ASSIGNING ACCESS PRIVILEGES IN A SOCIAL NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method of assigning access privileges in a social network, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining at least one social network characteristic of a member of the social network;
comparing the at least one social network characteristic to other members of the social network already having defined access privileges; and
assigning an access privilege to the member that is comparable to the access privilege of the other members of the social network having the most similar at least one social network characteristic as the member.
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Abstract
A system and method of assigning access privileges in a social network includes a first step (100) of determining a vector of social network characteristics of a member of the social network. A next step (102) includes computing a distance between vectors of social network characteristics of the member and other members of the social network already having defined access privileges. An optional next step (104) includes deciding whether the distance is less than a threshold. A next step (106) includes assigning the member the same access privilege of another member of the social network having the smallest distance from the vector of the member.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of assigning access privileges in a social network, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining at least one social network characteristic of a member of the social network; comparing the at least one social network characteristic to other members of the social network already having defined access privileges; and assigning an access privilege to the member that is comparable to the access privilege of the other members of the social network having the most similar at least one social network characteristic as the member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14)
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11. The method of assigning access privileges in a social network, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining a vector of social network characteristics of a member of the social network; computing distances between the vector of social network characteristics of the member and vectors of social network characteristics of other members of the social network already having defined access privileges; deciding whether any distance is less than a threshold; and assigning the member the same access privilege of the other member of the social network having the smallest distance from the vector of the member. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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15. A system for assigning access privileges in a social network, the system comprising:
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an interrogation module configured to determine at least one social network characteristic of a member of the social network; an analysis module compare that at least one social network characteristic to other members of the social network already having defined access privileges; and a privilege management module configured to assign an access privilege to the member that is comparable to the access privilege of another member of the social network having the most similar at least one social network characteristic as the member. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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