Patent ID: 9665875
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06Q

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: providing, by at least one processor, a graphical user interface in a form of a spiral that includes a center icon and a plurality of icons that revolve around the center icon, wherein the center icon represents a root object representing a person of interest to be influenced and each of the plurality of icons represents an object from an ordered list of objects representing acquaintances of the person of interest, the ordered list being associated with the root object and the objects being ordered by ranking relative to at least one property, wherein the plurality of icons are positioned in the spiral according to the ordered list, and wherein the property comprises a composite score automatically generated by a rule engine to reflect an influence of the acquaintance with the person of interest, the composite score comprising, receiving, by the at least one processor, an input representative of dragging a selected icon from the plurality of icons to a new location; and updating, by the at least one processor, a first property of a selected object that is represented by the selected icon according to the input.