US 11,895,206 B2
Contextual connection invitations
Michael Patrick Schneider, Venice, CA (US); and Justin Lewis, South San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/728,355.
Application 17/728,355 is a continuation of application No. 16/858,950, filed on Apr. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,316,939.
Application 16/858,950 is a continuation of application No. 15/948,635, filed on Apr. 9, 2018, granted, now 10,637,941, issued on Apr. 28, 2020.
Application 15/948,635 is a continuation of application No. 14/599,172, filed on Jan. 16, 2015, granted, now 9,942,335, issued on Apr. 10, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0247838 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 67/50 (2022.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01); H04L 67/306 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 67/535 (2022.05) [G06Q 50/01 (2013.01); H04L 67/306 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, from a first user associated with a first user account, a selection of a second user account that is associated with a second user;
determining contextual information relating to the selection of the second user account by the first user associated with the first user account, wherein the contextual information includes information indicating a portion of a user profile of the second user; and
generating a modified connection invitation based on the contextual information, wherein the modified connection invitation includes an indication of the portion of the user profile of the second user that was selected by the first user.