Patent №
US 9,700,803
Granted
2017-07-11
Filed 2016
Owner
ZYNGA INC.
Lab
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AI components
4
ml · kr · planning · hardware
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
15075943
Techniques for recommending and establishing connections between users within a gaming social network, designed for connecting users having common gaming interests or characteristics. Embodiments include methods for recommending connections from members of an out-of-game social network, the gaming social network, and gaming activity participants; evaluating user profile information and user characteristics in a gaming social network and gaming activity in a game networking system to determine an appropriate set of connections for a selected user; and presenting graphical user interface content and configurations to enable the suggestion, review, and accepting of recommended connections in the gaming social network.
AI classification
Ownership
ZYNGA INC.
assignment · 380520900
Assignors
HALL, SHANE, MCCAFFREY, DANIEL, SPROULE, DYLAN, HALL, BEN, CATLIN, TIMOTHY J.O., ALLEN, JASON, STARK, CLAYTON RHODES
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.