Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for providing real friends count
- Patent Title (中): 提供真实朋友数量的方法和设备
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Application No.: US12233213Application Date: 2008-09-18
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Publication No.: US08732295B2Publication Date: 2014-05-20
- Inventor: Balachander Krishnamurthy , Graham Cormode , Kermit Hal Purdy
- Applicant: Balachander Krishnamurthy , Graham Cormode , Kermit Hal Purdy
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Main IPC: G06F15/173
- IPC: G06F15/173

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for tracking communications in a network are disclosed. For example, the method receives a subscription from a customer for a service to track at least one variable associated with a plurality of communicants of the customer. The method identifies a plurality of members of a social network of the customer, and gathers communication data associated with the plurality of members for tracking the at least one variable. The method then displays at least one result derived from the communication data to the customer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090083418A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING REAL FRIENDS COUNT Public/Granted day:2009-03-26
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