Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Allowing a user to view network contacts of other users when visiting an environment of a different organization
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Application No.: US14149095Application Date: 2014-01-07
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Publication No.: US09684937B2Publication Date: 2017-06-20
- Inventor: Mustansir Banatwala , David A. Brooks , David L. Durazzano , Amy D. Travis
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Winstead, P.C.
- Agent Richard A. Voigt, Jr.
- Main IPC: G06F15/16
- IPC: G06F15/16 ; G06Q50/00 ; H04L12/58 ; H04L29/08 ; H04L29/06

Abstract:
A method, system and computer program product for allowing a user to view network contacts of other users when visiting an environment of a different organization. A visitor requests to view a profile of a user while the visitor is visiting the environment or tenant space of a different organization. The organization of the visitor is obtained. Furthermore, the organization and network contacts of the user whose profile is requested to be viewed are obtained in response to validating the visitor's organization. The requested profile is then displayed to the visitor containing the accessible network contacts (if any) of the user based on whether the user and the visitor belong to the same organization.
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