Patents Examined by Katherine O'Sullivan
  • Presentation of product recommendations based on social informatics
    Patent number: 9230277
    Abstract: A method, system, and/or computer program product presents product recommendations based on input derived from a user's social network. A description of a product selected for purchase by a user is received. A social networking site is searched for information relevant to a characterization the product. The relevant information is characterized according to a social relationship between the user and an other member of the social networking site, a product family of the product, and a product expertise of the other member about the product. Characterized information about the product is then presented to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kelly L. Cook, Lydia M. Do, Eileen Min, Eric Woods
  • Presentation of product recommendations based on social informatics
    Patent number: 9230278
    Abstract: A method, system, and/or computer program product presents product recommendations based on input derived from a user's social network. A description of a product selected for purchase by a user is received. A social networking site is searched for information relevant to a characterization the product. The relevant information is characterized according to a social relationship between the user and an other member of the social networking site, a product family of the product, and a product expertise of the other member about the product. Characterized information about the product is then presented to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kelly L. Cook, Lydia M. Do, Eileen Min, Eric Woods