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Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017

Filed:

Dec. 04, 2012
Applicant:

Kabam, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);

Inventor:

Amit Ranade, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Kabam, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01); A63F 13/87 (2014.01); A63F 13/30 (2014.01); A63F 13/335 (2014.01); A63F 13/795 (2014.01); H04L 12/58 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/104 (2013.01); G06Q 50/01 (2013.01); A63F 13/12 (2013.01); A63F 13/335 (2014.09); A63F 13/795 (2014.09); A63F 13/87 (2014.09); A63F 2300/556 (2013.01); H04L 51/046 (2013.01); H04L 51/32 (2013.01); H04L 65/403 (2013.01); H04L 67/22 (2013.01); H04L 67/306 (2013.01);
Abstract

Social graphs may be determined for individual users belonging to affiliations in virtual spaces accessible via electronic social networks. Affiliations within one or more virtual spaces may be managed. A given affiliation within a given virtual space may comprise a discrete group of users with a relationship having a functional significance within the given virtual space. Relationships within one or more electronic social network may be managed. A given relationship within a given electronic social network may represent a reciprocal relation between two or more users in the given electronic social network. Social graphs associated with individual users may be determined based on the affiliations within the one or more virtual spaces and the relationships within the one or more electronic social networks.


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