Management of online community merge events

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10332217
APP PUB NO 20150331865A1
SERIAL NO

14279448

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A method includes selecting community groups having a first community from a plurality of communities and a second community from the plurality of communities. The method includes collecting a plurality of community factors that each describe the first community and the second community. The method also includes determining a plurality of correlation values, for each community factor from the plurality of community factors, between the first community and the second community. The method also includes calculating a community merge score from the plurality of correlation values. The method also includes merging the community group in response to a community merge score threshold being met by the community merge score.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bank, Judith H Cary, US 126 1130
Harpur, Liam Dublin, IE 299 2031
Lyle, Ruthie D Durham, US 103 95
O'Sullivan, Patrick J Dublin, IE 322 2806
Sun, Lin Morrisville, US 379 2956

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