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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2011
Applicants:
Orkut Buyukkokten, Mountain View, CA (US);
Adam Douglas Smith, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Orkut Buyukkokten, Mountain View, CA (US);
Adam Douglas Smith, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 99/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods for rating associated members in a social network are set forth. According to one embodiment a method comprising outputting a ratings interface for rating at least one member of a social network associated with a user, wherein the rating interface provides the user with the ability to rate the member in one or more categories, receiving ratings for the member from the user, associating the ratings with the member, and connecting the ratings for the member with the user is set forth.