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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2012
Maria Prokopi, London, GB;
Menuka Jain, Middlesex, GB;
Maria Prokopi, London, GB;
Menuka Jain, Middlesex, GB;
FRANCE TELECOM, Paris, FR;
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for connecting a first group of users from at least one first social network with users from at least one second social network. The first group of users is registered on the second social network as a generic first user. The method is carried out by a network scheduler and includes collecting a first message from at least one second user from the second social network intended to the generic first user, selecting a user from the first group of users based on a predefined criterion, and providing the first message to the selected user and presenting the second user as the sender of the first message.