US 11,677,766 B2
Additive friend suggestion for account security
Jonathan Brody, Marina Del Rey, CA (US); Donald Giovannini, Venice, CA (US); Edward Koai, Santa Monica, CA (US); Jie Wu, Bellevue, WA (US); and Lin Zhong, Bothell, WA (US)
Assigned to Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/521,620.
Application 17/521,620 is a continuation of application No. 16/457,446, filed on Jun. 28, 2019, granted, now 11,171,972.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/692,489, filed on Jun. 29, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0070187 A1, Mar. 3, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 21/00 (2013.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/1416 (2013.01) [H04L 63/1425 (2013.01); H04L 63/1475 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device comprising:
a memory configured to store connection graph information for a plurality of user accounts; and
processing circuitry configured generate a set of suggested connections for a first account of the plurality of user accounts using the connection graph information by:
identifying, by the processing circuitry, a first set of connection suggestions based on a first set of suggestion metrics;
identifying, by the processing circuitry, a second set of connection suggestions based on a second set of suggestion metrics, wherein the second set of connection suggestions and the second set of suggestion metrics are configured to obscure the first set of connection suggestions;
generating, by the processing circuitry, the set of suggested connections based on the first set of connection suggestions and the second set of connection suggestions;
initiating, by the processing circuitry, communication of the set of suggested connections to a client device associated with the first account; and
modifying, by the processing circuitry and over a period of time, a percentage of the set of suggested connections corresponding to the first set of connection suggestions and a percentage of the set of suggested connections corresponding to the second set of connection suggestions.