Apparatus for increasing social interaction over an electronic network

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9836800
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15397529

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In one embodiment, a system may include a processing device to incrementally unlock, for an account corresponding to a member of an electronic social networking system, member actions based on a score. One member action may be unlocked in response to the score reaching a first threshold, and another member action may be unlocked in response to the score reaching a second different threshold. A remote device that is associated with the account may be updated with one or more graphical user interfaces. Each graphical user interface may be to enable a corresponding one of the member actions of that are incrementally unlocked. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.

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SOCIAL CONCEPTS INC A DELAWARE CORPORATION10 CALIFORNIA STREET REDWOOD CITY CA 94063

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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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