System and method for target profiling using social network analysis
First Claim
1. A method of assembling information, comprising the steps of:
- identifying properties of a target individual, comprising using a correlation processor to extract user identifiers from retrieved data items, and correlating the user identifiers from different web sites, thereby identifying properties of a target individual;
building an initial social circle of the target individual by crawling a plurality of web sites from different social media providers to identify direct and indirect associations between users of the social media providers and the target individual, wherein the target individual has no direct connection with least one of the social media providers;
deriving references to the target individual from the direct and indirect associations; and
compiling a dossier on the target individual from the references to the target individual.
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Abstract
A profile or dossier of a user is constructed based partly on data culled from a data network that reveals indirect, network-mediated relationships with other individuals and groups. The profile is assembled from information, such as properties of a target individual to build an initial social circle of the target individual. References to the target individual can be derived from the direct and indirect associations in order to compile a dossier on the target individual from the references to the target individual. The initial social circle may be expanded by building respective new social circles having new associations by crawling a plurality of web sites, and deriving additional references to the target individual from the new associations in the new social circles. According to a further aspect of the method, compiling a dossier includes extracting metadata from the references.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of assembling information, comprising the steps of:
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identifying properties of a target individual, comprising using a correlation processor to extract user identifiers from retrieved data items, and correlating the user identifiers from different web sites, thereby identifying properties of a target individual; building an initial social circle of the target individual by crawling a plurality of web sites from different social media providers to identify direct and indirect associations between users of the social media providers and the target individual, wherein the target individual has no direct connection with least one of the social media providers; deriving references to the target individual from the direct and indirect associations; and compiling a dossier on the target individual from the references to the target individual. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer software product, including a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium in which computer program instructions are stored, which instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the steps of:
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identifying properties of a target individual, wherein a correlation processor extracts user identifiers from retrieved data items, and correlates the user identifiers from different web sites; building an initial social circle of the target individual by crawling a plurality of web sites from different social media providers to identify direct and indirect associations between users of the social media providers and the target individual, wherein the target individual has no direct connection with at least one of the social media providers; deriving references to the target individual from the direct and indirect associations; and compiling a dossier on the target individual from the references to the target individual. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A data processing system, comprising:
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a processor; a memory accessible to the processor storing programs and data objects therein, the programs including a wizard, wherein execution of the programs cause the processor to perform the steps of; using the wizard for identifying properties of a target individual, comprising using a correlation processor to extract user identifiers from retrieved data items, and correlating the user identifiers from different web sites, thereby identifying properties of a target individual; building an initial social circle of the target individual by crawling a plurality of web sites from different social media providers to identify direct and indirect associations between users of the social media providers and the target individual, wherein the target individual has no direct connection with at least one of the social media providers; deriving references to the target individual from the direct and indirect associations; and compiling a dossier on the target individual from the references to the target individual. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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