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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:
Mar. 21, 2017

Filed:

May. 10, 2013
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Stefan B. Edlund, San Jose, CA (US);

Kun Hu, San Jose, CA (US);

James H. Kaufman, San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); H04W 4/08 (2009.01); H04W 4/20 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/22 (2013.01); G06F 17/30 (2013.01); H04W 4/08 (2013.01); H04W 4/206 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments relate to implementing a query-driven virtual social media network group. An aspect includes providing, through a social media network, a search function option incorporated into a user interface that is configured for access by a user of the social media network. Another aspect includes receiving, at the social media network, a query from the user through the search function option of the user interface and searching a database of user profiles and content history for information that satisfies the query. The user profiles and the content history include content received from users as members of the social media network. A further aspect includes creating a virtual social media network group from results of the searching and providing access to a view of the virtual social media network group via the user interface for the user.


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