Method and system for analyzing messages

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This patent describes a method and system for analyzing messages transmitted within communication networks (such as social media, email, or instant messaging). The core innovation is to calculate an 'information-related citation index' that tracks how often certain information from a message is forwarded or cited in consecutive messages by other users. This enables quantitative analysis of user influence, message relevance, trending topics, and relationships between users based on shared topics.

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• Ranking the influence of users on social media platforms like Twitter or Facebook.
• Detecting and analyzing trending topics or viral content in real time.
• Improving search algorithms for communication platforms by ranking messages by relevance based on how often they're cited or forwarded.
• Mapping out hierarchies or influence networks within organizations' internal communications (e.g., corporate emails, military command chains).
• Identifying communities or user clusters that discuss similar topics for targeted marketing or content recommendation.
• Recommending relevant contacts or conversation threads to users based on topic similarity.

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• Provides a quantitative, up-to-date measure of user influence and message impact within a network.
• Enables detection of trending topics and viral information flow, useful for marketing, moderation, or trend forecasting.
• Improves relevance ranking for message or topic searches beyond simple keyword matching (by considering forwarding/citation activity).
• Can analyze not only original, unaltered forwards but also modified, commented, or partially-quoted messages using text analysis.
• Allows for dynamic, real-time analysis as well as historical data analysis.
• Supports finding user communities with shared interests, which can enhance recommendations and content discovery.
• Enhances insight into information dissemination and influence networks in both public and private sectors.

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Patent Abstract

The invention relates to a method and system for analyzing messages transmitted in a communication network. An embodiment of the method comprises the steps of: determining an information-related citation index indicating how often information comprised in a message has been forwarded in consecutive messages to other users of the communication network, and providing an analysis result based on the information-related citation index.