Patent Document ID: 7606168
Application ID: 11045775

Base Claim:
1. A method comprising the steps of: analyzing a plurality of exchanged messages by an analysis mechanism residing in a memory coupled to at least one processor; constructing a social network based on said plurality of exchanged messages; extracting a plurality of concepts from said plurality of exchanged messages based on said social network; creating a semantic network from said plurality of concepts; displaying a visual representation of said social network on a monitor, thereby creating a social network visualization said step of displaying a visual representation of said social network on a monitor comprising the step of displaying at least two of: a layered digraph representing said social network; a force directed graph representing said social network; a circular layout graph representing said social network; a radial view graph representing said social network; and a time based message graph, said time based message graph comprising a plurality of nodes, wherein each node represents a message exchanged between at least two entities; and displaying said plurality of concepts on said monitor in concert with said social network visualization.

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Claim 2:
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said visual representation comprises a plurality of nodes and a plurality of links, with each of said plurality of links linking at least two of said plurality of nodes, thereby creating at least one pair of linked nodes wherein each of said pair of linked nodes represents at least one message exchange between two entities.