Method for Scoring Content of Nodes in a Database

• US 20100262606A1
• Filed: 04/14/2010
• Published: 10/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Veracious Entropy LLC
• Original Assignee: Veracious Entropy LLC
• Inventors: Bedolla, Toma, Molla, Brook
• Application Number:
  US12/760,216
• Publication Number:
  US 20100262606A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/741
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/90335 Query processing

Abstract

The following disclosure contains a method and system for establishing, maintaining, reporting and presenting data regarding the scoring of content and entities, specifically levels of veracity in information or content and the credibility of an evaluating entity or entities that communally determine this veracity. An aspect of the invention permits reporting on an active node, file or files with an associated communally derived veracity score. Scores can be filtered contextually allowing for veracity scores to reflect specific communal or contextual values which are likely to vary from general scores. Scores are generated through a weighted system of consumption, verifications and disputes. The weighted system is comprised of a communally derived credibility scores of each evaluating entity within the system. Evaluating entities are awarded credibility scores through communal verifications of authored public content, referential treatment to this public content as well as a demonstrated awareness of overall existing content.

Claims

1. A computer-readable medium that stores instructions executable by at least one processing device to perform a method for determining at least one score for at least one content and at least one entity comprising of:

obtaining a plurality of relationships established by at least one entity and at least one content in a database;

assigning an evaluation score to each of the plurality of relationships based upon an evaluation type; and

processing at least one score for the at least one content and the at least one entity based upon the evaluation score of each of the plurality of relationships.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one score is processed for the at least one content and wherein the score is selected from the group consisting of a veracity score and a referential score.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one score is is processed for the at least one entity and wherein the at least one score is selected from a group consisting of a credibility score and an awareness score.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of relationships are selected from the group consisting of evaluating, reviewing, authoring, consuming, and referencing;

and wherein the evaluation type is at least one selected from the group consisting of verifying, refuting, disputing, affirming, denying, agreeing, disagreeing and recommending.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of relationships, the evaluation score and the at least one entity within one domain or a system are applicable across multiple related domains or systems or unrelated domains or systems.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one entity is at least one selected from the group consisting of individuals, groups of individuals, organizations or associations, groups of organizations, associations, automated evaluators of content and non-automated evaluators of content.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one content is evaluated as at least one of:

a single article of content;

a portion of content;

multiple articles of content;

a single article of content chosen by the at least one entity; and

multiple articles of content chosen by the at least one entity.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein at least one format of the content is at least one selected from the group consisting of textual, graphical, pictorial, audible and video.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one entity is at least one social network.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one content is within at least one context.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one content is within at least one context and the at least one entity is a social network.

12. The method of claim 2 wherein for processing the veracity score, the at least one content is within at least one context and the at least one entity is a social network.

13. The method of claim 3 wherein for processing the credibility score, the at least one content is within at least one context and the at least one entity is a social network.

14. The method of claim 3 wherein the at least one score is the credibility score, and wherein at least one score is a plurality of scores, wherein the plurality of scores of previously authored content by the at least one entity;

and processing the credibility score for the at least one entity based upon the plurality of scores, and wherein the plurality of scores are selected from the group consisting of an awareness score processed for the at least one entity and a referential score processed for the content.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one score is processed for the at least one content and wherein the score is a credibility score for the at least one entity;

wherein the at least one score are a plurality of veracity scores, wherein the plurality of veracity scores of previously authored and evaluated content by the at least one entity; and

processing the credibility score for the entity based upon the plurality of veracity scores.

16. The method of claim 13 wherein processing the credibility score further comprising:

adjusting the at least one score based upon the plurality of relationships; and

processing the credibility score.

17. The method of claim 10 wherein the contexts is at least one selected from the group of relating the at least one content explicitly, relating the at least one content implicitly and relating the at least one content behaviorally.

20. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one content is ranked according to the at least one score.

21. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one entity is ranked according to the at least one score.

22. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one content is filtered by the at least one score.

23. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one entity is filtered by the at least one score.

18. A computer-readable medium that stores instructions executable by at least one processing device to perform a method for identifying an entity comprising of:

obtaining a plurality of relationships established by an entity capable of producing, evaluating, or consuming content and content in a database and

identifying the entity by at least one of these relationships, all of these relationships, relationships within one or more contexts, relationships within one or more social networks or some combination of relationships within one or more contexts and one or more social networks.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein the entity'"'"'s identity within one domain or system is applicable across multiple related or unrelated domains or systems.

24. A computer-readable medium that stores instructions executable by at least one processing device to perform a method for determining at least one score for at least one content and at least one entity comprising of:

obtaining a plurality of relationships established by at least one entity and at least one content in a database;

assigning an evaluation score to each of the plurality of relationships based upon an evaluation type;

processing at least one score for the at least one content and the at least one entity based upon the evaluation score of each of the plurality of relationships; and

indexing the at least on score for the at least one content and the at least one entity.

25. The method of claim 24 wherein the at least one score is processed for the at least one content and wherein the score is selected from the group consisting of a veracity score and a referential score.

26. The method of claim 24 wherein the at least one score is is processed for the at least one entity and wherein the at least one score is selected from a group consisting of a credibility score and an awareness score.

27. The method of claim 24 wherein the plurality of relationships are selected from the group consisting of evaluating, reviewing, authoring, consuming, and referencing;

and wherein the evaluation type is at least one selected from the group consisting of verifying, refuting, disputing, affirming, denying, agreeing, disagreeing and recommending.

28. The method of claim 24 wherein the at least one entity is at least one social network.

29. The method of claim 24 wherein the at least one content is within at least one context.

30. The method of claim 24 wherein the index further comprises:

associating a processing schedule for the index, wherein the index is dependent upon a frequency of requests by the at least one entity for the at least one score contained in the index.