Patent ID: 9135600
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of providing real-time information regarding objects in a social network, said method comprising: receiving updated information regarding at least one of an object and a link between objects associated with the social network; determining, by a processor, using automated reasoning, an effect of the updated information on a set of existing social network information by identifying links between the objects of social network as affected by the updated information; initiating, by the processor, a search for additional information associated with the social network based on the updated information; predicting an existence of a new subnetwork of related objects within the social network based on the identified links and the search for additional information; determining, using automated reasoning, a confidence level of the updated information based on the effect of the updated information; determining that the confidence level exceeds a predetermined threshold; based on the confidence level exceeding the predetermined threshold, incrementally updating, by a processor, the set of existing social network information based on the determined effect, the updated set of social network information including the identified links, the additional information, and the predicted existence of the new subnetwork of related objects; and providing the updated set of social network information.