Patents Assigned to Peer News LLC
  • Apparatus and method for generating groups in a social network
    Patent number: 8307032
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Peer News LLC
    Inventors: Pierre Omidyar, Randy Ching