METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR UTILIZING A TIME FACTOR AND/OR ASYMMETRIC USER BEHAVIOR PATTERNS FOR DATA ANALYSIS
First Claim
1. A method of capturing user behavior, comprising the step of:
- generating an influence network including users'"'"' adoption behavior of items.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for data mining and analysis that may be used for capturing user/entity behavior, providing influence filtering and/or providing recommendations. One particular use may be for providing, among other things, personalized recommendations. The methods and systems may include generating an influence network. The influence network may include a user'"'"'s adoption behavior of items. The influence network may further include temporal aspects of information flow or diffusion of information through the network. The influence network may also include adoption time(s) of one or more item(s) between users/entities. Further, the influence network may include asymmetric user/entity adoption behavior. Methods and systems of influence filtering are provided that include generating asymmetric relationship(s) between users and providing a filtering module utilizing the asymmetric relationship(s) between user/entity.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of capturing user behavior, comprising the step of:
generating an influence network including users'"'"' adoption behavior of items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of influence filtering (collaborative filtering directed claim), comprising the steps of:
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generating asymmetric relationship(s) between users; and providing a filtering module utilizing the asymmetric relationship(s) between users. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of using behavior patterns drawn from data, comprising the steps of:
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generating an influence network including user adoption behavior for items of interest that comprehends time of adoption; and determining asymmetric influence between users of the network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer system configured for using behavior patterns drawn from data, comprising:
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a first modeling module modeling asymmetric influences between users; and a second modeling module modeling information propagation that considers time in determining asymmetric influence between the users. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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