Patent ID: 8805996
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for analyzing communications in a social network, the method comprising: detecting a communication in the social network involving a social networking profile; retrieving one or more catalogs, a catalog associated with an attribute, including a set of character strings related to the attribute and further including an associated weight value for each character string, each weight value describing a relationship of the associated character string to the attribute and having a polarity and a magnitude, wherein: applying the retrieved catalogs to the communication to generate one or more catalog scores, each catalog score corresponding to a retrieved catalog and generated based on the weight values associated with the character strings included in the corresponding catalog; combining the one or more catalog scores to produce a communication score measuring an appropriateness of the communication; determining whether the communication violates a rights policy specified for a user associated with the social networking profile, wherein the rights policy specifies restrictions on communications in which the user associated with the profile may engage; responsive to the communication violating the rights policy, adjusting the communication score based on the violation; and determining whether to issue an alert based on the communication score.