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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2008
Ashvin J. Mathew, Kirkland, WA (US);
Christopher S. Hargarten, Seattle, WA (US);
Navid Azimi-garakani, Redmond, WA (US);
Carlos Carvallo, Sammamish, WA (US);
Gerry M. Tierney, Redmond, WA (US);
Ashvin J. Mathew, Kirkland, WA (US);
Christopher S. Hargarten, Seattle, WA (US);
Navid Azimi-Garakani, Redmond, WA (US);
Carlos Carvallo, Sammamish, WA (US);
Gerry M. Tierney, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for facilitating relationships across multiple networks is described. The meta-network includes relationship information describing users, the networks to which such users belong, and the relationships that they have established within such networks. When a relationship is established in a network, it can be used to propagate relationships across any number of networks with the same or different users. The meta-network enhances the users' ability to search for information and manage their relationships across multiple networks. A user can search for other users according to one or more user-specified attributes. One or more users satisfying the user-specified attributes are identified, and a similarity measure may be determined for each of the identified users. A mapping interface is displayed to the user to enable the user to visually compare the identified users having a similarity measure within the displayed range. The mapping interface allows the user to invite one or more of the displayed users to establish a relationship with the user.