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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:
Nov. 26, 2019

Filed:

May. 30, 2017
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Joanna W. Ng, Unionville, CA;

Diana Lau, Richmond Hill, CA;

Arthur G. Ryman, Thornhill, CA;

Timothy M. Francis, Newmarket, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); G06F 16/335 (2019.01); G06F 16/955 (2019.01); H04L 12/58 (2006.01); G06F 7/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 16/337 (2019.01); G06F 7/16 (2013.01); G06F 16/955 (2019.01); H04L 51/32 (2013.01);
Abstract

In a method for utilizing multiple social computing services of a user. A processor receives a request for an action to be executed, wherein the action includes a required relationship between a user and one or more contacts of a set of contacts and a required interest. A processor determines the one or more contacts that have the required relationship with the user and the required interest. A processor causes the action to be executed based on the determined one or more contacts. The set of contacts includes a first set of contacts from a first networking service and a second set of contacts from a second networking service. The action is external from the first networking service and the second networking service.


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