Patent ID: 8572242
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: connecting to a plurality of data sources, each data source comprising a collection of information indicating communication or collaboration between one or more persons; receiving, from a first data source, a first data descriptor, wherein the first data descriptor identifies an instance of contact between at least two persons; determining a connection between the at least two persons, wherein the connection is based on an instance of contact between the at least two persons identified in the first data descriptor; determining, with a processor, a first contact count for the connection, the first contact count based on a number of instances of contact between the at least two persons associated with the connection; calculating, with the processor, a connection score for the connection, wherein the connection score is based at least in part on the first contact count; and determining a connection path between a first person and a second person, wherein the connection path comprises one or more intermediary connections between one or more persons identified in one or more data descriptors, the connection path determined between selecting a least number of intermediary connections between the first person and the second person and selecting intermediary connections with a highest average connection score between the first person and the second person.