Method and Apparatus for Social Relation Analysis and Management

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016342584-A1
Application number	US-201415111246-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 27, 2014
Priority date	Jan 27, 2014
Publication date	Nov 24, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An approach is provided for analyzing social relation in an aspect of polarity. A method comprises collecting data associated with interactions between a first user and a second user in a social network; and estimating a polarity of a social relation between the first user and the second user based on the collected data, to indicate whether the social relation between the first user and the second user is positive, negative, or neutral.

First claim

1 . A method, comprising:
collecting data associated with interactions between a first user and a second user in a social network; and estimating a polarity of a social relation between the first user and the second user based on the collected data, to indicate whether the social relation between the first user and the second user is positive, negative, or neutral.

2 . A method of claim 1 , wherein estimating the polarity of the social relation further comprises:
identifying a polarity of at least one of texts and operations involved the interactions; and estimating the polarity of the social relation based on the identified polarity.

3 . A method of claim 2 , further comprises:
extracting at least one sentiment word from the texts involved in the interactions; identifying a polarity of each of the at least one sentiment word; and synthesizing the identified polarity of sentiment word.

4 . A method of claim 3 , further comprises:
extracting at least one operation involved in the interactions; identifying a polarity of each of the at least one operation; and synthesizing the identified polarity of operation.

5 . A method of claim 4 , wherein the polarity of the social relation is estimated by combining the synthesized polarity of sentiment word and the synthesized polarity of operation.

6 . A method of claim 1 , wherein the polarity of the social relation is estimated to further indicate the strength of the polarity of the social relation.

7 . A method of claim 1 , further comprises:
managing the social relation between the first user and the second user based on the estimated polarity of the social relation.

8 . An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:
collect data associated with interactions between a first user and a second user in a social network; and
estimate a polarity of a social relation between the first user and the second user based on the collected data, to indicate whether the social relation between the first user and the second user is positive, negative, or neutral.

9 . An apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the estimation of the polarity of the social relation comprises
identifying a polarity of at least one of texts and operations involved the interactions; and estimating the polarity of the social relation based on the identified polarity.

10 . An apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
extract at least one sentiment word from the texts involved in the interactions; identify a polarity of each of the at least one sentiment word; and synthesize the identified polarity of sentiment word.

11 . An apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
extracting at least one operation involved in the interactions; identifying a polarity of each of the at least one operation; and synthesizing the identified polarity of operation.

12 . An apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the polarity of the social relation is estimated by combining the synthesized polarity of sentiment word and the synthesized polarity of operation.

13 . An apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the polarity of the social relation is estimated to further indicate the strength of the polarity of the social relation.

14 . An apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
manage the social relation between the first user and the second user based on the estimated polarity of the social relation.

15 . A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causing an apparatus to perform a method of claim 1 .

16 . (canceled)

17 . (canceled)

Assignees

• Nokia Technologies Oy

Inventors

• Han Wenwen
• Tian Ye
• Wang Wendong
• Ma Jian

Classifications

• G06Q10/40

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

• G06F40/30 Primary

  Semantic analysis · CPC title

• G06Q30/02

  Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising · CPC title

• G06Q30/0201

  Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data · CPC title

• G06Q50/00

  Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism (healthcare informatics G16H) · CPC title