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(54) VIRAL ENGINE FOR NETWORK Publication Classi?cation DEPLOYMENT (51) Int‘ Cl (75) I t J h T M _ S J CA G06F 15/16 (2006.01) nven ors: o n . asoms an ose (US); Sean Parker,’ Portola’ Valley, ( 52 ) US. Cl...... 709/206 CA (U S); Cameron T. Ring, Menlo (57) ABSTRACT Park’ CA (Us); Rlchard J‘ Carey’ A private network system operates over a public network to L05 Altos’ CA (Us) provide an asymmetric service to members with information _ _ from other members and non-members. The system includes (73) Asslgneer PLAXO, INC” Mountaln vleW, CA central servers and databases connected via the public net (US) work to client systems of public networkusers. The users may be members who communicate with a private protocol or (21) App1_ NO; 13/438,581 non-members who communicate with the public protocol. A process for the private service includes communication of (22) Filed. Apr 3 2012 information betweenusers via the private service servers. The . . , private service server implements the private service, which includes a viral engine for network deployment. Features of Related U's' Apphcatlon Data the viral engine include genetic algorithms, data mining, per (63) Continuation of application No. 12/104,217, ?led on SOIIahZaUOn, fnctlonless Sen/Ice Setup, user maXlmlZatlOn, Apr, 16, 2008, now Pat, No, 8,176,131, which is a and member-controlled privacy. A sample setup process and continuation of application No, 10/703,337, ?led on contact update w1Zard that 1nclude several v1ral eng1ne fea Nov. 7, 2003, now Pat. No. 7,389,324. ‘lures are described.
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