Methods and apparatus for determining social relevance in...

Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database and file access – Database access control methods

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C707S781000, C707S802000

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07856449

ABSTRACT:
A computer system includes a database configured to store a plurality of social network relationships, a graphing system coupled to a database, wherein the graphing system includes a processor and random access memory, wherein the random access memory is configured to store at least a portion of the plurality of social network relationships from the database, wherein the processor is configured to determine a social map for a user in response to at least the portion of the plurality of social network relationships in the random access memory, and wherein the random access memory is configured to store the social map for the user, and a server coupled to the database and the graphing system, wherein the server is configured to receive an indication of the user, and wherein the server is configured to provide the indication of the user to the graphing system.

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