Estimation of information diffusion route on computer mediated communication network
US10182029B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 19, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/306
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for estimation of information diffusion route on computer mediated communication network. The method includes: generating, by a computing device, a user collection that includes an original user posting original information and one or more users forwarding the original information through the communication network; obtaining a network of users registered by a first user of the one or more users forwarding the original information; selecting one or more candidates potentially referred by the first user from the network of the users registered by the first user based on the user collection; and rating the one or more candidates based on historical information of the one or more candidates and the first user. The present invention also provides a computer system and computer program product.
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