SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING VISIBILITY AND REPUTATION OF A USER ON THE INTERNET
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a visibility module configured to derive a hit visibility score for one or more hits from an information source, wherein the one or more hits are directed to a target entity, and wherein the hit visibility score indicates a likelihood that a corresponding hit is found by a searcher after the searcher searches for the target entity in the information source;
a sentiment module configured to derive a hit sentiment score for at least one of the one or more hits, wherein the hit sentiment score indicates a sentiment about the target entity conveyed by the at least one of the one or more hits; and
a reputation module configured to derive a reputation for the target entity based on the hit visibility score and the hit sentiment score.
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Abstract
An apparatus comprises a visibility module configured to derive a hit visibility score for one or more hits from an information source, wherein the one or more hits are directed to a target entity, and wherein the hit visibility score indicates a likelihood that a corresponding hit is found by a searcher after the searcher searches for the target entity in the information source; a sentiment module configured to derive a hit sentiment score for at least one of the one or more hits, wherein the hit sentiment score indicates a sentiment about the target entity conveyed by the at least one of the one or more hits; and a reputation module configured to derive a reputation for the target entity based on the hit visibility score and the hit sentiment score.
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27 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a visibility module configured to derive a hit visibility score for one or more hits from an information source, wherein the one or more hits are directed to a target entity, and wherein the hit visibility score indicates a likelihood that a corresponding hit is found by a searcher after the searcher searches for the target entity in the information source; a sentiment module configured to derive a hit sentiment score for at least one of the one or more hits, wherein the hit sentiment score indicates a sentiment about the target entity conveyed by the at least one of the one or more hits; and a reputation module configured to derive a reputation for the target entity based on the hit visibility score and the hit sentiment score. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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deriving a hit visibility score for one or more hits from an information source, wherein the one or more hits are directed to a target entity, and wherein the hit visibility score indicates a likelihood that a corresponding hit is found by a searcher after the searcher searches for the target entity in the information source; deriving a hit sentiment score for at least one of the one or more hits, wherein the hit sentiment score indicates a sentiment about the target entity conveyed by the at least one of the one or more hits; and deriving a reputation for the target entity based on the hit visibility score and the hit sentiment score. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method comprising:
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receiving one or more hits from an information source, wherein the one or more hits are directed to a target entity; deriving, via a visibility module, a hit visibility score for the one or more hits, wherein the hit visibility score indicates a likelihood that a corresponding hit is found by a searcher after the searcher searches for the target entity in the information source; and deriving a visibility for the target entity based on the hit visibility score for the one or more hits. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with a program that, when read by a computer, causes the computer to perform a method comprising:
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receiving one or more hits from an information source, wherein the one or more hits are directed to a target entity; deriving, via a visibility module, a hit visibility score for the one or more hits, wherein the hit visibility score indicates a likelihood that a corresponding hit is found by a searcher after the searcher searches for the target entity in the information source; and deriving a visibility for the target entity based on the hit visibility score for the one or more hits.
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