Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Privacy-safe connection recommendations
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Application No.: US17513015Application Date: 2021-10-28
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Publication No.: US11698992B2Publication Date: 2023-07-11
- Inventor: Ioannis Kotsogiannis Teftsoglou , Amit Datta , Liviu Cristea
- Applicant: Snap Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Monica
- Assignee: SNAP INC.
- Current Assignee: SNAP INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Monica
- Agency: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Priority: GR 210100577 2021.09.01
- Main IPC: G06F15/16
- IPC: G06F15/16 ; G06F21/62 ; H04L51/42 ; H04L51/52

Abstract:
When a messaging system generates connection recommendations for a new user, who first registers with the messaging system, the signals available for generation of recommendations may be limited to the user's contact book matches. Using just this limited signal poses a concern associated with leaking information about users represented by the recommendations. The technical problem of generating connection recommendations for a user at registration time in a privacy-safe manner is addressed by a recommendation methodology that obscures the connection source and the connection distance of the recommended profiles.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230062102A1 PRIVACY-SAFE CONNECTION RECOMMENDATIONS Public/Granted day:2023-03-02
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