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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2013
Applicants:
Andrew G. Bosworth, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Chris Cox, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Andrew G. Bosworth, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Chris Cox, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G06Q 30/08 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/22 (2013.01); G06Q 30/08 (2013.01); H04L 67/306 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for measuring user affinity in a social network environment is provided. One or more activities performed by a user associated with a social network environment are monitored. A relationship associated with the one or more activities is identified. An affinity for one or more objects associated with the social network environment is then determined based on the one or more activities and the relationship.