Dynamic influence tracking engine and method
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1. A method for tracking the dynamic influence of an entity operating within a social network with a processor, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a query comprising user-generated social network content;
searching a database for entries referencing the social network content;
identifying an interaction between an entity participating within the social network and the social network user-generated content, wherein the interaction comprises proliferating the social network media content to other entities and occurs within a specified time window;
identifying a query specific dynamic interaction network (DIN) comprising a plurality of said entities;
calculating a dynamic influence score for an entity in the query specific DIN,constructing the query specific DIN using data from the social network that falls within the specified time window and calculating a query specific dynamic influence score for each entity in the query specific DIN, and constructing a global DIN using data from the social network that falls within the specified time window and calculating a global dynamic influence score from the global DIN; and
calculating a global dynamic influence score from the global DIN and combining at least one of the query specific dynamic influence scores and the global dynamic influence score to produce an overall dynamic influence score for each entities in the query specific DIN,wherein the query specific DIN is constructed using only interactions involving the query, and the dynamic influence score comprises a measure of the reach of an entity with the DIN to proliferate social network media content to other entities, andwherein the overall dynamic influence scores enable the user to see how influential different entities are on different queries or topics within specific time windows.
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Abstract
An engine and method for tracking the influence of an entity operating within a social network are presented. A query containing social network content is received. A database for entries referencing the social network content is searched, and interactions between an entity participating within the social network and the social network content are identified. A dynamic interaction network (DIN) of a plurality of the entities is identified and a dynamic influence score for an entity in the query specific DIN is calculated.
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1. A method for tracking the dynamic influence of an entity operating within a social network with a processor, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a query comprising user-generated social network content; searching a database for entries referencing the social network content; identifying an interaction between an entity participating within the social network and the social network user-generated content, wherein the interaction comprises proliferating the social network media content to other entities and occurs within a specified time window; identifying a query specific dynamic interaction network (DIN) comprising a plurality of said entities; calculating a dynamic influence score for an entity in the query specific DIN, constructing the query specific DIN using data from the social network that falls within the specified time window and calculating a query specific dynamic influence score for each entity in the query specific DIN, and constructing a global DIN using data from the social network that falls within the specified time window and calculating a global dynamic influence score from the global DIN; and calculating a global dynamic influence score from the global DIN and combining at least one of the query specific dynamic influence scores and the global dynamic influence score to produce an overall dynamic influence score for each entities in the query specific DIN, wherein the query specific DIN is constructed using only interactions involving the query, and the dynamic influence score comprises a measure of the reach of an entity with the DIN to proliferate social network media content to other entities, and wherein the overall dynamic influence scores enable the user to see how influential different entities are on different queries or topics within specific time windows. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for tracking the dynamic influence of an entity operating within a social network with a processor, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a query comprising user-generated social network content; searching a database for entries referencing the social network content; identifying an interaction between an entity participating within the social network and the social network user-generated content, wherein the interaction comprises proliferating the social network media content to other entities and occurs within a specified time window; identifying a query specific dynamic interaction network (DIN) comprising a plurality of said entities; calculating a dynamic influence score for an entity in the query specific DIN; and displaying the calculated dynamic influence score with a display interface, wherein the query specific DIN is constructed using only interactions involving the query, and the dynamic influence score comprises a measure of the reach of an entity with the DIN to proliferate social network media content to other entities, wherein calculating a dynamic influence score for the entity further comprises; calculating a first dynamic influence score for the entity within the query specific DIN; calculating a second dynamic influence score for the entity within a global DIN; and combining the first dynamic influence score and the second dynamic influence score.
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14. Non-transient computer readable media comprising executable instructions for tracking the dynamic influence of an entity operating within a social network with a processor, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a query comprising user-generated social network content; searching a database for entries referencing the social network content; identifying an interaction between an entity participating within the social network and the social network content, wherein the interaction comprises proliferating the social network media content to other entities and occurs within a specified time window; identifying a query specific dynamic interaction network (DIN) comprising a plurality of said entities; calculating a dynamic influence score for an entity in the query specific DIN; constructing the query specific DIN using data from the social network that falls within the specified time window and calculating a query specific dynamic influence score for each entity in the query specific DIN, and constructing a global DIN using data from the social network that falls within the specified time window and calculating a global dynamic influence score from the global DIN; and calculating a global dynamic influence score from the global DIN and combining at least one of the query specific dynamic influence scores and the global dynamic influence score to produce an overall dynamic influence score for each entities in the query specific DIN, wherein the query specific DIN is constructed using only interactions involving the query, and the dynamic influence score comprises a measure of the reach of an entity with the DIN to proliferate social network media content to other entities, and wherein the overall dynamic influence scores enable the user to see how influential different entities are on different queries or topics within specific time windows. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. Non-transient computer readable media comprising executable instructions for tracking the dynamic influence of an entity operating within a social network with a processor, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a query comprising user-generated social network content; searching a database for entries referencing the social network content; identifying an interaction between an entity participating within the social network and the social network content, wherein the interaction comprises proliferating the social network media content to other entities and occurs within a specified time window; identifying a query specific dynamic interaction network (DIN) comprising a plurality of said entities; calculating a dynamic influence score for an entity in the query specific DIN; displaying the calculated dynamic influence score with a display interface; calculating a first dynamic influence score for the entity within the query specific DIN; calculating a second dynamic influence score for the entity within a global DIN; and combining the first dynamic influence score and the second dynamic influence score, wherein the query specific DIN is constructed using only interactions involving the query, and the dynamic influence score comprises a measure of the reach of an entity with the DIN to proliferate social network media content to other entities.
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