Patent ID: 8073786

Claim:
A method for calculating relationships strengths between users of a computerized network, comprising: determining a relative total value with respect to other users based on a total quantity of electronic interactions between a first user and a second user of the computerized network; determining a relative exclusive value with respect to the other users based on a total quantity of electronic interactions exclusively between the first user and the second user; determining a relative longevity value with respect to the other users based on a length of time the first user and the second user have been electronically interacting; determining a relative recency value with respect to the other users based a recency of electronic interactions between the first user and the second user; weighting the relative total value, the relative exclusive value, the relative recency value and the relative longevity value to yield normalized values; and calculating, using a computer device, a relationship strength between the first user and the second user based on the normalized values that includes a value indicating how strong a relationship between the first user and the second user is with respect to a relationship between the first user and other users.