Social Network Pathfinder Module for Connection Path Prioritization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current social network services lack the ability to effectively infer and present the hierarchy of an organization and relevant connection paths within their social graphs, which hinders efficient business interactions and sales strategies.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a pathfinder module that analyzes social graphs to identify and visually represent the strongest connection paths between users and target members, incorporating various entity types and using algorithms to derive path scores for prioritization and customization of messages and profile browsing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If social network services provide comprehensive profile information and connection data, then the quantity of information available for business interactions increases, but the ability to effectively infer and present organizational hierarchy and relevant connection paths remains insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the social graph data into distinct components: organizational hierarchy information, connection path data, and profile information. The pathfinder module specifically segments and processes connection paths to identify the strongest paths between users and target members, presenting hierarchical information in a structured manner that improves precision without overwhelming users with raw data quantity
Solution Approach 2:
The pathfinder module acts as an intermediary between the raw social graph data and the user interface. It processes and analyzes the comprehensive connection data to infer organizational hierarchy and identify relevant connection paths, transforming unstructured information into meaningful hierarchical representations that improve measurement precision
2Measurement precision
If the system analyzes social graphs to identify connection paths and infer hierarchy, then the precision of lead identification and resource allocation improves, but the complexity of the system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pathfinder module is designed as a universal component that performs multiple functions: analyzing social graphs, inferring organizational hierarchy, identifying connection paths, calculating path scores, and presenting results. This multi-functional approach improves lead identification precision while avoiding the need for multiple separate complex systems
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs algorithms within the pathfinder module that automatically analyze social graph data and infer hierarchy without requiring manual configuration or intervention. The self-organizing nature of the algorithm reduces operational complexity while maintaining high precision in lead identification
3Ease of operation
If the pathfinder module processes and presents detailed connection path information, then the ease of operation for business interactions improves, but the time required to analyze social graphs and generate results increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary analysis of social graph data to pre-compute connection paths and path scores before they are needed for specific business interactions. This advance processing reduces the time required during actual user operations while maintaining ease of use, as the heavy computational work is completed beforehand
Solution Approach 2:
The pathfinder module focuses on identifying and presenting only the strongest connection paths rather than analyzing all possible paths. This partial action approach provides sufficient information for business interactions without the excessive time cost of comprehensive analysis of every possible connection
Data Source
AI summary
A prioritizing entity prioritizes external contacts using a social network and determines people at the external contact who may influence execution of a given matter. The prioritizing entity also prioritizes internal resources with respect to the prioritized external contacts based on social proximity to people at the external contact, also by using the social network. The prioritizing entity assigns a prioritized internal resource to a prioritized external contact. Prioritizing external contacts includes ranking the external contacts based on an estimate of the amounts individual external contacts could spend on a given matter. Prioritizing internal resources includes determining explicit connections and inferred connections with people at the external contact, using the social network.