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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2010
Applicant:
Prabhakaran Krishnamoorthy, Bangalore, IN;
Inventor:
Prabhakaran Krishnamoorthy, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
Yahoo! Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Techniques are provided which include obtaining, from a user, a query for review or purchase information from users in a social network of the user, relating to a product, service or brand that, for example, the user may be considering or intending to purchase. Based at least in part on the query, review or purchase information is obtained from multiple users in a social network of the user, relating to the product, service or brand, and this information is used in formulating a reply to the user. Collected information may also be used in advertising targeted to the user.