Controlling a bounded confidence opinion model with a dynamic population
US11263706B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/52
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Described is a system for guiding opinions of users of a social media network. The system determines a number of control agents to be inserted into a population of users of the social media network. The system also determines a rate at which an expressed opinion of each control agent should change over a period of time. A control strategy is output which includes a control schedule based on the number of control agents to be inserted into the population of users and the rate at which the expressed opinion of each control agent should change over the period of time. Finally, the control schedule is deployed in the social media network.
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