Systems and methods to facilitate real time communications between members of a social network

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9100359
APP PUB NO 20130254317A1
SERIAL NO

13900234

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Methods and systems to facilitate real time communications and/or commerce via a social network. In one embodiment, communication references are provided to facilitate the requests for real time communications with a member of the social network via a connection provider, which performs scheduling, filtering, payment processing, etc. for the member of the social network. In one embodiment, a method includes, responsive to a request from a first member of a social network, determining a preference of a second member of the social network based at least in part on a characteristic of a social connection between the first and second members who are not socially directly connected in the social network; and facilitating real time communications between the first and second members in accordance with the preference. In one embodiment, the presentation of the advertisement or the advertiser is at least partially based on the social network.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Altberg, Ebbe Mill Valley, US 134 7874
Faber, Scott San Francisco, US 158 9054
Hirson, Ron San Francisco, US 151 8292
Van, der Linden Sean Berkeley, US 139 7424

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