Patents Assigned to DAVIDSON COLLEGE
  • Patent number: 9311620
    Abstract: A system and process for ranking at least one of the quality and importance of content on a social network is disclosed. The system and process include monitoring one of actions and information of social network users, determining whether the actions or information of the social network users fits a predefined definition of a game between at least two social network users, determining the results of the game between the at least two social network users, applying a sports ranking algorithm to the results between the at least two social network users, and determining a rank of at least one of the quality and importance of content of the social network users based on an outcome of the sports ranking algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignees: Trustees of Davidson College, College of Charleston
    Inventors: Timothy P. Chartier, Amy N. Langville, Lake Trask
  • Publication number: 20120102113
    Abstract: A system and process for ranking at least one of the quality and importance of content on a social network is disclosed. The system and process include monitoring one of actions and information of social network users, determining whether the actions or information of the social network users fits a predefined definition of a game between at least two social network users, determining the results of the game between the at least two social network users, applying a sports ranking algorithm to the results between the at least two social network users, and determining a rank of at least one of the quality and importance of content of the social network users based on an outcome of the sports ranking algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: DAVIDSON COLLEGE
    Inventors: Timothy P. CHARTIER, Amy N. Langville, Lake Trask
  • Patent number: 4410509
    Abstract: Synthetic organic compounds that have certain functional groups incorporated into a 23-atom chain are useful as fly attractants. Novel compounds have the general formula ##STR1## where X is --S--, --O--, or --NH--; and where Y is --CH.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1983
    Assignee: Trustees of Davidson College
    Inventor: Felix A. Carroll