Method and apparatus for propagating a message in a social network
AssigneeFoundation of Soongsil University-Industry Cooperation
InventorsMyungsik Yoo, Duy-Linh Nguyen, Wenji Quan
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for propagating a message in a social network are disclosed. A method for propagating a message in a social network according to an embodiment of the invention can include: calculating a degree of connectivity of each user; calculating a propagation capability of each user by using the calculated degree of connectivity and a probability of distribution; choosing target users for propagating a message by using the propagation capability of each user; and propagating the message to nodes of the chosen target users.
Claims9
A method for propagating data in a social network, the method comprising:
- calculating a degree of connectivity of each user;
- calculating a propagation capability of each user by using the calculated degree of connectivity and a probability of distribution;
- choosing target users for propagating a message by using the propagation capability of each user;
- and
- propagating the message to nodes of the chosen target users.
A recorded medium tangibly embodying a program of instructions for performing a method for propagating data in a social network, the method comprising:
- calculating a degree of connectivity of each user;
- calculating a propagation capability of each user by using the calculated degree of connectivity and a probability of distribution;
- choosing target users for propagating a message by using the propagation capability of each user;
- and
- propagating the message to nodes of the chosen target users.
An apparatus for propagating data in a social network, the apparatus comprising:
- a first computing unit configured to calculate a degree of connectivity of each user;
- a second computing unit configured to calculate a propagation capability of each user by using the calculated degree of connectivity and a probability of distribution;
- and
- a control unit configured to choose target users for propagating a message by using the propagation capability of each user and configured to provide control such that the message is propagated to nodes corresponding to the chosen target users.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.