Method and system for social credit scoring

• US 9,009,166 B2
• Filed: 05/19/2012
• Issued: 04/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Andrew H.B. Zhou, Dylan T.X. Zhou, Tiger T.G. Zhou
• Original Assignee: Andrew H.B. Zhou, Dylan T.X. Zhou, Tiger T.G. Zhou
• Inventors: Zhou, Dylan T X, Zhou, Tiger T G, Zhou, Andrew H B
• Primary Examiner(s): Fleurantin, Jean B
• Application Number:
  US13/475,952
• Publication Number:
  US 20130311484A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,060 Days
• Field of Search: 707/748, 707/749, 707/784, 709/203, 709/217, 709/218, 709/219
• US Class Current: 707/748
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

A method for calculating a social credit score based on online activity of a user is provided. Online activity may be monitored and processed to calculate an indicant of user activity and its influence on other users to obtain a social credit score of the user. Social credit scores may be used to stimulate users to be more active in their online socializing, share their content, and provide information. Social credit scores may be a source of information for advertisers, employers, bankers, and others. Information on social credit scores may be analyzed to determine users with high scores to distinguish top score users and mark them with special prizes, titles, or symbols. Additionally, a list of top scorers may be published via a social networking engine or otherwise as an additional factor of stimulation for other users.

Claims

1. A method for calculating a social credit score of a user, the method comprising:

collecting, by a processor, activity data, the activity data being related to at least one of a number, a frequency and a volume of information posted online by the user, wherein a specific numeric value is assigned to each of the number, the frequency and the volume of information posted online by the user;

collecting, by the processor, response data, the response data being related to online postings of one or more other users in response to the information posted online by the user;

determining, by the processor, based on the activity data and the response data, the social credit score of the user, wherein the determining the social credit score includes adding the specific numeric value associated with at least one of the number, the frequency and the volume of information posted online by the user to the social credit score of the user;

immediately tallying, by the processor, the social credit score of the user;

publishing the social credit score in a web page associated with the user such that the social credit score is made available to at least one other party;

determining, by the processor, whether the social credit score of the user constitutes a high social credit score relative to social credit scores of the one or more other users;

marking, by the processor, the user with at least one of special prizes, marks, ranks, symbols, and distinguishing signs when the determining determines that the social credit score constitutes the high social credit score;

publishing, by the processor, the social credit score of the user that constitutes the high social credit score in a list of users with high social credit scores to stimulate the one or more other users for online activity.

2. The method of the claim 1, wherein the online activity of the user includes the online activity of the user within a social networking service.

3. The method of the claim 1, wherein the information posted online includes at least one of publishing, editing, sharing, and reposting at least one of messages, texts, recommendations, ideas, creations, reviews, comments, articles, photo materials, video materials, games, drawings, links, answers, payments, buying and selling records.

4. The method of the claim 1, wherein the response online postings of the one or more other users in response to the online postings of the user includes at least one of views, answers, comments, reposting, following links and purchases.

5. The method of the claim 1, further comprising exchanging information with the user.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the social credit score is calculated for specific areas.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the publishing the social credit score further includes publishing a list of users with high social credit scores.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the social credit score is indicative of a level of participation of the user in at least one online social environment.

9. A system for calculating a social credit score of a user, the system comprising:

a processor configured to;

collect activity data, the activity data being data related to at least one of a number, a frequency and a volume of information posted online by the user, wherein a specific numeric value is assigned to each of the nufiber, the frequency and le volume of information posted online by the user;

collect response data, the response data being data related to online postings of one or more other users in response to the information posted online by the user;

determine based on the activity data and the response data, the social credit score of the user, wherein the determining the social credit score includes adding the specific numeric value associated with at least one of the number, the frequency and the volume of information posted online by the user to the social credit score of the user;

immediately tally the social credit score of the user;

publish the social credit score of the user in the web page associated with the user such that the social credit score is made available to at least one other party;

determine whether the social credit score of the user constitutes a high social credit score relative to social credit scores of other users;

mark the user with at least one of special prizes, marks, ranks, symbols, and distinguishing signs when the determining determines that the social credit score constitutes the high social credit score;

publish the social credit score of the user that constitutes the high social credit score in a list of users with high social credit scores to stimulate the one or more other users for online activity.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the information posted online includes at least one of publishing, editing, sharing, and reposting at least one of messages, texts, recommendations, ideas, creations, reviews, comments, articles, photo materials, video materials, games, drawings, links, answers, payments, buying and selling records.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the online postings of the one or more other users in response to the online postings of the user includes at least one of views, answers, comments, reposting, following links and purchases.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to exchange information with the user.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the social credit score is available for the user only.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the social credit score is calculated for specific areas.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to publish a list of users with high social credit scores.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors, perform the following operations:

collecting activity data, the activity data being data related to at least one of a number, a frequency and a volume of information posted online by a user, wherein a specific numeric value is assigned to each of the number, the frequency and the volume of information posted online by the user;

collecting response data, the response data being data related to online postings of one or more other users in response to the information posted online by the user;

determining, based on the activity data and the response data, a social credit score of the user, wherein the determining the social credit score includes adding the specific numeric value associated with at least one of the number, the frequency and the volume of information posted online by the user to the social credit score of the user;

immediately tallying the social credit score of the user;

publishing the social credit score of the user in a web page associated with the user such that the social credit score is made available to at least one other party;

determining whether the social credit score of the user constitutes a high social credit score relative to social credit scores of other users;

marking the user with at least one of special prizes, marks, ranks, symbols, and distinguishing signs when the determining determines that the social credit score constitutes the high social credit score;

publishing the social credit score of the user that constitutes the high social credit score in a list of users with high social credit scores to stimulate the one or more other users for online activity.