Discovering signature of electronic social networks
US10965775B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/21
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and computer program products may rank one user's connections in an electronic social network. The computer system may include a processor and a memory. The computer system may additionally include a program comprising a plurality of instructions stored in memory that are executed by the processor to identify one user's connections with other users in an electronic social network, and analyze a plurality of data sources for electronic communications between the one user and the other users. The program may additionally include a plurality of instructions stored in memory that are executed by the processor to calculate for each of the other users the probability that the one user will communicate with that other user based on the analyzed plurality of data sources, and rank the one user's connections with the other users based on the calculated probabilities.
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