Patent ID: 7249123
Filing Date: 2007-07-24
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for building a social network for systematically leveraging information and expertise to improve organizational responsiveness, innovation, competency, and efficiency, comprising: selecting an electronic meeting or online presence; tracking directed and undirected activities by each of a plurality of individuals to said electronic meeting or online presence; inferring individual first order and second order connections to said electronic meeting or online presence by said individuals from said directed and undirected activities; a first order connection inferred between first and second individuals each having a direct activity with respect to said electronic meeting or online presence; a second order connection inferred between said first individual and a third individual, with said third individual sharing a first order connection to a second electronic meeting or online presence with said second individual; defining said social network to include said first, second and third individuals sharing said connections to said electronic meeting or online presence; and at least momentarily fixing for recording and reporting purposes at a user interface a visual representation of said social network; said visual representation being presented by: