Social balancer for indicating the relative priorities of linked objects

• US 9,292,616 B2
• Filed: 01/13/2014
• Issued: 03/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kyndryl Incorporated (Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Daly, Elizabeth M., Muller, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Mamillapalli, Pavan
• Application Number:
  US14/153,178
• Publication Number:
  US 20150199369A1
• Time in Patent Office: 799 Days
• Field of Search: 707/748
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24578 using ranking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials

Abstract

A method and system for indicating a priority of a first linked node and a second linked node within a plurality of linked nodes associated with an electronically interactive social relations service. The method may include assigning a weight to the first linked node within the plurality of linked nodes. The method may also include assigning a weight to the second linked node within the plurality of linked nodes. Additionally, the method may include determining an adjustment of the weight of the first linked node within the plurality of linked nodes. The method may further include adjusting the weight of the second linked node based on the determining of the adjustment of the weight of the first linked node, the adjusting of the weight of the second linked node corresponding to a link strength of the second link node relative to the first link node.

Claims

1. A processor-implemented method for indicating a priority of a first linked node and a second linked node within a plurality of linked nodes associated with an electronically interactive social relations service, the method comprising:

assigning, by a processor, a weight to the first linked node within the plurality of linked nodes;

assigning, by the processor, a weight to the second linked node within the plurality of linked nodes;

displaying a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the GUI displays a plurality of adjustment options corresponding to the plurality of linked nodes and allowing an adjustment of the weight of the first linked node within the plurality of linked nodes, wherein the plurality of adjustment options comprises a plurality of sliders that can be moved upward and can be moved downward, an increment button and a decrement button associated with a priority value field, and an overwrite option to select and overwrite a priority value field;

determining, by the processor, an adjustment of the weight of the first linked node within the plurality of linked nodes, wherein the adjustment of the weight of the first linked node is determined based on detecting an adjustment of the weight via at least one adjustment option within the plurality of adjustment options; and

adjusting, by the processor, the weight of the second linked node based on the determining of the adjustment of the weight of the first linked node, the adjusting of the weight of the second linked node corresponding to a link strength of the second link node relative to the first link node.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

assigning a first relative priority to the first linked node based on the assigned weight of the first linked node; and

assigning a second relative priority to the second linked node based on the assigned weight of the second linked node.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein:

the assigned first relative priority comprises at least one of the assigned weight of the first linked node corresponding to an incoming social media content;

the assigned weight of the first linked node corresponding to a preference-ordering for a recipient of a new message; and

the assigned weight of the first linked node corresponding to an ordered list of at least one member of a team or a workgroup; and

the assigned second relative priority comprises at least one of the assigned weight of the second linked node corresponding to an incoming social media content;

the assigned weight of the second linked node corresponding to a preference-ordering for a recipient of a new message; and

the assigned weight of the second linked node corresponding to an ordered list of at least one member of a team or a workgroup.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the preference-ordering comprises at least one of a filtering according to topics, a filtering according to categories, and a filtering according to interests.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the link strength comprises at least one of a degree of association between the first linked node and the second linked node and a number of intervening nodes in a shortest path that connects the first linked node and the second linked node.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the adjustment of the weight of a first linked node within the plurality of linked nodes comprises an adjustment of a slider in a plurality of sliders, the slider corresponding to the first linked node within the plurality of linked nodes.

7. A computer system for indicating a priority of a first linked node and a second linked node within a plurality of linked nodes associated with an electronically interactive social relations service, the computer system comprising:

one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, wherein the computer system is capable of performing a method comprising;

assigning a weight to the first linked node within the plurality of linked nodes;

assigning a weight to the second linked node within the plurality of linked nodes;

displaying a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the GUI displays a plurality of adjustment options corresponding to the plurality of linked nodes and allowing an adjustment of the weight of the first linked node within the plurality of linked nodes, wherein the plurality of adjustment options comprises a plurality of sliders that can be moved upward and can be moved downward, an increment button and a decrement button associated with a priority value field, and an overwrite option to select and overwrite a priority value field;

determining an adjustment of the weight of the first linked node within the plurality of linked nodes, wherein the adjustment of the weight of the first linked node is determined based on detecting an adjustment of the weight via at least one adjustment option within the plurality of adjustment options; and

adjusting the weight of the second linked node based on the determining of the adjustment of the weight of the first linked node, the adjusting of the weight of the second linked node corresponding to a link strength of the second link node relative to the first link node.

8. The computer system of claim 7, further comprising:

assigning a first relative priority to the first linked node based on the assigned weight of the first linked node; and

assigning a second relative priority to the second linked node based on the assigned weight of the second linked node.

9. The computer system of claim 8, wherein:

the assigned first relative priority comprises at least one of the assigned weight of the first linked node corresponding to an incoming social media content;

the assigned weight of the first linked node corresponding to a preference-ordering for a recipient of a new message; and

the assigned weight of the first linked node corresponding to an ordered list of at least one member of a team or a workgroup; and

the assigned second relative priority comprises at least one of the assigned weight of the second linked node corresponding to an incoming social media content;

the assigned weight of the second linked node corresponding to a preference-ordering for a recipient of a new message; and

the assigned weight of the second linked node corresponding to an ordered list of at least one member of a team or a workgroup.

10. The computer system of claim 9, wherein the preference-ordering comprises at least one of a filtering according to topics, a filtering according to categories, and a filtering according to interests.

11. The computer system of claim 7, wherein the link strength comprises at least one of a degree of association between the first linked node and the second linked node and a number of intervening nodes in a shortest path that connects the first linked node and the second linked node.

12. The computer system of claim 7, wherein the determining the adjustment of the weight of a first linked node within the plurality of linked nodes comprises an adjustment of a slider in a plurality of sliders, the slider corresponding to the first linked node within the plurality of linked nodes.

13. A computer program product for indicating a priority of a first linked node and a second linked node within a plurality of linked nodes associated with an electronically interactive social relations service, the computer program product comprising:

one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage devices and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage devices, the program instructions executable by a processor, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to assign a weight to the first linked node within the plurality of linked nodes;

program instructions to assign a weight to the second linked node within the plurality of linked nodes;

program instructions to display a graphical user interface (GUI),

wherein the GUI displays a plurality of adjustment options corresponding to the plurality of linked nodes and allowing an adjustment of the weight of the first linked node within the plurality of linked nodes, wherein the plurality of adjustment options comprises a plurality of sliders that can be moved upward and can be moved downward, an increment button and a decrement button associated with a priority value field, and an overwrite option to select and overwrite a priority value field;

program instructions to determine an adjustment of the weight of the first linked node within the plurality of linked nodes, wherein the adjustment of the weight of the first linked node is determined based on detecting an adjustment of the weight via at least one adjustment option within the plurality of adjustment options; and

program instructions to adjust the weight of the second linked node based on the determining of the adjustment of the weight of the first linked node, the adjusting of the weight of the second linked node corresponding to a link strength of the second link node relative to the first link node.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, further comprising:

assigning a first relative priority to the first linked node based on the assigned weight of the first linked node; and

assigning a second relative priority to the second linked node based on the assigned weight of the second linked node.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein:

the assigned first relative priority comprises at least one of the assigned weight of the first linked node corresponding to an incoming social media content;

the assigned weight of the first linked node corresponding to a preference-ordering for a recipient of a new message; and

the assigned weight of the first linked node corresponding to an ordered list of at least one member of a team or a workgroup; and

the assigned second relative priority comprises at least one of the assigned weight of the second linked node corresponding to an incoming social media content;

the assigned weight of the second linked node corresponding to a preference-ordering for a recipient of a new message; and

the assigned weight of the second linked node corresponding to an ordered list of at least one member of a team or a workgroup.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the preference-ordering comprises at least one of a filtering according to topics, a filtering according to categories, and a filtering according to interests.

17. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the link strength comprises at least one of a degree of association between the first linked node and the second linked node and a number of intervening nodes in a shortest path that connects the first linked node and the second linked node.