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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:
Jan. 05, 2016

Filed:

Mar. 07, 2014
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Kelly L. Cook, Raleigh, NC (US);

Lydia M. Do, Raleigh, NC (US);

Eileen Min, Seattle, WA (US);

Eric Woods, Durham, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0631 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0619 (2013.01); G06Q 50/01 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method, system, and/or computer program product presents product recommendations based on input derived from a user's social network. A description of a product selected for purchase by a user is received. A social networking site is searched for information relevant to a characterization the product. The relevant information is characterized according to a social relationship between the user and an other member of the social networking site, a product family of the product, and a product expertise of the other member about the product. Characterized information about the product is then presented to the user.


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