# US 2024/0205252 A1 · Information Monitoring System and Method

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- Number: US 2024/0205252 A1
- Document ID: US20240205252A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 18/540,825
- Filed: 2023-12-14
- Published: 2024-06-20
- Earliest claimed: 2022-12-16
- Applicants: Gudea, Inc.
- Inventors: Keith C. Presley; James D. Thomin; Beshoy S. Girgis; Douglas E. Sheffer; Tyler A. Bohl; Tyler J. Redenbaugh; Jonathan Sperber
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20240205252A1

## CPC

- G06N 20/00: Machine learning
- G06F 16/906: Clustering; Classification
- G06F 16/93: Document management systems
- G06F 16/951: Indexing; Web crawling techniques
- G06F 16/9536: Search customisation based on social or collaborative filtering
- G06F 16/957: Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
- G06F 16/958: Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
- G06F 21/50: Monitoring users, programs or devices to maintain the integrity of platforms, e.g. of processors, firmware or operating systems
- G06F 21/606: {by securing the transmission between two devices or processes}
- G06F 40/20: Natural language analysis (semantic analysis of natural language G06F40/30)
- G06Q 10/44: Identification of trends within social networks, e.g. identification of trending topics
- G06Q 10/46: Determination of level of influence of users within social networking services
- G06Q 10/48: using social graphs
- G06Q 30/02: Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
- G06Q 30/0252: {based on events or environment, e.g. weather or festivals}
- G06Q 30/0256: {User search}
- G06Q 50/265: {Personal security, identity or safety}
- H04L 43/08: Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters
- H04L 63/1425: {Traffic logging, e.g. anomaly detection}
- H04L 67/306: User profiles
- H04L 67/53: using third party service providers
- H04L 67/535: {Tracking the activity of the user (network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34)}
- H04N 21/44204: {Monitoring of content usage, e.g. the number of times a movie has been viewed, copied or the amount which has been watched (monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; protecting generic digital content where the protection is independent of the precise nature of the content G06F21/10; arrangements for monitoring the use made of the broadcast services in broadcast systems H04H60/31)}
- G06N: COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## Abstract

A method, computer program product, and computing system for: monitoring information propagating within a communications network; and identifying undesirable information included within the information propagating within the communications network.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A computer-implemented method executed on a computing device comprising:
monitoring information propagating within a communications network; and
identifying undesirable information included within the information propagating within the communications network.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the communications network includes one or more of:
one or more social media platforms;
one or more websites;
one or more video-sharing platforms;
one or more virtual reality platforms;
one or more gaming platforms;
one or more messaging platforms;
one or more financial platforms; and
one or more blog platforms.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the undesirable information includes one or more of:
malinformation;
misinformation; and
disinformation.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein identifying undesirable information included within the information propagating within the communications network includes one or more of:
determining a publisher of a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information;
determining a sentiment for a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information;
determining if a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information generally simultaneously appeared on multiple websites;
determining if a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information originated on an unknown website;
determining if a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information identifies the reasons for the conclusions drawn; and
determining if a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information is driven by logic or emotion.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein identifying undesirable information included within the information propagating within the communications network includes:
vectorizing a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information, thus defining vectorized suspect information; and
comparing the vectorized suspect information to a pool of vectorized known undesirable information and/or a pool of vectorized known desirable information to identify undesirable information included within the flow of information.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein identifying undesirable information included within the information propagating within the communications network includes:
determining a dissemination pattern for a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information, thus defining a suspect dissemination pattern; and
comparing the suspect dissemination pattern to a pool of known undesirable information dissemination patterns to identify undesirable information included within the flow of information.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:
mitigating the impact of the undesirable information.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The computer-implemented method of claim 7 wherein mitigating the impact of the undesirable information includes:
prebunking/debunking the undesirable information.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The computer-implemented method of claim 7 wherein mitigating the impact of the undesirable information further includes one or more of:
identifying an original poster of the undesirable information;
identifying an original poster of the undesirable information; and
deplatforming the original poster of the undesirable information.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The computer-implemented method of claim 7 wherein mitigating the impact of the undesirable information includes:
delegitimizing the undesirable information.

### Claim 11

A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
monitoring information propagating within a communications network; and
identifying undesirable information included within the information propagating within the communications network.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The computer program product of claim 11 wherein the communications network includes one or more of:
one or more social media platforms;
one or more websites;
one or more video-sharing platforms;
one or more virtual reality platforms;
one or more gaming platforms;
one or more messaging platforms;
one or more financial platforms; and
one or more blog platforms.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The computer program product of claim 11 wherein the undesirable information includes one or more of:
malinformation;
misinformation; and
disinformation.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The computer program product of claim 11 wherein identifying undesirable information included within the information propagating within the communications network includes one or more of:
determining a publisher of a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information;
determining a sentiment for a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information;
determining if a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information generally simultaneously appeared on multiple websites;
determining if a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information originated on an unknown website;
determining if a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information identifies the reasons for the conclusions drawn; and
determining if a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information is driven by logic or emotion.

### Claim 15 (depends on 11)

The computer program product of claim 11 wherein identifying undesirable information included within the information propagating within the communications network includes:
vectorizing a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information, thus defining vectorized suspect information; and
comparing the vectorized suspect information to a pool of vectorized known undesirable information and/or a pool of vectorized known desirable information to identify undesirable information included within the flow of information.

### Claim 16 (depends on 11)

The computer program product of claim 11 wherein identifying undesirable information included within the information propagating within the communications network includes:
determining a dissemination pattern for a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information, thus defining a suspect dissemination pattern; and
comparing the suspect dissemination pattern to a pool of known undesirable information dissemination patterns to identify undesirable information included within the flow of information.

### Claim 17 (depends on 11)

The computer program product of claim 11 further comprising:
mitigating the impact of the undesirable information.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The computer program product of claim 17 wherein mitigating the impact of the undesirable information includes:
prebunking/debunking the undesirable information.

### Claim 19 (depends on 17)

The computer program product of claim 17 wherein mitigating the impact of the undesirable information further includes one or more of:
identifying an original poster of the undesirable information;
delegitimizing the original poster of the undesirable information; and
deplatforming the original poster of the undesirable information.

### Claim 20 (depends on 17)

The computer program product of claim 17 wherein mitigating the impact of the undesirable information includes:
delegitimizing the undesirable information.

### Claim 21

A computing system including a processor and memory configured to perform operations comprising:
monitoring information propagating within a communications network; and
identifying undesirable information included within the information propagating within the communications network.

### Claim 22 (depends on 21)

The computing system of claim 21 wherein the communications network includes one or more of:
one or more social media platforms;
one or more websites;
one or more video-sharing platforms;
one or more virtual reality platforms;
one or more gaming platforms;
one or more messaging platforms;
one or more financial platforms; and
one or more blog platforms.

### Claim 23 (depends on 21)

The computing system of claim 21 wherein the undesirable information includes one or more of:
malinformation;
misinformation; and
disinformation.

### Claim 24 (depends on 21)

The computing system of claim 21 wherein identifying undesirable information included within the information propagating within the communications network includes one or more of:
determining a publisher of a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information;
determining a sentiment for a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information;
determining if a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information generally simultaneously appeared on multiple websites;
determining if a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information originated on an unknown website;
determining if a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information identifies the reasons for the conclusions drawn; and
determining if a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information is driven by logic or emotion.

### Claim 25 (depends on 21)

The computing system of claim 21 wherein identifying undesirable information included within the information propagating within the communications network includes:
vectorizing a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information, thus defining vectorized suspect information; and
comparing the vectorized suspect information to a pool of vectorized known undesirable information and/or a pool of vectorized known desirable information to identify undesirable information included within the flow of information.

### Claim 26 (depends on 21)

The computing system of claim 21 wherein identifying undesirable information included within the information propagating within the communications network includes:
determining a dissemination pattern for a piece of information suspected of being undesirable information, thus defining a suspect dissemination pattern; and
comparing the suspect dissemination pattern to a pool of known undesirable information dissemination patterns to identify undesirable information included within the flow of information.

### Claim 27 (depends on 21)

The computing system of claim 21 further comprising:
mitigating the impact of the undesirable information.

### Claim 28 (depends on 27)

The computing system of claim 27 wherein mitigating the impact of the undesirable information includes:
prebunking/debunking the undesirable information.

### Claim 29 (depends on 27)

The computing system of claim 27 wherein mitigating the impact of the undesirable information further includes one or more of:
identifying an original poster of the undesirable information;
delegitimizing the original poster of the undesirable information; and
deplatforming the original poster of the undesirable information.

### Claim 30 (depends on 27)

The computing system of claim 27 wherein mitigating the impact of the undesirable information includes:
delegitimizing the undesirable information.