System and method for creating topic neighborhood visualizations in a networked system
AssigneeeBay Inc.
InventorsNathan Sacco, Ryan Melcher
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Abstract
A computer-implemented system and method for creating topic neighborhoods and a visualization for related topic neighborhoods in a networked system are disclosed. The apparatus, in an example embodiment, includes a neighborhood generator configured to receive user input that identifies of a topic for association with a neighborhood; create a neighborhood in association with the identified topic; gather neighborhood information using the identified topic as a search term to search from sources including information related to the topic; automatically invite users to join the created neighborhood; and provide access to the neighborhood via a neighborhood visualization on a webpage.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving user input that identifies a topic for association with a neighborhood;
- creating, by use of a hardware processor, the neighborhood in association with the identified topic, the neighborhood defining a group of users who share an interest or behavior;
- gathering neighborhood information by using the identified topic as a search term to search from sources including information related to the identified topic, the neighborhood information including data from a related neighborhood determined based on participation of the group of users in the related neighborhood;
- automatically inviting users to join the created neighborhood;
- and
- providing access to the neighborhood via a neighborhood visualization on a webpage.
An apparatus comprising:
- a neighborhood generator comprising one or more processors configured to:
- receive user input that identifies a topic for association with a neighborhood;
- create the neighborhood in association with the identified topic, the neighborhood defining a group of users who share an interest or behavior;
- gather neighborhood information by using the identified topic as a search term to search from sources including information related to the identified topic, the neighborhood information including data from a related neighborhood determined based on participation of the group of users in the related neighborhood;
- automatically invite users to join the created neighborhood;
- and
- provide access to the neighborhood via a neighborhood visualization on a webpage.
A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
- receiving user input that identifies a topic for association with a neighborhood;
- creating the neighborhood in association with the identified topic, the neighborhood defining a group of users who share an interest or behavior;
- gathering neighborhood information by using the identified topic as a search term to search from sources including information related to the identified topic, the neighborhood information including data from a related neighborhood determined based on participation of the group of users in the related neighborhood;
- automatically inviting users to join the created neighborhood;
- and
- providing access to the neighborhood via a neighborhood visualization on a webpage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.