System and method for building social networks based on activity around shared virtual objects
First Claim
1. Method for building a social network, comprising:
- selecting a virtual object;
tracking activity by a plurality of individuals on said virtual object;
inferring individual connections to said virtual object by said individuals; and
defining said social network to include said individuals sharing said connections to said virtual object.
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Abstract
A system and method for determining a social network. A metrics database stores virtual object indicia including document attributes, activities, and associated persons. A query engine responsive to a user request and the metrics database infers individual connections to the virtual object by individuals executing the activities. A visualization engine visualizes membership in the social network as including these individuals and the activities connecting them. The query engine further collects a plurality of documents having non-unique values on a first shared attribute into an aggregate, and the visualization engine further filters the social network to include only individuals having membership in the aggregate.
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23 Claims
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1. Method for building a social network, comprising:
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selecting a virtual object;
tracking activity by a plurality of individuals on said virtual object;
inferring individual connections to said virtual object by said individuals; and
defining said social network to include said individuals sharing said connections to said virtual object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 23)
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16. A system for building a social network, comprising:
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means for selecting a virtual object;
means for tracking activity by a plurality of individuals on said virtual object;
means for inferring individual connections to said virtual object by said individuals; and
means for defining said social network to include said individuals sharing said connections to said virtual object.
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17. A system for determining a social network, comprising:
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a metrics database for storing virtual object indicia including document attributes, activities, and associated persons;
a query engine responsive to a user request and said metrics database for inferring individual connections to said virtual object by individuals executing said activities; and
a visualization engine for visualizing membership in a social network as including said individuals. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by a machine to perform method steps for defining a social network, said method comprising:
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storing virtual object indicia including document attributes, activities, and associated persons in a metrics database;
responsive to a user request and said metrics database, inferring individual connections to said virtual object indicia by individuals executing said activities; and
visualizing membership in a social network as including said individuals. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by a machine to perform method steps for defining a social network, said method comprising:
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selecting a virtual object;
tracking activity by a plurality of individuals on said virtual object;
inferring individual connections to said virtual object by said individuals; and
defining said social network to include said individuals sharing said connections to said virtual object.
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22. A computer program product for defining a social network, according to the method comprising:
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selecting a virtual object;
tracking activity by a plurality of individuals on said virtual object;
inferring individual connections to said virtual object by said individuals; and
defining said social network to include said individuals sharing said connections to said virtual object.
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