US 11,893,070 B2
Apparatus and methods for expanding contacts for a social networking platform
Arran Stewart, Austin, TX (US); and Steve O'Brien, Raleigh, NC (US)
Assigned to MY JOB MATCHER, INC.
Filed by MY JOB MATCHER, INC., Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Feb. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/667,509.
Prior Publication US 2023/0252098 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 16/9536 (2019.01); G06F 16/9535 (2019.01); H04L 67/306 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 16/9536 (2019.01) [G06F 16/9535 (2019.01); H04L 67/306 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for expanding contacts for a social networking platform, the apparatus comprising:
at least a processor communicatively connected to a user device; and
a memory communicatively connected to the processor, the memory containing instructions configuring the at least a processor to:
determine potential contacts for a user, wherein determining is an automated process comprising:
identifying a user identification on an immutable sequential listing, wherein the immutable sequential listing comprises at least a digitally signed assertion, and wherein the digitally signed assertion is a collection of textual data signed using a secure proof;
retrieving activity data stored in the memory linked to the user identification, wherein activity data is retrieved utilizing a match function;
retrieving a body of sets of user activity data as a function of the activity data, wherein the body of sets of user activity data comprise the at least a digitally signed assertion; and
identifying potential contacts by generating the match function between the user and each set of the sets of the user activity data, wherein the match function includes a machine-learning model, wherein the machine-learning model correlates the user identification and outputs the sets of the user activity data;
receive a selection input from a user device operated by the user, the selection input selecting a contact of the potential contacts;
deliver an information request about the user comprising a list of strengths for selected contact to rank to a selected contact device, wherein generating the list of strengths for the selected contact comprises:
generating a score as a function of one or more attributes for the selected contact;
calculating a confidence index as a function of the score;
generating the list of strengths for the selected contact as a function of a the confidence index and an ideal threshold; and
receive an information response from the selected contact device; and
add at least an element of the information response to a user profile, wherein the user profile is stored on the immutable sequential listing.