Patent ID: 9201962
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method that is executed by a processor to perform: receiving a content network node for a principal representing principal-shared content for a principal-defined topic; acquiring local content from a local processing environment of the principal by excluding any pieces of content from the local processing environment that has been flagged by the principal and indicates the principal does not want those pieces of content being acquired from the local processing environment, the local processing environment is storage locally controlled by and accessible to the principal; deriving relationships for the principal-shared content and the local content, the relationships include the principal-defined topic, multiple identities for the principal that was used to author the local content and the principal-shared content, or one or more reputation ratings assigned to the multiple identities, wherein at least one reputation rating assigned to a particular one of the multiple identities based on a voting mechanism by a virtual community; establishing a content network having the content network node and one or more additional content network nodes having the local content, the content network node and the additional content network nodes linked in the content network via the relationships, wherein the virtual community is associated with the content network; and categorizing and ranking the content network node and the relationships using the reputation ratings.