Social Network Group Generation via Trusted Friend Intermediaries
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users expanding into new areas of interest in online social networks often lack expertise, making it difficult to form groups effectively, as existing methods lack the ability to leverage trusted friends' knowledge and expertise.
Innovation Solution
A computer-readable storage medium with executable instructions that receives user requests for areas of interest, identifies domain users knowledgeable in those areas, and generates groups by combining users to form these groups, with the generated group information being displayed to the user.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users form groups in new areas of interest using existing methods, then group formation is possible, but the groups lack expertise and trust because existing methods cannot leverage friends' knowledge
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses trusted friends as intermediaries to bridge the gap between users exploring new interests and domain experts. The system identifies friends who have connections to knowledgeable users in the target domain, leveraging the existing trust relationship to introduce users to appropriate experts and groups, thereby solving both the trust and adaptability problems simultaneously
2Measurement precision
If users manually search for experts in new areas, then expertise can be found, but the process is time-consuming and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-establishes the social network connections and trust relationships between users and their friends before users need to form groups. When a user wants to explore a new area, the system can immediately query the pre-built network to identify relevant experts through friend connections, eliminating the need for time-consuming manual searches while maintaining precise identification of knowledgeable users
3Ease of operation
If groups are formed without leveraging friend connections, then group formation is simple, but the selectivity and trust in group members is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically leverages the user's existing friend network to identify and invite appropriate domain experts to groups, without requiring users to manually search or evaluate potential members. The trust relationship is self-evident through the friend connection, allowing the system to maintain simplicity while significantly improving the reliability and selectivity of group member composition
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AI summary
A computer readable storage medium includes executable instructions to receive from a user a request related to an area of interest. A group is generated for the user based on the request. Generating the group includes identifying domain users knowledgeable in the area of interest and combining the user and the domain user to form the group. The group is delivered to the user. In particular, user information posted by the group is displayed to the user.