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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2016
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Siyu You, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Aman Grover, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Manoj Rameshchandra Thakur, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for inferring service providers are provided. In example embodiments, member data of members of a social networking service is accessed. From the member data, it is inferred that a particular member among the members of the social networking service is a freelancer member. A service request that the freelancer member is capable of fulfilling is identified based on a service request skill associated with the service request and a freelancer skill of the freelancer member. An option for the freelancer member to fulfill the service request is presented on a user interface of a user device of the freelancer member.