repository; generating a notification for the user, wherein the notification comprises a plurality of information elements, wherein each information element is associated with one of the social graph events in the number of social graph events having the score that satisfies a threshold level, and wherein the plurality of information elements in the notification are prioritized based on the score for each of the social graph events; transmitting the notification for display in a prioritized area of a client device; generating a delayed notification for the user comprising information elements associated with the social graph events having the score that does not satisfy the threshold level; and transmitting the delayed notification for display in a separate area from the prioritized area of the client device.