METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING MESSAGES IN A SOCIAL NETWORK
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for knowledge generation and deployment in a distributed network. In one embodiment, a method for processing messages in a social network includes receiving a new message from a first node in the network, the new message including a query, providing the first node with an answer to the query, if the answer is located in a repository, and initiating generation of the answer, if the answer is not located in the repository.
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39 Claims
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20. A method for routing messages to nodes of a computerized social network, the method performed by a computing device, the method comprising:
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computing an expertise measure for a node by comparing a local topic model of the node to a global topic set of the network, wherein the local topic model is derived from local content related to the node, and the global topic set is inferred from local topic models of a plurality of nodes of the network; creating a profile for the node, the profile comprising a set of parameters including the expertise measure; and determining to route a message to the node based on the profile. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A router for routing messages to nodes in a computerized social network, the router configured to:
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compute an expertise measure for a node based on a local topic model derived from local content related to the node and a global topic set inferred from local topic models of a plurality of nodes of the network; generate a referral rank for the node by, for at least one other node, estimating a likelihood that the other node refers messages to the node; calculate a response score for the node, wherein the response score is based on an accuracy of the node'"'"'s responses to messages; creating a profile for the node, the profile comprising a set of parameters including the expertise measure, the referral rank, and the response score; and route a message to the node based on the profile. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A message routing module for routing messages to nodes in a computerized social network, the message routing module embodied in one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media and configured to cause a computing device to:
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compute an expertise measure for a node based on a probabilistic analysis of local content related to the node and content related to a plurality of nodes of the network; and route a message to the node based on the expertise measure. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
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