Computation of peer company groups based on position transition data in a social networking service
US10191989B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/1053
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an example, a granularity of company similarity is determined, wherein the granularity of company similarity is a level at which social networking data should be filtered. A weighted graph of companies is constructed at the granularity of company similarity, wherein each node in the weighted graph is a company and a directed edge exists in the weighted graph between a first node and a second node if the social networking data, at the granularity of company similarity, indicates that a transition occurred wherein a member who held a position at a company corresponding to the first node transitioned to a position at a company corresponding to the second node, wherein each directed edge contains a weight indicating a strength of relationship between nodes. The weighted graph of locations is traversed from a node corresponding to the target company in order to identify companies similar to the target company.
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