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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019

Filed:

Jan. 11, 2013
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Bernadette A. Carter, Raleigh, NC (US);

Arthur R. Francis, Raleigh, NC (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01); H04L 12/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 65/403 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0269 (2013.01); G06Q 50/01 (2013.01); H04L 51/32 (2013.01);
Abstract

A computer network comprising a number of user devices and a preferences control module, in which the preferences control module receives user preferences from an owner of a social network profile, receives data describing a viewer of the owner's social networking profile, and distinguishes a number of artifacts on the owner's social networking profile from other artifacts on the profile based on the user preferences and data describing a viewer of the owner's social networking profile. A method of personalizing a social networking profile page within a computer network, the method comprising receiving user preferences from an owner of a social network profile, receiving data describing a viewer of the owner's social networking profile, and differentiating artifacts available on the owner's social networking profile based on the user preferences and data describing a viewer of the owner's social networking profile.


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