Patent Document ID: 9317594
Application ID: 13727951

Base Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method for identifying data files that have a common characteristic, the method comprising: receiving a plurality of data files including one or more data files having the common characteristic; generating a list of key terms from the plurality of data files; classifying each data file of the plurality of data files within a hierarchical structure, the hierarchical structure including upper nodes and lower nodes configured to group data files having similar characteristics, wherein a data file is classified within a lower node of the hierarchical structure based on a psychological characteristic of the classified data file, wherein the psychological characteristic indicates a psychological state of the creator of the classified data file; identifying data files from the plurality of data files having an association with a social community, the social community being a homogenous sub-group of a larger population defined by one or more features, wherein the identified data files having the association with the social community are classified within a particular node of the hierarchical structure that is defined by the one or more features; updating the list of key terms based on an analysis of the identified data files; and using the updated list of key terms to identify other data files that have the common characteristic.

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Claim 4:
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: building a network including one or more of the plurality of data files, wherein connections between the data files of the network are encoded as links or edges, and wherein the data files are classified within the hierarchical structure by analyzing the network.