Patent ID: 8676716
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, by one or more processors associated with one or more computing devices, comprising: receiving, by one or more of the processors, a query associated with a first user of an online social network, the query comprising search limitations specifying one or more profile criteria, wherein the first user is connected to each of one or more other users of the online social network by one or more degrees of separation; determining, by one or more of the processors, a result set of users based on the query, the result set comprising one or more second users of the online social network having a user profile meeting the specified profile criteria; limiting, by one or more of the processors, the result set of users based on a degree of separation preference specified by a searchability setting associated with each second user in the result set of users; and sending, by one or more of the processors, information to display a result for the query based on the limited result set of users.