Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Social networking for mobile devices
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Application No.: US11380874Application Date: 2006-04-28
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Publication No.: US08843560B2Publication Date: 2014-09-23
- Inventor: Nathanael Joe Hayashi , E. Stanley Ott, IV , Audrey Y. Tsang , Matthew Fukuda , Dan Wascovich , Michael Quoc , Russell Beattie
- Applicant: Nathanael Joe Hayashi , E. Stanley Ott, IV , Audrey Y. Tsang , Matthew Fukuda , Dan Wascovich , Michael Quoc , Russell Beattie
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
- Current Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Greenberg Traurig, LLP
- Agent James J. DeCarlo
- Main IPC: G06F15/16
- IPC: G06F15/16 ; H04L12/58 ; H04L29/08 ; H04W4/20 ; G06F17/30 ; H04W4/02

Abstract:
A mobile device, system, and method are directed towards enabling an integrated display of live views. The integrated live views are generated by employing social networking information, including moods of a person, avatars, status of a member's activities including whether they are in an IM session, or the like. Integrated live views may include a live contact list, a group view, a friend view, an activity oriented view, a list of content, or the like, based on the mobile user's social networking information. By providing the mobile user with integrated live views of their social network, the mobile user may be able communicate with other members within the mobile social networking context, to obtain, and respond to invites from a social network member, provide opportunities for activities to other members, to grow their social network, and to consume content that is displayed relative to their social network.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070255807A1 SOCIAL NETWORKING FOR MOBILE DEVICES Public/Granted day:2007-11-01
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