INFERRING GENDER FOR MEMBERS OF A SOCIAL NETWORK SERVICE

摘要

Systems and methods for determining a member of a social network service is of a certain gender, and performing various actions associated with the determined gender, are described. For example, the systems and methods may access information from a social network service that is associated with a member of the social network service, and determine a gender for the member of the social network service that is based on characteristics of the accessed information. The systems and method may then perform an action for the member that is associated with the determined gender.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
accessing, with a processor, information from a social network service that is associated with a member of the social network service, the information including at least a name and a location of the member, the member having a gender; determining, with the processor, a gender for the member of the social network service based, at least in part, on a database including a preliminary gender and a confidence score, both the preliminary gender and the confidence score being associated with the name and the location, the confidence score being indicative of a confidence that the preliminary gender is the gender of the member; and providing, via a user interface, an output based on the gender as determined.