Patents by Inventor Ruta Mehta

Ruta Mehta has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Federating open social networks for analyses
    Patent number: 8874651
    Abstract: Methods and arrangements for constructing and analyzing federated social networks. A first social network with a first plurality of accounts is defined, as well as a second social network with a second plurality of accounts, the second social network being unaffiliated with the second social network. The first and second social networks are federated to determine a union of the first and second social networks and an intersection of the first and second social networks, and second-order connections between one or more of the first plurality of accounts and one or more of the second plurality of accounts are ascertained, the second-order connections including connections outside of the intersection of the first and second social networks and within the union of the first and second social networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kuntal Dey, Ruta Mehta, Natwar Modani, Seema Nagar, Amit Anil Nanavati
  • Systems and methods for federating open social networks for analyses
    Patent number: 8868652
    Abstract: Methods and arrangements for constructing and analyzing federated social networks. A first social network with a first plurality of accounts is defined, as well as a second social network with a second plurality of accounts, the second social network being unaffiliated with the second social network. The first and second social networks are federated to determine a union of the first and second social networks and an intersection of the first and second social networks, and second-order connections between one or more of the first plurality of accounts and one or more of the second plurality of accounts are ascertained, the second-order connections including connections outside of the intersection of the first and second social networks and within the union of the first and second social networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kuntal Dey, Ruta Mehta, Natwar Modani, Seema Nagar, Amit Anil Nanavati
  • FEDERATING OPEN SOCIAL NETWORKS FOR ANALYSES
    Publication number: 20120324014
    Abstract: Methods and arrangements for constructing and analyzing federated social networks. A first social network with a first plurality of accounts is defined, as well as a second social network with a second plurality of accounts, the second social network being unaffiliated with the second social network. The first and second social networks are federated to determine a union of the first and second social networks and an intersection of the first and second social networks, and second-order connections between one or more of the first plurality of accounts and one or more of the second plurality of accounts are ascertained, the second-order connections including connections outside of the intersection of the first and second social networks and within the union of the first and second social networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kuntal Dey, Ruta Mehta, Natwar Modani, Seema Nagar, Amit Anil Nanavati
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FEDERATING OPEN SOCIAL NETWORKS FOR ANALYSES
    Publication number: 20120124134
    Abstract: Methods and arrangements for constructing and analyzing federated social networks. A first social network with a first plurality of accounts is defined, as well as a second social network with a second plurality of accounts, the second social network being unaffiliated with the second social network. The first and second social networks are federated to determine a union of the first and second social networks and an intersection of the first and second social networks, and second-order connections between one or more of the first plurality of accounts and one or more of the second plurality of accounts are ascertained, the second-order connections including connections outside of the intersection of the first and second social networks and within the union of the first and second social networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kuntal Dey, Ruta Mehta, Natwar Modani, Seema Nagar, Amit Anil Nanavati