United States Patent Application: 0060190536

0atwong • 6th Sep 2006 • Conversation Pieces

Hmm… it seems that my patent application finally got submitted.

United States Patent Application: 0060190536
Method, system and program product for building social networks

Abstract

Under the present invention, a user with an existing profile page who desires to have a social network built will first submit a subscription request. If approved, an existing contact list such as a chat list or the like for the user will be compared to existing contact lists for other subscribing users to establish commonalities. Based on such commonalities, a configurable social network of contacts is built. Using a graphical representation of the social network, the user can (among other things) provide or read testimonials about the contacts therein; access the profile pages for the contacts; provide or read “ratings” for the contacts; be provided with levels/degrees of separation between the contacts; validate trusts and business relationships, etc