SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING PERSONAL CONNECTION ALERTS

摘要

The present invention is directed to methods and systems for providing personal connection alerts. The user desires to have a personal connection with a target person. An indicator for a target is provided by the user. The indicator is often the name of the target, but can also be a picture of the target, or other information. A record for the target is created based on the received indicator. The target record is stored. A variety of additional information regarding the target may be obtained from external or internal sources and also stored in the target record. Then the target record is periodically compared with the user's social sphere of influence, which comprises the user's primary and secondary connections. The comparison includes at least comparing the target with the user's secondary connections. When the target record matches at least one of the user's secondary connections, an alert is provided.

主权项

1. A method for searching a social sphere of influence for a particular user in a social network, the method comprising:
receiving a first search result that identifies a particular target that is connected to the particular user through one or more first users; storing the first search result; receiving a second search result that identifies the particular target that is connected to the particular user through one or more second users; determining whether the particular target is in the first search result; in response to determining that the particular target is in the first search result, determining whether the one or more first users are different than the one or more second users.