US Patent:
20050209999, Sep 22, 2005
Inventors:
Kenny Jou - La Puente CA, US
International Classification:
G06F007/00
Abstract:
Computer program products, methods, and systems for facilitating a computerized social network. The computer program products and systems include a user profile database and a social networking module. The user profile database comprises a plurality of personal profiles. Each respective personal profile in the plurality of personal profiles corresponds to a respective user in the computerized social network. Further, each respective personal profile in the plurality of personal profiles includes an identity of at least one user of the computerized social network other than the user represented by the respective personal profile. In addition, each respective personal profile in the plurality of personal profiles includes a capability to organize each of the at least one users into one or more groups associated with the user corresponding to the respective personal profile. The social networking module has a friend access routine that includes instructions for receiving a request from a first user to access users in the personal profile of a second user. The friend access routine further includes instructions for determining which of the users in the personal profile of the second user can be accessed by the first user.