Popularity index
First Claim
1. A method for determining a popularity of an online identity, the method comprising the following operations performed by at least one processor:
- identifying an online identity for which a popularity measurement is to be determined, wherein the online identity is used by a first user to access one or more online services;
identifying one or more other online identities based, at least in part, on their being within a specified number of degrees of separation of the online identity, the other online identities being used by other users to access one or more online services;
determining a popularity measurement for each of the other online identities, at least one popularity measurement for the other online identities being based in part on one or more factors including (i) a number of linked online identities directly or indirectly linked to the other online identity and (ii) distances between the other online identity and linked online identities;
aggregating the popularity measurements for the other online identities; and
determining a popularity measurement for the online identity based on at least the aggregated popularity measurements for the other online identities.
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Abstract
A method for determining a popularity of an online identity includes identifying an online identity for which a popularity measurement is to be determined, and identifying one or more other online identities based, at least in part, on their being within a specified number of degrees of separation of the online identity. Popularity measurements for the other online identities are accessed and aggregated, and a popularity measurement for the online identity is determined based on at least the aggregated popularity measurements for the other online identities. A computer readable medium includes instructions for generating a graphical user interface for enabling a determination a more popular online identity of two online identities. The graphical user interface includes a first identifier specification mechanism that enables specification of an identifier of a first online identity, and a second identifier specification mechanism that enables specification of an identifier of a second online identity. The graphical user interface includes a display of an indication of whether a popularity of the first online identity exceeds a popularity of the second online identity.
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37 Claims
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1. A method for determining a popularity of an online identity, the method comprising the following operations performed by at least one processor:
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identifying an online identity for which a popularity measurement is to be determined, wherein the online identity is used by a first user to access one or more online services; identifying one or more other online identities based, at least in part, on their being within a specified number of degrees of separation of the online identity, the other online identities being used by other users to access one or more online services; determining a popularity measurement for each of the other online identities, at least one popularity measurement for the other online identities being based in part on one or more factors including (i) a number of linked online identities directly or indirectly linked to the other online identity and (ii) distances between the other online identity and linked online identities; aggregating the popularity measurements for the other online identities; and determining a popularity measurement for the online identity based on at least the aggregated popularity measurements for the other online identities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for comparing popularities of multiple online identities, the method comprising:
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receiving an indication of a first online identity and an indication of a second online identity, wherein the first online identity is used by a first user to access one or more online services and the second online identity is used by a second user to access one or more online services; accessing a popularity of the first online identity, wherein accessing a popularity of the first online identity comprises; identifying one or more other online identities based, at least in part, on their being within a specified number of degrees of separation of the first online identity; determining a popularity measurement for each of the other online identities, at least one popularity measurement of the other online identities being based in part on one or more factors including (i) a number of linked online identities directly or indirectly linked to the other online identity and (ii) distances between the other online identity and linked online identities; aggregating the popularity measurements of the other online identities; and determining a popularity measurement for the first online identity based on at least the aggregated popularity measurements of the other online identities; accessing a popularity of the second online identity; comparing the popularity of the first online identity to the popularity of the second online identity; and providing, based on results of the comparison between the popularity of the first online identity and the popularity of the second online identity, an indication of whether the popularity of the first online identity exceeds the popularity of the second online identity. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for determining a popularity of an online identity, the method comprising:
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identifying an online identity for which a popularity measurement is to be determined, wherein the online identity is used by a first user to access one or more online services; identifying all other online identities within at least three degrees of separation of the online identity within the one or more online services, the other online identities being used by other users to access the one or more online services; determining a popularity measurement for each of the identified all other online identities, at least one popularity measurement for the all other online identities being based in part on one or more factors including (i) a number of linked online identities directly or indirectly linked to the other online identity and (ii) distances between the other online identity and linked online identities; calculating sums of the popularity measurements of those other online identities of the identified all other online identities that are at each degree of separation from the online identity; weighting each of the sums of the popularity measurements of those other online identities that are at each degree of separation from the online identity, such that sums of those popularity measurements of other online identities that are at a lower degree of separation from the online identity are given a higher weight; calculating a sum of the weighted sums of those popularity measurements of other online identities that are at each degree of separation from the online identity; determining the popularity measurement for the online identity based on the calculated sum of the weighted sums; determining that the popularity measurement for the online identity exceeds a predefined threshold; and based on determining that the popularity measurement for the online identity exceeds a predefined threshold, enhancing access of the online identity to various system resources within the one or more online services. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for determining a popularity of a client, the method comprising:
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identifying a first online access name associated with a first client for which a popularity measurement is to be determined, the first online access name including first client access data used by the first client to access one or more online services; identifying a second online access name associated with a second client based on one or more degrees of separation between the first client and the second client, the second online access name including second client access data used by the second client to access one or more online services; determining a popularity measurement for the second online access name associated with the second client, at least one popularity measurement for the second online access name being based in part on one or more factors including (i) a number of linked online access names directly or indirectly linked to the second online access name, and (ii) distances between the second online access name and linked online access names; aggregating the accessed popularity measurements for the second online access name; determining a popularity measurement for the first online access name based on at least the aggregated popularity measurements for the second online access name; and transmitting the determined popularity measurement to one or more of the first client and the second client. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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