Apparatus for increasing social interaction over an electronic network

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9582461
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14084145

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In an example, an electronic device is configured to: associate a set of member actions of an electronic social networking system with an account corresponding to a member of the electronic social networking system; wherein a subset of the associated set of member actions includes member actions to be unlocked; increment a score for the account in response to the member a member-to-member interaction through the electronic social networking system; wherein the electronic social networking system comprises a social networking resource that is configured to provide real time interaction between the member and other members; gradually unlock, for the account, the member actions of the subset based on the score, wherein a first member action of the subset is unlocked in response to the score reaching a first threshold and a second different member action of the subset is unlocked in response to the score reaching a second different threshold.

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SOCIAL CONCEPTS INCREDWOOD CITY CA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Grendler, Peter August San Francisco, US 9 378
Hedlund, Michael R Los Gatos, US 9 422
Lee, Joseph William Los Angeles, US 12 538

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