Behavioral Profiling Using a Behavioral WEB Graph and Use of the Behavioral WEB Graph in Prediction
First Claim
1. A method for predicting demographic phenomena, comprising steps of:
- (a) determining behavioral characteristics of a specific population group related by one or more of interest or behavior;
(b) creating one or more browsing software agents incorporating behavioral characteristics from step (a) and enabled to browse a network graph;
(c) executing the software agents against the network graph, and noting resulting network phenomena;
(d) monitoring the network graph in absence of execution of the software agents; and
(e) in the event of reappearance of phenomena from step (c), concluding that real persons of the specific population group are active in producing the network phenomena.
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Abstract
A method for predicting demographic phenomena has steps for (a) determining behavioral characteristics of a specific population group related by one or more of interest or behavior; (b) creating one or more browsing software agents incorporating behavioral characteristics from step (a) and enabled to browse a network graph; (c) executing the software agents against the network graph, and noting resulting network phenomena; (d) monitoring the network graph in absence of execution of the software agents; and (e) in the event of reappearance of phenomena from step (c), concluding that real persons of the specific population group are active in producing the network phenomena.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for predicting demographic phenomena, comprising steps of:
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(a) determining behavioral characteristics of a specific population group related by one or more of interest or behavior; (b) creating one or more browsing software agents incorporating behavioral characteristics from step (a) and enabled to browse a network graph; (c) executing the software agents against the network graph, and noting resulting network phenomena; (d) monitoring the network graph in absence of execution of the software agents; and (e) in the event of reappearance of phenomena from step (c), concluding that real persons of the specific population group are active in producing the network phenomena. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for predicting demographic phenomena, comprising:
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one or more browsing software agents incorporating behavioral characteristics of a specific population group related by one or more of interest or behavior; a network graph having points associating two network nodes or groups of network nodes; and a computerized mechanism for monitoring changes in the network graph; wherein the browsing software agents are executed against the network graph, resulting phenomena are noted, the network is monitored in absence of the browsing agents, and reappearance of the same or similar phenomena indicates real persons with characteristics of the software agents are active in the network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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