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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2007
Christopher M. Amidon, Apex, NC (US);
Richard J. Walsh, Raleigh, NC (US);
Christopher M. Amidon, Apex, NC (US);
Richard J. Walsh, Raleigh, NC (US);
Napo Enterprise, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A method and system are provided for simulating recommendations for unavailable users in a social media recommendation network. In general, the social media recommendation network is formed such that each user in the social media recommendation network sends and receives recommendations from their friends. When one of the users in the social media recommendation network is unavailable, a recommendation simulator operates to simulate recommendations from the unavailable user. When the user once again becomes available, the recommendation simulator ceases simulation of recommendations from the user.