Generation and management of social graph

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10127115-B2
Application number	US-201615074560-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 18, 2016
Priority date	Mar 18, 2016
Publication date	Nov 13, 2018
Grant date	Nov 13, 2018

Abstract

Non-limiting examples of the present disclosure describe utilization of a social graph, created from evaluation of extracted social media data, to generate temporal snapshots related to social media data. The temporal snapshots enable users to explore different levels of interest related to social media data. In one example, a social media identifier is identified. A social graph may be accessed to evaluate the social media identifier. An exemplary social graph includes clustered relationships developed based on analysis of social media data extracted from at least one social networking service. The social graph may be used to generate a temporal snapshot for the social media identifier. The temporal snapshot may be transmitted to an entry point for output of the temporal snapshot. Other examples are also described including navigation between content of temporal snapshots based on selection of linked data, among other examples.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
identifying a social media identifier, the social media identifier being at least one selected from a group consisting of: a hashtag extracted from at least one social networking service and a uniform resource identifier extracted from the at least one social networking service;
accessing a social graph including clustered relationships developed based on analysis of social media data extracted from at the least one social networking service;
generating, using the social graph, a temporal snapshot for the social media identifier, wherein the generated temporal snapshot comprises data extracted from the social graph including: the social media identifier, a related social media link corresponding with the social media identifier, a link to a related topic for the social media identifier, and a link to a contributor for context of the social media identifier;
transmitting the temporal snapshot to an application of an entry point, the application accessed by a user device to display the temporal snapshot on the user device;
displaying the temporal snapshot;
storing the temporal snapshot on a component of a distributed network;
subsequent to storing the temporal snapshot, recalling the stored temporal snapshot in response to receiving a request for the stored temporal snapshot; and
transmitting the recalled temporal snapshot to the same, or a different, application of the same or a different entry point to display the recalled temporal snapshot on the same or a different user device accessing the same or different application.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the entry point is separate from the at least one social networking service.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the entry point is a search engine service.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the temporal snapshot comprises a summary of the related topic.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the temporal snapshot comprises links to two or more related topics for the social media identifier, where the two or more related topics are presented in a chronological order.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the generating of the temporal snapshot further comprises generating a temporal snapshot for a first geographic location and generated a second temporal snapshot for a second geographic location, and wherein the transmitting transmit the temporal snapshot and the second temporal snapshot for the entry point to distribute the temporal snapshot and the second temporal snapshot to respective geographical locations.

7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising accessing a knowledge graph from a resource separate from the social graph, and the generating of the temporal snapshot comprises incorporating the knowledge data extracted from the knowledge graph, wherein the knowledge data is related to the context of the social media identifier.

8. A method comprising:
recalling a previously stored temporal snapshot from a component of a distributed network in response to receiving a request for the previously stored temporal snapshot;
displaying the recalled temporal snapshot on a user device accessing an application of an entry point, wherein the displayed recalled temporal snapshot comprises:
a social media identifier, the social media identifier being at least one selected from a group consisting of: a hashtag extracted from at least one social networking service and a uniform resource identifier extracted from the at least one social networking service,
a related social media link corresponding with the social media identifier,
a link to a related topic for the social media identifier, and
a link to a contributor for context of the social media identifier;

receiving a selection of a link in the displayed recalled temporal snapshot via the user device; and
in response to receiving the selection, pivoting the display on the user device of the recalled temporal snapshot to a display of an updated temporal snapshot that features at least one of the related social media link, the link to the related topic, and the link to the contributor.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the pivoting further comprises generating a second temporal snapshot, and wherein the updated temporal snapshot is the second temporal snapshot.

10. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the temporal snapshot comprises location data corresponding to the context of the social media identifier.

11. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the temporal snapshot comprises knowledge data for the context of the social media identifier.

12. A system comprising:
at least one processor; and
a memory operatively connected with the at least one processor storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to execute a method that comprises:
recalling a previously stored temporal snapshot from a component of a distributed network in response to receiving a request for the previously stored temporal snapshot;
displaying the recalled temporal snapshot on a user device accessing an application of an entry point, wherein the displayed recalled temporal snapshot comprises:
a social media identifier, the social media identifier being at least one selected from a group consisting of: a hashtag extracted from at least one social networking service and a uniform resource identifier extracted from the at least one social networking service,
a related social media link corresponding with the social media identifier,
a link to a related topic for the social media identifier, and
a link to a contributor for context of the social media identifier, receiving a selection of a link in the temporal snapshot; and

in response to receiving the selection, pivoting the display on the user device of the recalled temporal snapshot to a display of an updated temporal snapshot that features at least one of the related social media link, the link to the related topic, and the link to the contributor.

13. The system according to claim 12 , wherein the pivoting further comprises generating a second temporal snapshot, and wherein the updated temporal snapshot is the second temporal snapshot.

14. The system according to claim 12 , wherein the temporal snapshot comprises at least one of: location data corresponding to the context of the social media identifier and knowledge data for the context of the social media identifier.

Assignees

• Microsoft Technology Licensing Llc

Inventors

• Kandylas Vasileios
• Tremblay Serge-Eric
• Alonso Omar

Classifications

• G06Q10/40

  Business processes related to social networking or social networking services · CPC title

• G06Q50/01

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F17/30088

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F17/30551

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F17/30327

  Physics · mapped topic