SYSTEM, METHOD, AND SERVICE FOR INDUCING A PATTERN OF COMMUNICATION AMONG VARIOUS PARTIES
First Claim
1. A computer program product having executable instruction codes for inducing a pattern of communication among a plurality of parties communicating information, comprising the executable instructions for:
- receiving during a first episode, for each party of a plurality of parties information that describes a topic that is discussed by at least some parties of the plurality of parties at a predetermined and a time of occurrence of discussion;
preparing a transmission graph illustrative of the pattern of communication, wherein the transmission graph illustrates at least some of the parties as nodes and a plurality of edges that interconnect at least some of the nodes, and wherein the transmission graph establishes a pattern of distribution of propagation of discussion of the topic among the plurality of parties; and
outputting the transmission graph storing the transmission graph on a storage repository;
predicting a propagation pattern of the second episode using the pattern of distribution of propagation established for the first episode and an initial fragment of propagation of discussion of a subsequent second episode; and
outputting on a display of a computer system the propagation pattern of the second episode.
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Abstract
A communication pattern inducing system focuses on the propagation of topics amongst a plurality of nodes based on the text of the node rather than hyperlinks of the node. A node could represent a weblog or any other source of information such as person, a conversation, images, etc. The system utilizes a model for information diffusion, wherein the parameters of the model capture how a new topic spreads from node to node. The system further comprises a process to learn the parameters of the model based on real data and to apply the process to real (or synthetic) node data. Consequently, the system is able to identify particular individuals that are highly effective at contributing to the spread of topics.
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11 Claims
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1. A computer program product having executable instruction codes for inducing a pattern of communication among a plurality of parties communicating information, comprising the executable instructions for:
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receiving during a first episode, for each party of a plurality of parties information that describes a topic that is discussed by at least some parties of the plurality of parties at a predetermined and a time of occurrence of discussion; preparing a transmission graph illustrative of the pattern of communication, wherein the transmission graph illustrates at least some of the parties as nodes and a plurality of edges that interconnect at least some of the nodes, and wherein the transmission graph establishes a pattern of distribution of propagation of discussion of the topic among the plurality of parties; and outputting the transmission graph storing the transmission graph on a storage repository; predicting a propagation pattern of the second episode using the pattern of distribution of propagation established for the first episode and an initial fragment of propagation of discussion of a subsequent second episode; and outputting on a display of a computer system the propagation pattern of the second episode. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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2. The computer program product of claim 2, further comprising:
providing an initial guess for beginning for the preparing the transmission graph by computing a frequency of transmission of the topic and a probability that a node communicates the topic to another node. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4)
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7. A system of inducing a pattern of communication among a plurality of parties communicating information, comprising:
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a soft assignment processor receives for receiving for each party of a plurality of parties, information that describes a topic that is discussed by at least some parties of the plurality of parties at a predetermined and a time of occurrence of discussion; the soft assignment processor further prepares a transmission graph illustrative of the pattern of communication, wherein the transmission graph illustrates at least some of the parties as nodes and a plurality of edges that interconnect at least some of the nodes; and the soft assignment processor further outputs the transmission graph on a display of a computer system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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