Internet based method and system for ranking individuals using a popularity profile
First Claim
1. A system for determining popularity of an individual, comprising:
- a database, the database configured to provide rankings of several individuals;
a client computer;
an information server for providing information of the individual, the information comprising qualitative data and quantitative data; and
a popularity profiling server operably connected to the database, the client computer,and the information server, the popularity profiling server configured toreceive, from the information server, the information,analyze a quantitative data portion of the information,analyze a qualitative data portion of the information using sentiment analysis, the sentiment analysis by natural language parsing to separate the qualitative data into parts of speech,calculate an initial set of scores for the popularity of the individual based on the analysis of the quantitative data portion and the qualitative data portion of the information,update a ranking for the popularity of the individual in the database based on the initial set of scores,determine, after waiting a predetermined amount of time, whether new data has been updated to the information on the information server, the predetermined amount of time entered by a client on the client computer, andif new data has been updated, calculate an updated set of scores for the information based on the new data, and update the ranking for the popularity of the individual on the database.
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Abstract
Technologies are described herein for determining popularity of an individual. A popularity profiling server is used to receive information of the individual, analyze a quantitative data portion of the information, and analyze a qualitative data portion of the information using sentiment analysis. The sentiment analysis uses natural language parsing to separate the qualitative data into parts of speech. The popularity profiling server calculates an initial set of scores for the popularity of the individual based on the analysis of the quantitative data portion and the qualitative data portion of the information, update a ranking for the popularity of the individual in a database, and determine, after waiting a predetermined amount of time, if new data has been updated to the information on the information server. If new information has been updated, an updated set of scores are calculated.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for determining popularity of an individual, comprising:
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a database, the database configured to provide rankings of several individuals; a client computer; an information server for providing information of the individual, the information comprising qualitative data and quantitative data; and a popularity profiling server operably connected to the database, the client computer, and the information server, the popularity profiling server configured to receive, from the information server, the information, analyze a quantitative data portion of the information, analyze a qualitative data portion of the information using sentiment analysis, the sentiment analysis by natural language parsing to separate the qualitative data into parts of speech, calculate an initial set of scores for the popularity of the individual based on the analysis of the quantitative data portion and the qualitative data portion of the information, update a ranking for the popularity of the individual in the database based on the initial set of scores, determine, after waiting a predetermined amount of time, whether new data has been updated to the information on the information server, the predetermined amount of time entered by a client on the client computer, and if new data has been updated, calculate an updated set of scores for the information based on the new data, and update the ranking for the popularity of the individual on the database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for determining characteristics of a plurality of people, the method comprising steps of:
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receiving, by a computer system, information of an individual, the information comprising qualitative data and quantitative data; analyzing, by the computer system, a quantitative data portion of the information; analyzing, by the computer system, a qualitative data portion of the information using sentiment analysis, the sentiment analysis by natural language parsing to separate the qualitative data into parts of speech; calculating, by the computer system, an initial set of scores for a popularity of the individual based on the analysis of the quantitative data and the qualitative data of the information; updating, by the computer system, a ranking for the popularity of the individual in a database based on the initial set of scores, the database configured to provide rankings of a plurality of individuals; determining, by the computer system, after waiting a predetermined amount of time, whether new data has been updated to the information on the computer system; and if new data added has been updated, calculating, by the computer system, an updated set of scores for the information based on the new data, and updating the ranking for the popularity of the individual on the database. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having processor-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
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receive information of an individual, the information comprising qualitative data and quantitative data; analyze a quantitative data portion of the information; analyze a qualitative data portion of the information using sentiment analysis, the sentiment analysis by natural language parsing to separate the qualitative data into parts of speech; calculate an initial set of scores for a popularity of the individual based on the analysis of the quantitative data and the qualitative data of the information; update a ranking for the popularity of the individual in a database based on the initial set of scores, the database configured to provide rankings of several individuals; determine, after waiting a predetermined amount of time, whether new data has been updated to the information; and if new data has been updated added, calculate an updated set of scores for the information based on the new data, and update the ranking for the popularity of the individual on the database. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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